The 2010 Grammy Award nominations are out. Here are some of the nominations that may be of interest to the bluegrass community:
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)
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Under The (Five) Wire – Alison Brown. Track from: The Company You Keep (Compass Records)
- The Crystal Merchant – The Greencards. Track from: Fascination (Sugar Hill Records)
- Mansinneedof – Sarah Jarosz. Track from: Song Up In Her Head (Sugar Hill Records)
Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- In God’s Time - Barry Scott (Rebel Records)
Also of note, Bela Fleck recieved a nod in the Best Contemporary World Music Album category, and Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer were also nominated in the Best Musical Album For Children category.
The 52nd annual Grammy Awards will be held at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, and broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT. For a full list of nomination, please visit here.
