GRAMMY WATCH – Americana Roots Categories: My Picks and Predictions

Here are my picks and predictions for these categories for The 58^th Annual Grammy Awards.

Best American Roots Performance
• And Am I Born To Die
      Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
      Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
      Track from: Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn
      [Rounder]

• Born To Play Guitar
      Buddy Guy
      Buddy Guy
      Track from: Born To Play Guitar
      [RCA Records/Silvertone Records]

• City Of Our Lady
      The Milk Carton Kids
      The Milk Carton Kids
      Track from: Monterey
      [Anti]

• Julep
      Punch Brothers
      Punch Brothers
      Track from: The Phosphorescent Blues
      [Nonesuch]

• See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
      Mavis Staples
      Mavis Staples
      Track from: Your Good Fortune
      [Anti]

My Pick: SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN

My Prediction: BORN TO PLAY GUITAR

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Best American Roots Song
• All Night Long
      The Mavericks
      Raul Malo, songwriter (The Mavericks)
      Track from: Mono
      [The Valory Music Co.; Publisher(s): Big Machine Music/Raul Malo Music]

• The Cost Of Living
      Don Henley & Merle Haggard
      Don Henley & Stan Lynch, songwriters (Don Henley & Merle Haggard)
      Track from: Cass County
      [Capitol Records; Publisher(s): Wisteria Music (GMR) admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Matanzas Music]

• Julep
      Punch Brothers
      Chris Eldridge, Paul Kowert, Noam Pikelny, Chris Thile & Gabe Witcher, songwriters (Punch Brothers)
      Track from: The Phosphorescent Blues
      [Nonesuch; Publisher(s): Chris Thile Music, Money Baby Music, Noam Tunes, Silver Hammer Music, Paul Kowert]

• The Traveling Kind
      Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
      Cory Chisel, Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris, songwriters (Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell)
      Track from: The Traveling Kind
      [Nonesuch; Publisher(s): Criterion Music o/b/o Coolwell Music/Almo Music Corp. o/b/o Poodlebone Music/Chisel Publishing]

• 24 Frames
      Jason Isbell
      Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)
      Track from: Something More Than Free
      [Southeastern Records; Publisher(s): Songs Of Emchant]

My Pick and Prediction: THE TRAVELING KIND

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Best Americana Album
• The Firewatcher's Daughter
      Brandi Carlile
      [ATO Records]

• The Traveling Kind
      Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
      [Nonesuch]

• Something More Than Free
      Jason Isbell
      [Southeastern Records]

• Mono
      The Mavericks
      [The Valory Music Co.]

• The Phosphorescent Blues
      Punch Brothers
      [Nonesuch]

My Pick and Prediction: THE TRAVELING KIND

THE 58^TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS will be telecast live on CBS, Monday February 15, 2016 at 8PM/EST – PM/PST.  For everything GRAMMY, including a Full List of this year’s Nominees visit their website at http://www.grammy.com/

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