Strange Grammy Category

[Neal Pomea]

Nominees:

C.J. Chenier, Can't Sit Down

Wao Akua, The Forest of the Gods

Rebirth Brass Band, Rebirth of New Orleans

Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Grand Isle

Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra, Not Just Another Polka

Oh, yeah. These belong in the same category all right! What critic is knowledgeable in these disparate areas?

[Bill Nelson]

Let's face it -- there's a slew of record industry holdovers from previous decades who are still Grammy voters.

A recording engineer and Grammy-voter recently admitted to me,"I don't know 90% of the nominees on the ballots."

[seeline]

The category title makes complete sense to me... am wondering if they've eliminated some other categories (like best polka album) and tried to consolidate them under this moniker?

It certainly is an awfully big umbrella; probably too much so. (Especially ironic given that 3 of the nominated artists/groups are from Louisiana...)

Edited December 2, 2011 by seeline