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The Country Show with Bob Harris

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The very best in Country music, celebrating the new alongside the defining legendary names

The very best in Country music, celebrating the new alongside the defining legendary names.

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The Country Show with Bob Harris: 13/10/2011

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13/10/2011

BBC Radio 2 - The Country Show with Bob Harris, 13/10/2011

Bob previews the Americana Music Awards live from Nashville. Guests include Nanci Griffith

Bob previews the 10th Americana Music Awards live from Nashville. Nominees include Robert Plant and his Band of Joy and Mumford and Sons. Nanci Griffith plays live in the studio.

Tonight's programme comes from Music Row in Nashville on the day of the 10th Americana Music Association Awards. The ceremony, which includes awards for artist, album and song of the year, takes place later tonight at the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville. Nominees this year include rock legend turned roots artist Robert Plant and his Band of Joy, multi-award winning songwriter Lucinda Williams, and the UK's own nu-folk sensations Mumford and Sons. Lifetime achievement recipients this year include Southern rocker Greg Allman, dobro master Jerry Douglas and, awarded this year's Americana Music Trailblazer award, Bob Harris himself ! 
In this preview of the awards Bob reflects on the current Americana music scene with writer, journalist and recording artist Peter Cooper, and his special studio guest is queen of folkabilly and and past recipient of the Americana Trailblazer award Nanci Griffith.

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