Shovels & Rope Earns Tops at the Americana Music Association
Once again, the Lowcountry’s favorite musical husband-wife duo of Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent, Shovels & Rope, are making those who can say “we knew them when” proud.
On May 14, the Americana Music Association announced nominees for the 2013 Honors & Awards in Los Angeles at the Grammy Museum. Shovels & Rope led the pack with a total of four nominations for music from their 2012 album O’ Be Joyful, followed by Emmylou Harris and Buddy Miller, each with three nods under their belts.
The Americana Honors & Awards returns to the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on September 18 as part of the Americana Music Festival (taking place from September 18-22) with singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale as host.
Seriously, just to be named in the same breath with some of their fellow nominees (listed below) is an unbelievable yet well-deserved honor. But I think we can all agree: they got this.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Buddy & Jim — Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale
Cheater’s Game — Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison
From The Ground Up — John Fullbright
O’ Be Joyful — Shovels & Rope
Old Yellow Moon — Emmylou Harris/Rodney Crowell
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Birmingham”— Shovels & Rope
“Good Things Happen to Bad People” — Richard Thompson
“Ho Hey” — The Lumineers
“North Side Gal” — JD McPherson
EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JD McPherson
John Fullbright
Milk Carton Kids
Shovels & Rope
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell
Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison
Shovels & Rope
Cary Ann and Michael will release a “deluxe edition” of O’ Be Joyful (with extra bonus track) on May 21. Visit americanamusic.org and shovelsandrope.com for more.
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Jessica Mickey has considered Charleston home since she first moved here in 2001. She regularly performs improv at Theatre 99 and dabbles in stand-up comedy in various venues around the Lowcountry. Jessica has also cohosted morning radio shows on 96Wave and 98X, as well as wrote the weekly column "The Chase is On" for the Charleston City Paper. She can barely play the ukulele Ballard bought her for Christmas last year, but after a couple of drinks, she can sing the shit out of some karaoke.
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