{"id":204304,"date":"2025-11-12T09:16:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/11\/12\/alison-krauss-union-station-im-with-her-receive-2026-international-folk-music-awards-nominations-full-list-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T09:16:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:16:32","slug":"alison-krauss-union-station-im-with-her-receive-2026-international-folk-music-awards-nominations-full-list-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/11\/12\/alison-krauss-union-station-im-with-her-receive-2026-international-folk-music-awards-nominations-full-list-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Alison Krauss & Union Station, I\u2019m With Her Receive 2026 International Folk Music Awards Nominations: Full\u00a0List"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tJust five days after receiving 2026 Grammy nominations for their latest albums, Alison Krauss & Union Station <\/a>and I\u2019m With Her are nominated for album of the year at the 2026 International Folk Music Awards. Krauss\u2019 group is nominated for Arcadia<\/em>, which received a Grammy nod for best bluegrass album. I\u2019m With Her is nominated for Wild and Clear and Blue<\/em>, which is Grammy-nominated for best folk album.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe 2026 International Folk Music Awards will be presented on the first night of Folk Alliance International (FAI)\u2019s 38th annual conference, set for Jan. 21-25 in New Orleans.<\/p>\n

\n\tSarah Jarosz<\/a>, one of the members of I\u2019m With Her, won album of the year at the International Folk Music Awards in 2016 with Undercurrent<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis year\u2019s other nominees for album of the year are CHURCH<\/em> by Flamy Grant, Room on the Porch<\/em> by Taj Mahal <\/a>& Keb\u2019 Mo\u2019<\/a>, Reclamation<\/em> by Crys Matthews and Woody at Home: Volumes 1 + 2<\/em> by legendary folk singer\/songwriter Woody Guthrie<\/a>, who died in 1967.<\/p>\n

\n\tCrys Matthews, who won artist of the year at the International Folk Music Awards earlier this year, is back to defend his title. His competition includes I\u2019m With Her, which won in this category in 2018, as well as Abbie Gardner, Carsie Blanton, Ordinary Elephant and Sam Robbins.<\/p>\n

\n\tNew recordings released between Oct. 1, 2024 and Sept. 30, 2025 were eligible in the best-of-the-year categories (artist, album and song of the year).<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition, Lifetime Achievement Awards will be granted to five-time Grammy-winner Taj Mahal; zydeco originator Clifton Chenier; and Louisiana Folk Roots, which celebrates the joie de vivre of Cajun and Creole cultures.<\/p>\n

\n\tSpirit of Folk Awards will go to Laura Thomas, whose ComboPlate Booking has spanned a quarter century; Rachel Ornelas, cultural heritage manager for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival; FAI\u2019s Alex Mallett, who has served the Folk Alliance International community for the past decade; and Cindy Cogbill, who has served in leadership roles with FAI and Memphis\u2019 Overton Park Shell.<\/p>\n

\n\tYasmin Williams will be receive The Rising Tide Award, which celebrates artists who inspire others by embodying the values and ideals of the folk community.<\/p>\n

\n\tKyshona will receive The People\u2019s Voice Award, which is presented to an individual who unabashedly embraces social and political commentary in their creative work and public careers.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Edmonton Folk Music Festival will receive the Clearwater Award, which is presented to a festival that prioritizes environmental stewardship and demonstrates public leadership in sustainable event production.<\/p>\n

\n\tFour DJs will be inducted into the Folk Radio Hall of Fame \u2013 Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS), Kieran Hanrahan (RTE Radio 1), Ron Olesko (Folk Music Notebook), Michael Stock (WLRN).<\/p>\n

\n\tHip-hop artist and TV personality Big Freedia and 2025 Grammy winner Tank (of Tank and the Bangas), both of New Orleans, are the conference\u2019s 2026 keynote speakers. The conference\u2019s theme is Rise Up. All conference attendees will have access to attend the IFMAs.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s a complete list of nominees for the Best of 2025 awards at the 2026 International Folk Music Awards.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tArtist of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tAbbie Gardner<\/p>\n

\n\tCarsie Blanton<\/p>\n

\n\tCrys Matthews<\/p>\n

\n\tI\u2019m With Her (Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O\u2019Donovan)<\/p>\n

\n\tOrdinary Elephant<\/p>\n

\n\tSam Robbins<\/p>\n

\n\t\tAlbum of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tArcadia<\/em>, Alison Krauss & Union Station (Down the Road Records) best bluegrass album<\/p>\n

\n\tCHURCH<\/em>, Flamy Grant (Shamus Records\/Palm Valley Music)<\/p>\n

\n\tRoom on the Porch<\/em>, Taj Mahal & Keb\u2019 Mo\u2019 (Concord Records)<\/p>\n

\n\tReclamation<\/em>, Crys Matthews (self-released)<\/p>\n

\n\tWild and Clear and Blue<\/em>, I\u2019m With Her (Rounder Records) best folk album<\/p>\n

\n\tWoody at Home: Volumes 1 + 2<\/em>, Woody Guthrie (Shamus Records)<\/p>\n

\n\t\tSong of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u201cAin\u2019t Afraid To Die\u201d (written and performed by Woody Guthrie)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cCrying in the Night\u201d (written by Stevie Nicks, performed by Andrew Bird & Madison Cunningham)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI BOUGHT ME A PRESIDENT\u201d (written by Cathy Fink & Tom Paxton, performed by Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRoom on the Porch\u201d (written by Henry St. Claire Fredericks, Jr., Kevin R. Moore, Ruby Amanfu & Ahmen Mahal; performed by Taj Mahal, Keb\u2019 Mo\u2019, Ruby Amanfu)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSleeves Up\u201d (written and performed by Crys Matthews)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSisters of the Night Watch\u201d (written by Aoife O\u2019Donovan, Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, performed by I\u2019m With Her)<\/p>\n

\n\t\tGlobal folk album award<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tAt the Feet of the Beloved<\/em>, Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali<\/p>\n

\n\tBagola<\/em>, Malian trio Da Kali<\/p>\n

\n\tNiepraudzivaya, <\/em>Hajda Banda<\/p>\n

\n\tTales of Earth and Sun<\/em>, Rastak<\/p>\n

\n\tV\u00e4rav \/ V\u0101rti \/ Vartai<\/em>, The Baltic Sisters<\/p>\n

\n\tVi\u00e9 Kaz<\/em>, Votia<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Just five days after receiving 2026 Grammy nominations for their latest albums, Alison Krauss & Union Station and I\u2019m With Her are nominated for album of the year at the 2026 International Folk Music Awards. Krauss\u2019 group is nominated for Arcadia, which received a Grammy nod for best bluegrass album. I\u2019m With Her is nominated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-204304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204304\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}