Americana Awards Announced

As posted/tweeted by the Americana Music Association today, the nominees for the association's awards were announced.

TwangNation also has a post about it today.

Here are the nominees with my own partial votes/rankings in the categories along with possible snubs. As for the snubs, I'm not real sure about my recommendations because I'm unclear on what time frame the association is working from for these awards.


Album of the Year
1. Here We Rest,  Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
2. The Harrow & The Harvest, Gillian Welch
I’ll Never Get Out of this World Alive, Steve Earle
This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark, Various Artists

Others That Could/Should Have Been Nominated:
Long Live All of Us, Glossary
Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables, Todd Snider
Carrying Lightning, Amanda Shires
Who's Feeling Young Now?, Punch Brothers
Stars & Satellites, Trampled by Turtles
Our Blood, Richard Buckner
New Multitudes; Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, Yim Yames
Sleep With One Eye Open, Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Clear Heart Full Eyes, Craig Finn
Welding Burns, Rod Picott
Follow Me Down, Sarah Jarosz
KMAG YOYO, Hayes Carll


Artist of the Year
1. Jason Isbell
2a. Gillian Welch
2b. Hayes Carll
3. Justin Townes Earle

Others That Could/Should Have Been Nominated:
Todd Snider
Amanda Shires


Emerging Artist of the Year
1. Dawes
2. Alabama Shakes
3. Robert Ellis
4. Deep Dark Woods

Others That Could/Should Have Been Nominated:
Frontier Ruckus
Caitlin Rose
Lydia Loveless


Song of the Year
1a. “Alabama Pines,”  Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
1b. “Come Around,” Sarah Jarosz
“I Love,” Patty Griffin
“Waiting On The Sky to Fall,” Steve Earle

Others That Could/Should Have Been Nominated:
"Trouble Won't Always Last," Glossary
"Stopping By," Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
"Unfortunately, Anna," Justin Townes Earle
"New York Banker," Todd Snider
"Rust Belt Fields," Rod Picott
"Shake the Walls," Amanda Shires
"Who's Feeling Young Now?," Punch Brothers
"No Future," Craig Finn


Instrumentalist of the Year
1. Chris Thile
Buddy Miller
Darrell Scott
Dave Rawlings


Duo/Group of the Year
1. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
2. Punch Brothers
3. Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings
4. Carolina Chocolate Drops
5. The Civil Wars

Others That Could/Should Have Been Nominated:
Glossary
Trampled by Turtles