Shore Fire Clients Earn 13 GRAMMY Nominations in 9 Fields

Shore Fire Media would like to congratulate the clients we represented in the past year who collectively earned 13 GRAMMY nominations this morning. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings earned 4 nominations, and Comedy Dynamics received 2 of the five nods for Best Comedy Album. Twelve-year-old jazz pianist Joey Alexander also had a pair of nominations, one for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and another for Improvised Jazz Solo, while Cécile McLorin Salvant, Brandi Carlile, Jon Cleary, the Fairfield Four and Third Man Records / Revenant Records' The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928 – 32) collection each earned nominations.

The nominations represented a wide range of musical fields, including American Roots, Jazz, Latin, Childrens, Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music and Comedy, showcasing the diversity and versatility of the Shore Fire roster.

The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held February 15 at LA's Staples Center and will be broadcast live on CBS.

Shore Fire Media congratulates the clients and projects were represented during the GRAMMY year on the following nominations.

Americana Album:

The Firewatcher’s Daughter

Brandi Carlile

Label: ATO Records

Children’s Album:

¡Come Bien! Eat Right!

José-Luis Orozco

Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

(Shore Fire represents Smithsonian Folkways)

Comedy Album:

Back to the Drawing Board

Lisa Lampanelli

Label: Comedy Dynamics

(Shore Fire represents Comedy Dynamics)

Comedy Album:

Live at Madison Square Garden

Louis C.K.

Label: Comedy Dynamics

(Shore Fire represents Comedy Dynamics)

Improvised Jazz Solo:

“Giant Steps”

Joey Alexander

Track From: My Favorite Things

Label: Motema Music

Jazz Instrumental Album:

My Favorite Things

Joey Alexander

Label: Motema Music

Jazz Vocal Album:

For One to Love

Cecile McLorin Salvant

Label: Mack Avenue Records

Regional Mexican Music Album:

Tradición, Arte Y Pasión

Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano

Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

(Shore Fire represents Smithsonian Folkways)

Regional Roots Music Album:

GoGo Juice

Jon Cleary

Label: FHQ Records / Thirty Tigers

Roots Gospel Album:

Still Rockin’ My Soul

The Fairfield Four

Label: Fairfield Four Records / Thirty Tigers

Album Notes:

Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

Jeff Place, album notes writer

Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

(Shore Fire represents Smithsonian Folkways)

Historical Album:

Songs My Mother Taught Me

Fannie Lou Hamer
Mark Puryear, compilation producer; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer

Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

(Shore Fire represents Smithsonian Folkways)

Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:

The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928 – 32)

Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood and Jack White, art directors

Label: Third Man Records / Revenant Records

Listen to a sampling of the nominees on the following Spotify playlist: Shore Fire 2016 Grammy Nominations.