The Secret Sisters

Also nominated this year: Fiona Apple, Fontaines DC, Bonny Light Horseman, The Strokes, Brittany Howard, Michael Kiwanuka, Sturgill Simpson, Haim, Tame Impala, Laura Marling and more.

From legendary lifers like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Bill Fay to great newer artists like Phoebe Bridgers, Waxahatchee, Jason Isbell, and Bonny Light Horseman, here are 20 folk albums we love from this year so far...

As we're a little more than halfway through 2020, here are five great albums from the first half of the year that we think deserve some more attention...

The lineup has been announced for Thursday's "Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine" and also includes Brandi Carlile, Bonnie Raitt, Jim James, Bill Murray, Iris DeMent, and lots more.

The initial lineup for the 2019 edition of Michael Dorf's annual tribute show also includes Bettye LaVette, Josh Ritter, Marc Cohn, and more.

U.S. Girls and Tune-Yards remix each other, plus listen to new songs by St. Vincent, Thom Yorke, Julia Jacklin, High On Fire Tracyanne & Danny, Pill and more.

Girls Just Wanna Weekend brings four nights of music to the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Puerto Adventuras, Mexico, featuring sets from Margo Price, Maren Morris, Indigo Girls, Patty Griffin, Lucius, KT Tunstall, The Secret Sisters, Ruby Amanfu, and three performances from Brandi herself.

2018 Grammy nominees also include Lorde, The War On Drugs, Arcade Fire, Gorillaz, The National, Father John Misty, Mastodon, Meshuggah, Rapsody, Migos, Tyler the Creator, Iron & Wine, and more.

photo: M Ward w/ She & Him @ Summerstage, 2013 (more by PSquared)

Iron and Wine at Terminal 5 in 2011 (more by David Andrako)

As mentioned, Iron and Wine is releasing his fifth album, Ghost on Ghost, on April 16 via Nonesuch...