Grass Roots – September 13, 2026

If you’ve been tuned into the show in recent weeks, you’ve probably heard us mention The Josie Music Awards and how many artists from our area are nominated this year. With the awards ceremony just one week away, we decided to spotlight Western PA artists whose names are in the mix for the biggest night in Nashville on September 20 at the Grand Ole Opry. One of the cool things about this list is that these are artists we have featured on our show for years. You will hear:
Melissa Quinn – Nominated for Country Female Song for her song “Take”
Called To Be Saints – Nominated for Christian album of the year for their album “Surrender”
(*past Grassy Award nominated band as well)
Dinnerbell Road – Nominated for Country/Southern/Outlaw Rock album of the year for their album “Rust On The Rocks”
(*past Grassy Award winning band as well)
Appalachian Honey – Nominated for Duo of the Year
Pam Ross – Multiple nominations for Multi Genre Album of the Year for “Outside The Box”, Songwriter Achievement and Vocalist of the Year
The Shiners – Nominated for Southern/Country Rock Group of the Year
(*pas Grassy Award winning band as well)
Arbor North – Country Duo of the Year
Para Bellum – Metal Song of the Year for “Bread and Circuses”
(*past Grassy Award nominated band)
Dust and Grace – Country/Duo Collaboration Song of the Year for “Hallelujah”
Chris Belin of the DEREK WOODS BAND – Musician of the Year for Drums
Eden on Fire – Rock Song of the Year for “Villain” and Best Actress in a Music Video for “Listen To Me”
(*past Grass Award nominated band)
SourMash – Rock Song of the Year for “No More”, Music Performance Video of the Year for “No More”, Rock Vocalist of the Year for Tim Henry, and Bass Musician of the Year for Dave Stanoszek
(*past Grassy Award nominated band)
Noble Hops – Rock Song of the Year for “The Trunk”, Rock Genre Mix Group of the Year, and Fan’s Choice Group of the Year.
Tune in at 7p to 97.7fm, or stream live at www.977Rocks.com.
Congratulations to EVERYONE who has been nominated for this prestigious award. Western PA will be well represented in Nashville this year. You’ll be able to Experience Butler County also down there!