I thought I'd start a thread of its own, though the Carolina Chocolate Drops have already been congratulated here... here's an assortment that might be of interest to our crowd.

These are actually the 2010 Grammies (for recordings that year, awarded February 2011).

To see the other nominees:

"Children's"
76. Best Musical Album For Children
Tomorrow's Children
Pete Seeger With The Rivertown Kids And Friends
[Appleseed]

"American Roots" category:

64. Best Americana Album
You Are Not Alone
Mavis Staples
[ANTI-]

65. Best Bluegrass Album
Mountain Soul II
Patty Loveless
[Saguaro Road]

66. Best Traditional Blues Album
Joined At The Hip
Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
[Telarc]

67. Best Contemporary Blues Album
Living Proof
Buddy Guy
[Silvertone/Jive]

68. Best Traditional Folk Album
Genuine Negro Jig
Carolina Chocolate Drops
[Nonesuch]

69. Best Contemporary Folk Album
God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs
[RCA Records]

70. Best Hawaiian Music Album
Huana Ke Aloha
Tia Carrere
[Daniel Ho Creations]

71. Best Native American Music Album
2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance
(Various Artists)
Derek Mathews, Dr. Lita Mathews & Melonie Mathews, producers
[Gathering Of Nations Records]

72. Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
Zydeco Junkie
Chubby Carrier And The Bayou Swamp Band
[Swampadellic Records]


Nominated for Best Historical Album (but lost to Beatles studio recordings) and also nominated for Best Album Notes:
Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937
Jeffrey A. Greenberg, David Katznelson & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers;
Steve Rosenthal & Warren Russell-Smith, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Harte Recordings]

~ Becky in Long Beach