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Big Ears Artists Past and Present Nominated for 2019 Grammys

The 2019 Grammy nominations were announced Friday, and there’s a big list of festival veterans within the ranks, from St. Vincent and Julian Lage to Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet for their Landfall, performed at Big Ears 2015. And a special congratulations goes to the Punch Brothers, whose All Ashore is up for Best Folk Album. Hear it below.

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