Folk/Singer-Songwriter Songs Up for Best Independent Music Award

The best independent music award goes to Folk/Singer-Songwriter Songs for their outstanding work this year. This award is a great accomplishment for the entire team and a huge recognition for all of the hard work that went into making this album.

Introduction

The Best Independent Music Award is an annual award given to the best album or song in the genre of independent music. This year, there are three nominees for the award: “I Will Follow You into the Dark” by Death Cab for Cutie, “Skinny Love” by Bon Iver, and “The Cave” by Mumford & Sons. All three songs are beautiful and moving in their own way, but only one can take home the prize.

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Folk/Singer-Songwriter Songs Up for Best Independent Music Award
The best independent music award goes to a song that reflects the singer-songwriter’s experience. This year, there are three songs up for the award. They are:

“The Weight” by The Band
“I Shall Be Released” by Bob Dylan
“The Times They Are A-Changin'” by Bob Dylan

These songs are all excellent examples of the folk/singer-songwriter genre. They are all about different aspects of the human experience, and they all express the singer-songwriter’s point of view in a very personal way. Each one of these songs is a masterpiece in its own right, and I’m sure that the judges will have a tough time choosing a winner.

Folk/Singer-Songwriter Songs Up for Best Independent Music Award

The Americana Music Association has announced the nominees for the 2019 Best Independent Music Award, and several folk and singer-songwriter songs are among the contenders.

The award is given to any recording that was released independently from a major label, and is voted on by a panel of music industry professionals. This year’s nominees include several well-known names in the folk and singer-songwriter world, such as Ani Difranco, John Prine, Nanci Griffith, and Mary Gauthier.

Other genres represented in the nominee pool include country, rock, blues, and gospel. The full list of nominees can be found on the Americana Music Association’s website.

The nominees

The nominees for the Best Independent Music Award are a diverse bunch, ranging from folk to singer-songwriter and everything in between. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite songs from the nominees below.

“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” by Laura Marling

A classic folk song given new life by Marling’s gorgeous vocals and masterful guitar work, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” is a highlight from her album Semper Femina.

“500 Miles” by The Proclaimers

This iconic song from Scottish duo The Proclaimers gets a heartwarming makeover in this live version, which features the brothers joined by a group of kids singing along.

“The Weight” by The Band

A classic rock staple, “The Weight” has been covered countless times, but this version by The Band is considered by many to be the definitive take on the song.

The winner

This year’s Best Independent Music Award goes to… (Folk/Singer-Songwriter Songs Up for Best Independent Music Award)! We’re so excited to give this award to an artist who is making incredible music that stands out from the rest.

Conclusion

We hope you have enjoyed this list of folk/singer-songwriter songs up for the Best Independent Music Award. We wish the best of luck to all of the artists nominated.