Stony Plain Records is celebrating a milestone as it approaches its 50th year anniversary in 2025 with the announcement from the Recording Academy on Friday that the Canadian independent blues & roots label received three 2025 Grammy nominations.
The nominated recordings are for:
- Best American Roots Performance: “Nothing In Rambling” by The Fabulous Thunderbirds, featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal, and Mick Fleetwood.
- Best Traditional Blues Album: Struck Down by The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Co-written and co-produced by the celebrated Canadian bluesman Steve Strongman.
- Best Traditional Blues Album: One Guitar Woman by Sue Foley, her first ever Grammy nomination.
“These nominations are a testament to the hard work and creativity of our artists,” said Holger Petersen, founder of Stony Plain Records. “We are incredibly proud to be part of their musical journeys and to have Stony Plain recognized at the Grammys.”
Since its founding in 1975, Stony Plain Records has been a champion of blues and roots music, producing over 350 releases and supporting a roster of celebrated artists both in Canada and internationally, including Taj Mahal, Ian Tyson, Sylvia Tyson, Maria Muldaur, Duke Robillard, and Colin James. The label’s enduring dedication to roots music has garnered multiple Grammy and Juno nominations over the years, including a nomination last year in the Traditional Blues Album category for Eric Bibb’s album ‘Ridin’”.
Geoff Kulawick, President of Stony Plain Records, added: “We’re extremely proud to have three Grammy nominations this year. Congratulations to Sue Foley on her first-ever Grammy nod, and to The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Canadian co-writer/co-producer Steve Strongman for Struck Down – an album for which I had the honor of serving as Executive Producer. My thanks go out to our entire team at Linus Entertainment, Stony Plain Records, and all our distribution partners, promoters, and publicists whose hard work made these achievements possible.”
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 4, 2025. Stony Plain Records is part of the Linus Entertainment group of labels, which includes True North Records, home to Bruce Cockburn & Buffy Sainte-Marie, Borealis Records, home to Stan Rogers, and The Children’s Group, which was acquired by Round Hill Music in 2023.
