Grammy Nominations In

December 9, 2005

The Recording Academy has announced nominees for the 48th Grammy Awards. Prizes will be doled out on Feb. 8 at the Staples Center in LA. Of the 108 categories (no wonder they have to hand out so many off camera!), several include artists familiar to Folk Alley fans. Here are just a few:

Best Traditional Folk Album:
Live from Dublin: A Tribute to Derek Bell - The Chieftains
Come on Back - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Fiddler's Green - Tim O'Brien
Live in the UK - Tom Paxton
Cajun Mardi Gras! - Jo-EL Sonnier

Best Contemporary Folk Album:
Chavez Ravine - Ry Cooder
The Outsider - Rodney Crowell
Why Should the Fire Die? - Nickel Creek
Fair & Square - John Prine
Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen

Best Bluegrass Album:
Marbletown - Blue Highway
Cherryholmes - Cherryholmes
The Grascals - The Grascals
The Company We Keep - The Del McCoury Band
Ragin' Live - Rhonda Vincent and the Rage

Best Country Instrumental Performance:
I'll Fly Away - Charlie Daniels
Who's Your Uncle - Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush & Bela Fleck
Unionhouse Branch - Alison Krauss & Union Station
Scotch & Chocolate - Nickel Creek
Time Warp - Brad Paisley