Taylor Swift completed the “cardigan”-“august” medley at the 2021 Grammys with “willow.” The performance took place at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards on March 14, 2021.
The sequence moved through three songs: Swift began with “cardigan,” performed “august” inside the cottage set, and then stepped outside for “willow.” Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner accompanied her, emphasizing the close creative relationship between the Folklore and Evermore projects.
“willow” is the key distinction in this question. “cardigan” and “august” come from Folklore and are connected by the album’s fictional love triangle. “willow,” however, belongs to Evermore, the sister album Swift released later in 2020. The three songs were joined for the Grammy performance even though they do not form one three-character story.
Fans sometimes remember the sequence as a Folklore-only performance because the cottage staging strongly evokes that album. The final song, though, came from Evermore and was “willow.”