Best American Roots Performance
The Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance recognizes excellence in American roots music performance. The category encompasses all subgenres of the American roots field including bluegrass, blues, folk, and regional roots styles such as Cajun, Hawaiian, Indigenous/Native American, Second Line brass band, Polka, Zydeco, Go-go, Swamp Pop, and Conjunto.
65th Annual Grammy Awards • 2023
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2021 and Aug 30, 2022
Aaron Neville With The Dirty Dozen Brass Band won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance with "Stompin' Ground"
Winners & Nominees 2023
Winner
Nominees
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Stompin' Ground
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Someday It'll All Make Sense (Bluegrass Version)
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Life According To Raechel
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Oh Betty
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Prodigal Daughter
Previous Winners
| Year | Winner | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mavis Staples | Beautiful Strangers | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Sierra Ferrell | Lighthouse | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Allison Russell | Eve Was Black | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Aaron Neville, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band | Stompin' Ground | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Jon Batiste | Cry | All Nominees |
| 2021 | John Prine | I Remember Everything | All Nominees |
| 2020 | Sara Bareilles | Saint Honesty | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Brandi Carlile | The Joke | All Nominees |
| 2018 | Alabama Shakes | Killer Diller Blues | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Sarah Jarosz | House Of Mercy | All Nominees |
| 2016 | Mavis Staples | See That My Grave Is Kept Clean | All Nominees |
| 2015 | Rosanne Cash | A Feather's Not A Bird | All Nominees |
