In 2016 , Ari co-wrote a number of songs with Judy Collins , and the two released an album of duets June 3 entitled '' Silver Skies Blue '' , after two years of on-and-off touring together . The album earned Hest his first Grammy Award nomination ( it was Collins ' first nomination in 40 years ) . '' Silver Skies Blue '' was nominated for Best Folk Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in 2017 but lost to Undercurrent by Sarah Jarosz . This is not Hest 's first collaboration - he has two other projects : The Open Sea with Rosi Golan , and more recently , the Brazilian guitar inspired Bluebirds of Paradise with Chrissi Poland
59th Annual Grammy Awards
59th Annual Grammy Awards
Ari Hest