Sierra Ferrell was the big winner at the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards, held Wednesday night at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The West Virginia native took home Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for her LP Flower path.
Produced by Eddie Speer and Gary Paxosa, Flower path The album features Ferrell's signature country and folk songs, such as “Dollar Bill Bar” and “American Dreaming.” The album outperformed projects by Brandy Clark, Hooray for the Riff Raff, Tyler Childers, and Jason Isbell.
Hot on the heels of their first-ever CMA Awards nomination for Group of the Year last week, rock ‘n’ roll band Red Clay Strays was named Emerging Artist of the Year. Grace Powers continued her reign as Nashville’s newest guitar heroine by winning Female Instrumentalist of the Year. And Larkin Poe, the dynamic duo of Rebecca and Megan Lovell, won the Duo/Group race.
Finally, in the Song of the Year category, beloved American singer Brandy Clark won the award for her song Dear Insecurity, in which she collaborated with Brandi Carlile.
Album of the year
Brandy ClarkBrandi Clark (produced by Brandi Carlile)
The past is still aliveTribute to Riff Raff (produced by Brad Cook)
rust in the rainTyler Childers (produced by Tyler Childers and the Food Stamp Program)
Flower pathSierra Ferrell (produced by Eddie Speer and Gary Pachusa) – The winner
Weather vanesJason Isbell & Unit 400 (produced by Jason Isbell)
Artist of the year
Tyler Childers
Charlie Crockett
Sierra Ferrell – The winner
Noah Kahan
Alison Russell
Pair/Group of the Year
Black Panther
Larkin Poe – The winner
milk carton for kids
troubadour highway
War and Treaty
The emerging verb of the year
Caitlin Potts
White Flores
Charles Wesley Goodwin
Stray red clay – The winner
Jubei Rishio
Musician of the year
Grace Powers – The winner
Maddie Denton
Jimmy Dick
Megan McCormick
Joshua Rilko
Song of the year
“American Dream”, Sierra Ferrell (Songwriters: Melody Walker & Sierra Ferrell)
“Dear Insecurity” by Brandy Clark (Songwriters: Brandy Clark & Michael Pollack) – The winner
“In Your Love” by Tyler Childers (Songwriters: Gino Seal & Tyler Childers)
“Jealous Moon” by Sarah Jarosz (Songwriters: Daniel Tashian & Sarah Jarosz)
“Right Back to It” from Waxahatchee featuring MJ Lenderman (songwriter: Katie Crutchfield)
