Childers, Ferrell score three AMA nominations
Other nominees included Noah Kahan, Turnpike Troubadours, Wyatt Flores and Black Pumas.
Nominees are:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
"Rustin' In The Rain," Tyler Childers; Produced by Tyler Childers and The Food Stamps
"Brandy Clark," Brandy Clark; Produced by Brandi Carlile
"Trail of Flowers," Sierra Ferrell; Produced by Eddie Spear and Gary Paczosa
"The Past Is Still Alive," Hurray for the Riff Raff; Produced by Brad Cook
"Weathervanes," Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit; Produced by Jason Isbell
ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Tyler Childers
Charley Crockett
Sierra Ferrell
Noah Kahan
Allison Russell
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Black Pumas
Larkin Poe
The Milk Carton Kids
Turnpike Troubadours
The War And Treaty
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR:
Kaitlin Butts
Wyatt Flores
Charles Wesley Godwin
The Red Clay Strays
Jobi Riccio
Instrumentalist of the Year
Grace Bowers
Maddie Denton
Jamie Dick
Megan McCormick
Joshua Rilko
SONG OF THE YEAR:
"In Your Love," Tyler Childers; Written by Geno Seale and Tyler Childers
"Dear Insecurity," Brandy Clark (featuring Brandi Carlile); Written by Brandy Clark and Michael Pollack
"American Dreaming," Sierra Ferrell; Written by Melody Walker and Sierra Ferrell
"Jealous Moon," Sarah Jarosz; Written by Daniel Tashian and Sarah Jarosz
"Right Back To It" - Waxahatchee (featuring MJ Lenderman); Written by Katie Crutchfield
The winners will be announced during the Americana Honors & Awards on Sept. 18 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The program is the hallmark event of AMERICANAFEST, which returns for its 24th year on Sept. 17-21.
Every year, the Americana Music Association honors distinguished members of the music community with six member-voted annual awards and Lifetime Achievement, which will all be announced leading up to Americana music's awards show.
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CD reviews
Sierra Ferrell is the Queen of Americana, having picked up multiple awards at their 2024 Americana awards show, but one has to question whether this Deluxe Edition of "Trail of Flowers" is really necessary. It's not as if it's in need of remastering, and it only includes two new songs, neither of which is truly new.
The first new song is Ferrell's slowed down take on the bluegrass standard "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down," imbued by her fiddle, Seth ...
At nearly two hours long, just listening all the way through Tyler Childers' gospel release is a challenging project in and of itself. It's an eight-song album, but each of these eight songs is played three different ways. Recorded with his band The Food Stamps, these three 'albums' are also given descriptive names. Hallelujah versions captures Childers and his band playing live in the studio during a two-day period. The Jubilee selections pile on the instrumentation, including ...
Sierra Ferrell's songs will appeal to fans of Americana music, especially the more eclectic ones. Her "Long Time Coming" album incorporates plenty of different styles, so the term 'old timey' likely fits it best. For example, "At The End Of The Rainbow" – with its bluesy, woozy horn section – sounds like an early jazz era speakeasy number. With its steel guitar and fiddle, "Bells Of Every Chapel" is far more country-ish, however. ...
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