Sugar Hill Records is a folk music label that was founded in 1978 by Barry Poss and was acquired by the Welk Music Group in 1998. Among the artists who have released albums with the label are the acoustic quartet Nickel Creek and country diva Dolly Parton. (One of Parton's albums for Sugar Hill, 2002's Halos & Horns, included a song entitled "Sugar Hill", which she wrote as a tribute of sorts to the label.) Link title 1978 (MCMLXXVIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Welk Music Group is a record company comprised of three labels, Ranwood Records, Vanguard Records and Sugar Hill Records. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Nickel Creek is an American acoustic quartet with roots in bluegrass. ... Dolly Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 2006, Tim O'Brien’s album Fiddler's Green won the Grammy for “Best Traditional Folk Album”. Tim OBrien Tim OBrien (b. ... Fiddlers Green is the happy land imagined by sailors where there is perpetual mirth, a fiddle that never stops playing and dancers that never tire. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album was first awarded in 1987. ...