IBMA's 22nd International Bluegrass Music Awards will be held September 29 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Confirmed performers for the event include the show's host, Sam Bush, along with nominees Balsam Range, The Boxcars, Dailey &VIncent, The Grascals, The Gibson Brothers, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Sierra Hull & Highway 111 and Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers. Other performers, as well as the presenters, are still being added and will be announced in the weeks leading up to the event.
"Stephen Ruffo and I are thrilled to be working with host Sam Bush and with the team of professionals in place for the biggest night in bluegrass," said Claire Armbruster, who will be co-producing the show with Ruffo. "Our main focus will be honoring the nominees, but we'll also pay homage to Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass, on the 100th anniversary of his birth."
Ruffo added, "Both Claire and I are excted to produce the Awards Show during the year of this important Monroe anniversary. The artists that we have invited to perform on the Ryman stage all recognize the importance of this celebration, and they are as honored as we are to be part of that."
The International Bluegrass Music Awards are an important event during the World of Bluegrass Week, held September 26 to October 2. The awards will be broadcast live on Sirius XM Satellite Radio (Bluegrass Junction, Channel 61).
For a full list of nominees for this year's Awards Show, go to http://ibmaawards.org/node/222.
