December 8, 2005
KEITH CASE AND ASSOCIATES ROSTER BOASTS THREE ARTISTS WITH A TOTAL OF SIX GRAMMY NOMINATIONS

The 48^th annual GRAMMY nominations were announced today by the Recording Academy in New York City. Keith Case and Associates artists received six nominations in five categories. Alison Krauss and Union Station led the way with four nominations including Best Country Album (Lonely Runs Both Ways, Rounder Records). Dobro virtuoso, Jerry Douglas, also received a nomination for Best Country Instrumental Performance (“Who’s Your Uncle?” from his new release The Best Kept Secret, Koch Records). In addition, Blue Highway’s Marbletown (Rounder Records) was recognized with a nomination for Best Bluegrass Album. A complete list of these and all KCA nominated categories is below.

The 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8 in Los Angeles and will be broadcast on CBS at 8:00 P.M. EST.

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL

Restless, Alison Krauss And Union Station, Lonely Runs Both Ways [Rounder]
Comin' To Your City, Big & Rich [Warner Bros.]
Play Something Country, Brooks & Dunn, Hillbilly Deluxe [Arista]
I Hope, Dixie Chicks [Columbia]
Bless The Broken Road, Rascal Flatts, Feels Like Today [Lyric Street Records]

BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

Who's Your Uncle?, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush & Béla Feck, The Best Kept Secret [Koch Records]
Unionhouse Branch, Alison Krauss And Union Station, Lonely Runs Both Ways [Rounder]
I'll Fly Away, Charlie Daniels, Songs From The Longleaf Pines [Blue Hat Records / Koch Records Nashville]
Scotch & Chocolate, Nickel Creek, Why Should The Fire Die? [Sugar Hill Records]
Time Warp, Brad Paisley, Time Well Wasted [Arista Nashville]

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

Lonely Runs Both Ways, Alison Krauss And Union Station [Rounder]
Fireflies, Faith Hill [Warner Bros.]
Time Well Wasted, Brad Paisley [Arista Nashville]
All Jacked Up, Gretchen Wilson [Epic Records]
Jasper County, Trisha Yearwood [MCA Nashville]

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

Marbletown, Blue Highway [Rounder]
Cherryholmes, Cherryholmes [Skaggs Family Records]
The Grascals, The Grascals [Rounder]
The Company We Keep, The Del McCoury Band [McCoury Music/Sugar Hill Records]
Ragin' Live, Rhonda Vincent And The Rage [Rounder]

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL

Lonely Runs Both Ways, Gary Paczosa, engineer (Alison Krauss And Union Station) [Rounder Records]
(An Engineer's Award.  (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))
Back Home, Alan Douglas & Mick Guzauski, engineers (Eric Clapton) [Reprise/Duck Records]
Deceiver, Gary Paczosa & Chris Thile, engineers (Chris Thile) [Sugar Hill Records]
Mr. A-Z, Carl Glanville, Steve Lillywhite, Samuel "Vaughan" Merrick, Jim Scott & David Thoener, engineers (Jason Mraz) [Atlantic Records]
Rock Swings, Al Schmitt, engineer (Paul Anka) [Verve]