Best American Roots Performance<\/strong>: \u201cStompin\u2019 Ground\u201d \u2013 Aaron Neville With The Dirty Dozen Brass Band<\/p>\n Best American Roots Song<\/strong>: \u201cJust Like That\u201d \u2013 Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)<\/p>\n Best Americana Album<\/strong>: In These Silent Days<\/em> \u2013 Brandi Carlile<\/p>\n Best Bluegrass Album<\/strong>: Crooked Tree<\/em> \u2013 Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway<\/p>\n Best Traditional Blues Album<\/strong>: Get On Board<\/em> \u2013 Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder <\/p>\n Best Contemporary Blues Album<\/strong>: Brother Johnny<\/em> \u2013 Edgar Winter<\/p>\n Best Regional Roots Music Album<\/strong>: Live At The 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival<\/em> \u2013 Ranky Tanky<\/p>\n Best Americana Performance<\/strong>: \u201cMade Up Mind\u201d \u2013 Bonnie Raitt<\/p>\n Bonnie Raitt also was the winner of the coveted Song of the Year award for \u201cJust Like That\u201d in the general field, while Brandi Carlile was recognized for Best Rock Performance for \u201cBroken Homes\u201d and Best Rock Song (\u201cBroken Homes\u201d) along with her co-writers Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth. Also of possible interest to AcousticMusicScene.com<\/em> readers: Willie Nelson received Grammy Awards for Best Country Solo Performance (\u201cLive Forever\u201d) and Best Country Album (A Beautiful Time<\/em>), while Wilco\u2019s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)<\/em> was named Best Historical Album.<\/p>\n The Recording Academy (grammy.com<\/a>) represents the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals. Dedicated to ensuring the recording arts remain a thriving part of our shared cultural heritage, the Recording Academy honors music\u2019s history while investing in its future through the GRAMMY Museum, advocates on behalf of music creators, supports music people in times of need through MusiCares, and celebrates artistic excellence through the GRAMMY Awards.<\/p>\n Janis Ian, Molly Tuttle, Aoife O’Donovan, and Anais Mitchell Named 2023 International Folk Music Award Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n Although she did not win any of the three Grammy Awards for which she was nominated, Aoife O\u2019Donovan \u2013 who also is part of the trio I\u2019m With Her (with Sara Watkins and Sarah Jarosz) and formerly co-founded and fronted the string band Crooked Still \u2013 shared the International Folk Music Awards\u2019 Song of the Year honors with Anais Mitchell. O\u2019Donovan was recognized for \u201cB61,\u201d while Mitchell, who created the hit Broadway musical Hadestown<\/em>, was recognized for \u201cBright Star.\u201d<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a link<\/a> to view the official video for Aoife O\u2019Donovan\u2019s \u201cB61\u201d and a link<\/a> to view the official video for Anais Mitchell\u2019s \u201cBright Star.”<\/p>\n Janis Ian was named Artist of the Year. The singer-songwriter best known for her early hits \u201cSociety\u2019s Child\u201d and \u201cAt 17,\u201d also was a recipient of an Elaine Weissman Lifetime Achievement Award (Living) — along with the late Josh White (Legacy) and Oh Boy Records (Business\/Academic). Ian was present in Kansas City to accept the award and share some remarks, while Josh White, Jr. accepted the award on behalf of his father \u2013 the most popular and influential Black folk singer of the 1930s and 1940s. Fiona Prine and her son accepted the award on behalf of their late husband\/father John Prine, the revered, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and label co-founder. Following their remarks, Iris DeMent (who previously sang with Prine) and The Milk Carton Boys performed a couple of Prine\u2019s songs. <\/p>\n In addition to the album, song and artist of the year awards that were voted on by FAI members, a number of other International Folk Music Awards were presented.<\/p>\n Singer-Songwriter Alisa Amador, a winner of NPR Music\u2019s prestigious Tiny Desk Contest, was the recipient of the Rising Tide Award that was launched in 2021 to celebrate a new generation (under 30) artist who inspires others by embodying the values and ideals of the folk community through his\/her creative work, community role, and public voice. <\/p>\n The Clearwater Award recognizing a festival that prioritizes environmental stewardship and demonstrates public leadership in sustainable event production was presented to the Shambala Festival — a four-day contemporary performing arts festival in Northamptonshire, England. <\/p>\n The People\u2019s Voice Award was bestowed upon Leyla McCalla for unabashedly embracing social and political commentary in her creative work and career. The New Orleans-based artist, who grew up as part of a Haitian family in New York, is a multi-instrumentalist and composer. Besides being a solo artist, she has been a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Our Native Daughters.<\/p>\n A recording of the International Folk Music Awards show appears on Folk Alliance International\u2019s YouTube channel. Here\u2019s a direct link<\/a> to it.<\/p>\n![\"Grammy](\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Grammy-image-300x166.jpg\")
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A few nights prior to the Grammy Awards, Molly Tuttle & The Golden Highway\u2019s Crooked Tree<\/em> was named Album of the Year in the International Folk Music Awards presented by Folk Alliance International on the opening night of its annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to winning the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass album, Tuttle was among the nominees for Best New Artist.<\/p>\n