Avett Brothers Receive Three AMA nominations :: Music News :: Articles

The Avett Brothers are three-time nominees for this year’s Americana Music Association awards, pitting them against artists who helped define the genre. Besides “Duo of the Year,” and “New and Emerging Artist of the Year,” the folk rock (or "indie roots", supposedly) band founded by Scott and Seth Avett is pitted against Bob Dylan, Patty Griffin and Lucinda Williams for “Album of the Year.”

Williams and Griffin also received three nominations, and since there are only six categories (two of which they don’t even qualify for), it is safe to understate that the awards have a strong female presence this year.

The Americana Music Association will announce winners on Nov. 1 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. Unlike many award presentations, this one is sandwiched by affordable music showcases and slightly less affordable yet sure-to-be fascinating discussion panels. In other words, there will be more going on than folks patting themselves on their respective backs. Visit the links below for more information on the week’s events.

The nominees are:

Album of the Year
Emotionalism by The Avett Brothers (Ramseur)
Modern Times by Bob Dylan (Columbia)
West by Lucinda Williams (Lost Highway)
Children Running Through by Patty Griffin (ATO)

Artist of the Year
Joe Ely
Lucinda Williams
Patty Griffin
Todd Snider

Instrumentalist
Buddy Miller
Gurf Morlix
Sam Bush
Will Kimbrough

New and Emerging Artist
Amy LaVere
The Avett Brothers
Sunny Sweeney
Uncle Earl

Song of the Year
"Hank Williams' Ghost" by Darrell Scott; appears on Invisible Man (Full Light Records) Publishers: Chuck Wagon Gourmet Music, Famous Music Corp
"Sometimes It Takes Balls to be a Woman" by Elizabeth Cook and Melinda Schneider; appears on Balls (31 Tigers) Publishers: Elizabeth Cook Music, Royal Notes Music, NewMel Music
"Are You Alright?" by Lucinda Williams; appears on West(Lost Highway) Publishers: Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Lucy Jones Music
"Heavenly Day" by Patty Griffin; appears on Children Running Through (ATO) Publishers: ALMO Music Corp, One Big Love Music

Duo/Group of the Year
The Avett Brothers
The Duhks
The Hacienda Brothers
Old Crow Medicine Show
Son Volt