Patty Griffin Nominated for Americana Awards
June 22nd, 2007 by Sam
Griffin is nominated for album of the year for “Children Running Through,” song of the year for “Heavenly Day” and artist of the year. Nominations were announced Tuesday. Ex-Nashvillian Lucinda Williams, Texan Patty Griffin and North Carolina-based rustic pop trio the Avett Brothers lead the nominees for the sixth annual Americana Honors and Awards. Williams, Griffin, Avett Brothers all nominated for three awards.
Other artists receiving nominations include Bob Dylan, easily the most influential Americana artist, for his album “Modern Times”, Sam Bush and Buddy Miller for instrumentalist of the year, and Son Volt and Old Crow Medicine Show for duo group of the year.
The awards will be presented Nov. 1 at the Ryman Auditorium. “The nominations reflect the diversity and ever-growing popularity of Americana music,” said Jed Hilly, executive director of the Americana Music Association.