Dailey & Vincent - Grammy nomination‏

Congratulations to Dailey & Vincent, who received their first Grammy
nomination, for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With
Vocals, for "Elizabeth" from "Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler
Brothers."

Bluegrass GRAMMY Recipients Announced.

(Courtesy IBMA)

Congratulations to the following bluegrass artists who took home Grammy Awards Jan. 31, from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Best Bluegrass Album: The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo, Steve Martin (40 Share/Rounder Records)

Best Pop Instrumental Performance: 'Throw Down Your Heart,' Béla Fleck (Rounder Records)

Best Contemporary World Music Album: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions, Béla Fleck (Rounder Records)

Best Classical Crossover Album: Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace, Yo-Yo Ma (Odair Assad, Sergio Assad, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Matt Brubeck, John Clayton, Paquito d'Rivera, Renée Fleming, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, Natalie McMaster, Edgar Meyer, Cristina Pato, Joshua Redman, Jake Shimabukuro, Silk Road Ensemble, James Taylor, Chris Thile, Wu Tong, Alon Yavnai & Amelia Zirin-Brown) (Sony Classical)

For a complete list of Grammy winners, go to http://www.grammy.com/.

Bluegrass Grammy Nominations

Category 65
Best Bluegrass Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Could We Get Any Closer?, Jim Lauderdale [Sky Crunch Records]
The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo, Steve Martin [Rounder]
Buckaroo Blue Grass, Michael Martin Murphey [Rural Rhythm Records]
Almost Live, Bryan Sutton And Friends [Sugar Hill Records]
Destination Life, Rhonda Vincent [Rounder]

Full list here.

Editor's note - these nominations continue to reflect the fact that most of our bluegrass artists are not members of the Recording Academy, and are not eligible to be nominated. Although each of the nominees are of high quality, the certainly don't represent the top five projects.

Grammy Nominations Announced

Grammy nominations in the Bluegrass Catorgy - Bluegrass Album of the Year:

Cherryholmes, Ricky Scaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Earl Scruggs, Del McCoury Band, and Dan Tyminski.