Chris Thile Receives GRAMMY Awards Nomination For Best Country Instrumental Performance

By Mandolin Cafe
December 8, 2006 - 8:00 am

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Santa Monica, Calif. — Nominations for the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced on December 7, 2006 by The Recording Academy.

In the Best Country Instrumental Performance (solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals), Chris Thile received a nomination for The Eleventh Reel, a track from How To Grow A Woman From The Ground, recently released from Sugar Hill Records.

Other nominees in this category include:

Jerusalem Ridge
Casey Driessen
Track from: 3D
Sugar Hill Records

Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag
Tommy Emmanuel
Track from: The Mystery
Favored Nations Acoustic

Whiskey Before Breakfast
Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson
Track from: Not Too Far From The Tree
Sugar Hill Records

Nature Of The Beast
Jim VanCleve
Track from: No Apologies
Rural Rhythm Records

The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on February 11, 2007 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.