At the 63rd Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift performed “willow” after “august” in her medley.
Swift's 2021 Grammy performance combined three songs: “cardigan,” “august,” and “willow.” She began with “cardigan,” performed “august” on guitar inside a cottage, and then moved outside for “willow.”
The sequence linked two albums. “cardigan” and “august” came from Folklore, while “willow” came from Evermore, Swift's ninth studio album released later in 2020. Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner accompanied Swift, marking the first time all three performed together.
The cottage setting matched Folklore's cottagecore visual identity. The performance is therefore notable not only for its song order, but also for connecting Swift's two pandemic-era albums in one staged narrative.