The nominees for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on December 6, 2007. Following are the winners in the folk and bluegrass categories, as well as a list of folk, bluegrass and alt.country artists listed as nominees in other categories. The 50th Annual Grammy Awards were presented in a televised ceremony on February 10, 2008.
Best Bluegrass Album (Vocal or Instrumental)
Cherryholmes II Black And White – Cherryholmes (Skaggs Family Records)
Lefty’s Old Guitar - J. D. Crowe & The New South (Rounder)
The Bluegrass Diaries - Jim Lauderdale (Yep Roc Records) — WINNER
Scenechronized - Seldom Scene (Sugar Hill)
Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular - Tony Trischka (Rounder)
Best Traditional Folk Album (Vocal or Instrumental)
Try Me One More Time - David Bromberg (Appleseed Recordings)
Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John - Peter Case (Yep Roc Records)
Banjo Talkin’ - Cathy Fink (Rounder)
Dirt Farmer - Levon Helm (Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records) — WINNER
Charlie Louvin - Charlie Louvin (Tompkins Square)
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album (Vocal or Instrumental)
The Calling - Mary Chapin Carpenter (Zoe Records)
My Name Is Buddy - Ry Cooder (Nonesuch Records Inc./Warner Music Group)
Washington Square Serenade - Steve Earle (New West Records) — WINNER
Children Running Through - Patty Griffin (ATO)
Orphans - Tom Waits (Anti)
Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Amazing Grace - Bill and Gloria Gaither and The Homecoming Friends (Gaither Music Group)
Journey of Joy - Karen Peck and New River (Daywind Records)
Everybody's Brother - Billy Joe Shaver (Compadre Records)
Salt of the Earth - Ricky Skaggs & The Whites (Skaggs Family Records) — WINNER
Tell Someone - Kenny & Amanda Smith Band (Rebel Records)
I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns and Songs of Faith - Various Artists (Sparrow Records)
Folk Artists and Albums Who Won in Other Categories
Alison Krauss: Won For Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (For "Gone Gone Gone" with Robert Plant from Raising Sand)
Bright Eyes: Won For Best Recording Package (Cassadaga, art director Zack Nipper)
Johnny Cash: Won For Best Short Form Music Video ("God's Gonna Cut You Down")
Joni Mitchell: Won For Best Pop Instrumental Performance ("One Week Last Summer" from Shine)
Willie Nelson: Won For Best Country Collaboration With Vocals ("Lost Highway" from
Last of the Breed, with Ray Price)
River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock (featuring Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Corrine Bailey Ray, Tina Turner, Norah Jones and Luciana Souza): Won For Best Contemporary Jazz Album and Album of the Year
The Live Wire—Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949 (Woody Guthrie Publications): Won For Best Historical Album
For a full list of 2008 Grammy winners visit Grammy.com
