I was very happy when both of Levon Helms' last two albums won Grammy Awards, Dirt Farmer for best Traditional Folk Album and Electric Dirt for best Americana album. I fitting way to go out.
Congratulations to Gillian Welch and David Rawlings!
I don't watch the Grammy Awards show, so I just heard (via an email from the duo's website) that Gillian and David won the Best Folk Album award at the recent ceremony. Does winning that award still result in an increase of album sales? I also wonder if non-audiophiles notice the album sounds a lot better than most albums.