The Americana Honors & Awards have been going on for twenty-something years at the annual AmericanaFest in Nashville, but seems only in recent years the event has moved a bit more visible. We can thank Jason Isbell and Avett Brothers and more close to the mainstream artists for helping popularize a genre that is older than rock.
The ceremony at Nashville’s prestigious Ryman Auditorium hosted performances from the likes oo Adia Victoria, Allison Russell, Brandi Carlile, Buddy Miller, Chris Isaak, The Fairfield Four, Indigo Girls, James McMurtry, Lucinda Williams, Lukas Nelson, The McCrary Sisters, Morgan Wade, Neal Francis, Phosphorescent, Sierra Ferrell and The War And Treaty. Sierra
However it wouldn’t be an event without the awards and Billy Strings came up big as Artist of the Year, while Allison Rusell’s Outside Child, won Album Of The Year. Meanwhile, Sierra Ferrell has to be satisfied with her breakout year as she nabbed Emerging Act of the Year. Check out the full list of winners below…
Album of the Year:
Outside Child, Allison Russell, Produced by Dan Knobler
Artist of the Year:
Billy Strings
Song of the Year:
“Right On Time,” Brandi Carlile, written by Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth
Duo/Group of the Year:
The War And Treaty
Emerging Act of the Year:
Sierra Ferrell
Instrumentalist of the Year:
Larissa Maestro
