Americana Music Awards

Went to the Americana Music Awards in Nashville last week. Below is the list of winners ect. form the Associations website.

Click Here to View some photos from the show

And The Winners Are... :: 11-6-07
The Americana Music Association announced the winners of it's 6th annual Honors and Awards during an event held November 1st at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN.
Awards were given out in five member voted categories for:
•· Album of the Year-Patty Griffin/Children Running Through
•· Artist of the Year-Patty Griffin
•· Duo Group of the Year-Avett Brothers
•· Instrumentalist of the Year-Buddy Miller
•· New/Emerging Artist of the Year-Avett Brothers
•· Song of the Year-"Hank Williams' Ghost"-by Darrell Scott
Additional Awards went to:
•· Lyle Lovett - Trailblazer Award
•· Joe Ely-Lifetime Achievement for Performance
•· Mavis Staples - "Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award
•· Ry Cooder-Lifetime Achievement for Instrumentalist
•· Willie Nelson-Lifetime Achievement for Songwriter
•· Mary Martin-Lifetime Achievement for an Executive
•· Jim Dickinson-Lifetime Achievement for a Producer Engineer
•· Townes Van Zandt-The Presidents Award
The ceremony was hosted by Artist/Songwriter Jim Lauderdale. Buddy Miller returned as the band leader. Among the artists performing on the show were; Lyle Lovett, Patty Griffin, Amy LeVere, Emmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs with Bruce Hornsby, The Avett Brothers, Elizabeth Cook, Joe Ely, Guy Clark, The Hacienda Brothers, Uncle Earl, Sunny Sweeney and Todd Snider.
The Americana Honors and Awards show are part of the four day and night annual Americana Festival and Conference, now in its eighth year held in Nashville TN.