Grammy Nomination Predictions - Best Musical Album For Children
Well, the Grammy Award nominations are being announced Wednesday night, and for what it's worth, I'm going to go out on a limb and predict the 5 nominations for the Best Musical Album For Children. (I miss doing my Oscar pool, perhaps.)
This list isn't a list of my top 5 favorites, or top 5 best -- it's the list of the 5 albums I think are most likely to be nominated from the list of eligible albums. Now, that list is missing some fairly obvious candidates. For example, They Might Be Giants' Here Comes Science, which would be a shoo-in given that, you know, it's really good and the band won the category last year, isn't on the list, tripped up by the Aug. 31 cut-off date. Lunch Money's Dizzy isn't on the list, either -- the band simply didn't submit it. Other folks, previous nominees especially, will take their place.
But here are five albums I wouldn't be surprised to see make the list (none of which would be an embarrassing choice):
Ziggy Marley - Family Time
Peter Himmelman - My Trampoline
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer w/ Christylez Bacon - Banjo to Beatbox
Buck Howdy - Pete Seeger Tribute
The Sippy Cups - The Time Machine (hey, somebody's got to fill the Brady Rymer slot this year, right?)
Comments
Thanks, but there's no way I'm going to be a finalist in this category this year - not that I wouldn't be thrilled to be in such company.
I agree with three out of five of your picks but I also expect Milkshake and Greg and Steve to be in the running - with a lot of other worthy releases nipping at their heels.
My best hope is for my spoken word for kids release - "Aaaaah! Spooky Scary Stories and Songs" But even that might be a long shot with Jennifer Aniston and other big names in the run.
Congrats in advance to anyone who does make it - tough year with GREAT music out there.
BH
Posted by: Buck Howdy | December 2, 2009 09:51 AM
Sippy Cups are the greatest band for kids!!
Posted by: Nora Johnson | December 2, 2009 05:09 PM
Stefan, we are simply delighted to be included on your short list (among such illustrious peers) and hope you are a good fortune teller. If you're right, I'll be asking for the lottery number next. Love to all Zooglobbers!
Sippy Paul
Posted by: Paul Godwin | December 2, 2009 05:27 PM
Congrats, Buck! You're in!
Best wishes,
Rudy & The Sippy Cups
Field 16 - Children's
Category 76 - Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)
• American Heroes #3
Jonathan Sprout
[Sprout Recordings]
• Banjo To Beatbox
Cathy & Marcy With Special Guest Christylez Bacon
[Community Music, Inc.]
• Family Time
Ziggy Marley
[Tuff Gong Worldwide]
• Great Day
Milkshake
[Milkshake Music]
• Jumpin' & Jammin'
Greg & Steve
[Greg & Steve Productions]
• Pete Seeger Tribute - Ageless Kids' Songs
Buck Howdy
[Prairie Dog Entertainment]
Posted by: rudy trubitt | December 2, 2009 07:15 PM