The more observant among you will have noted this year’s Grammy awards took place yesterday and Jason Isbell took away two awards, one for Best American Roots Song for his song with the 400 Unit ‘Cast Iron Skillet,’ and one for the album from which that song is taken, the all-conquering “Weathervanes”. There were wins too for Brandy Clarke and Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell, Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, and Joni Mitchell who as they predicted beat our dearly beloved Milk Carton Kids but hey, what an act to lose to. Here are the full list of winners:
Best American Roots Performance
Butterfly
Jon Batiste
Heaven Help Us All
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Inventing The Wheel
Madison Cunningham
You Louisiana Man
Rhiannon Giddens
Eve Was Black – WINNER
Allison Russell
Best Americana Performance
Friendship
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Tyler Childers
Dear Insecurity – WINNER
Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile
King Of Oklahoma
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
The Returner
Allison Russell
Best American Roots Song
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Michael Trotter Jr. & Tanya Trotter, songwriters (The War And Treaty)
California Sober
Aaron Allen, William Apostol & Jon Weisberger, songwriters (Billy Strings Featuring Willie Nelson)
Cast Iron Skillet – WINNER
Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit)
Dear Insecurity
Brandy Clark & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile)
The Returner
Drew Lindsay, JT Nero & Allison Russell, songwriters (Allison Russell)
Best Americana Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
The Chicago Sessions
Rodney Crowell
You’re The One
Rhiannon Giddens
Weathervanes – WINNER
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
The Returner
Allison Russell
Best Bluegrass Album
Radio John: Songs of John Hartford
Sam Bush
Lovin’ Of The Game
Michael Cleveland
Mighty Poplar
Mighty Poplar
Bluegrass
Willie Nelson
Me/And/Dad
Billy Strings
City Of Gold – WINNER
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Best Traditional Blues Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.
Ridin’
Eric Bibb
The Soul Side Of Sipp
Mr. Sipp
Life Don’t Miss Nobody
Tracy Nelson
Teardrops For Magic Slim Live At Rosa’s Lounge
John Primer
All My Love For You – WINNER
Bobby Rush
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Death Wish Blues
Samantha Fish And Jesse Dayton
Healing Time
Ruthie Foster
Live In London
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Blood Harmony – WINNER
Larkin Poe
LaVette!
Bettye LaVette
Best Folk Album
Traveling Wildfire
Dom Flemons
I Only See The Moon
The Milk Carton Kids
Joni Mitchell At Newport [Live] – WINNER
Joni Mitchell
Celebrants
Nickel Creek
Jubilee
Old Crow Medicine Show
Seven Psalms
Paul Simon
Folkocracy
Rufus Wainwright
Best Regional Roots Music Album
New Beginnings – WINNER
Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band
Live At The 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
Live: Orpheum Theater Nola – WINNER
Lost Bayou Ramblers & Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Made In New Orleans
New Breed Brass Band
Too Much To Hold
New Orleans Nightcrawlers
Live At The Maple Leaf
The Rumble Featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
