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Radio Heartland on The Current: Feb. 4, 2024

February 04, 2024

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 20: (L-R) Sara Watkins, Chris Thile and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek perform onstage at the 2023 Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 20, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee.Mickey Bernal/Getty Images

This week on Radio Heartland on The Current, we’ll get a preview of some of the artists who have been nominated for Grammy Awards, including Nickel Creek, Mighty Poplar, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, and Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit. The awards get handed out tonight in Los Angeles.

We’ll also hear some classic Neil Young, Lucinda Williams, and the Grand Rapids, Minnesota band, Wild Horses, too.

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Four people pose for a group photo — Wild Horses are an Americana band from Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
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Five men with stringed instruments stand outside a brick building — Mighty Poplar — L to R, Alex Hargreaves, Greg Garrison, Chris Eldridge, Noam Pikelny and Andrew Marlin — photographed at Sid the Cat in Los Angeles on May 18, 2023.
Jay Blakesberg

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Five people stand together for a group portrait — Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, (L to R) Dominick Leslie, mandolin; Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, fiddle, harmony vocals; Molly Tuttle, guitar, vocals; Shelby Means, bass, harmony vocals; and Kyle Tuttle, banjo, harmony vocals.
Chelsea Rochelle