Americana Music Awards Nominees

Americana Music Association recently named the nominees for this years awards show.
The following list is from their website....

Eligibility is based on work released during a 12 month time period from June 1, 2006 through May 31, 2007. The nominees include:

Album of the Year
Emotionalism-The Avett Brothers (Ramseur)
Modern Times- Bob Dylan (Columbia)
West- Lucinda Williams (Lost Highway)
Children Running Through- Patty Griffin (ATO)

Artist of the Year
Joe Ely
Lucinda Williams
Patty Griffin
Todd Snider

Instrumentalist
Buddy Miller
Gurf Morlix
Sam Bush
Will Kimbrough

New and Emerging Artist
Amy LaVere
The Avett Brothers
Sunny Sweeney
Uncle Earl

Song of the Year
Hank Williams' Ghost by Darrell Scott; appears on Invisible Man (Full Light Records) Publishers: Chuck Wagon Gourmet Music, Famous Music Corp
Sometimes It Takes Balls to be a Woman by Elizabeth Cook and Melinda Schneider; appears on Balls (31 Tigers) Publishers: Elizabeth Cook Music, Royal Notes Music, NewMel Music
Are You Alright? by Lucinda Williams; appears on West written (Lost Highway) Publishers: Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Lucy Jones Music
Heavenly Day by Patty Griffin; appears on Children Running Through (ATO) Publishers: ALMO Music Corp, One Big Love Music

Duo Group of the Year
The Avett Brothers
The Duhks
The Hacienda Brothers
Old Crow Medicine Show
Son Volt

The winners will be announced on November 1st at the historic Ryman Auditorium during the 6th Annual Americana Music Association's Honors and Awards Show. In addition to the categories listed above, the association will present multiple Lifetime Achievement Awards to deserving individuals.