The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced its nominations for this year’s Bluegrass Music Awards.
The Awards will be hosted by Grammy-winning Country artist Kathy Mattea and the bluegrass band Hot Rize on Thursday, Oct. ,1 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
It’s been two decades since the first IBMA Awards Show, but it is still the most anticipated evening of the year for bluegrass music. A new generation of bluegrass musicians have emerged alongside traditional favorites and a variety of musicians have received nominations.
The Dan Tyminski Band, Adam Steffey and Barry Bales, lead with nine nominations. In addition to Entertainer of the Year, Instrumental Group, Album of the Year, Song of the Year for the title cut and Male Vocalist nods, band members Ron Stewart, Bales and Steffey are nominated for their individual instrumental skills, with Stewart earning nods in both the Banjo and Fiddle Player categories.
Actor, musician and author Steve Martin is a newcomer on the bluegrass scene this year and received nominations in six IBMA award categories: Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year for "The Crow," Recorded Event of the year for both "Daddy Played the Banjo" and "The Crow," Banjo Player, Best Liner Notes and Best Graphic Design for a Recorded Project.
This year's inductees into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame are The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers and The Dillards.
Tickets for the 20th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards are available at 888-438-4262, (615) 256-3222 and www.ibma.org. Tickets go on sale at the Ryman Auditorium box office on Aug. 15.
The award show will be broadcast live on Sirius XM Satellite Radio ("Bluegrass Junction" Channel 14) and syndicated to more than 300 U.S. markets and 14 foreign networks.
Nominees for the 2009 International Bluegrass Music Awards
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Dailey & Vincent
The Grascals
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
The Del McCoury Band
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out
Dan Tyminski Band
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Blue Highway
Dailey & Vincent
The Isaacs
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Blue Highway
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
The Infamous Stringdusters
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Dan Tyminski Band
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Jamie Dailey
Russell Moore
Danny Paisley
Junior Sisk
Dan Tyminski
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dale Ann Bradley
Sonya Isaacs
Claire Lynch
Alecia Nugent
Rhonda Vincent
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Recording Title, Artist(s), Producer(s), Label
Blue Side Of The Blue Ridge, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice (artist), Ronnie Bowman (producer), Rebel Records
Brothers From Different Mothers, Dailey & Vincent (artist), Jamie Dailey & Darrin Vincent (producers), Rounder Records
Keep On Walkin', The Grascals (artist/producers), Rounder Records
The Room Over Mine, Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass (artist), Ken Irwin & Danny Paisley (producers), Rounder Records
Wheels, Dan Tyminski, (artist/producer), Rounder Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
Song Title, Artist(s), Songwriter(s)
"Don't Throw Mama's Flowers Away," Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass (artist), Chris Stuart & Ivan Rosenberg (writers)
"Iron & Diamonds," The Gibson Brothers (artist), Leigh & Eric Gibson (writers)
"Leaving Baker County," Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice (artist), Tom T. & Dixie Hall (writers)
"Moneyland," Del McCoury Band (artist), John Herald (writer)
"Wheels," Dan Tyminski (artist), Patrick McDougal (writer)
RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR
Song Title, Featured Artists, Producer(s), Label
"After The Fire Is Gone;" Bobby Osborne, Rhonda Vincent & Darrin Vincent (artists); Glen Duncan & Bobby Osborne (producers); Rounder Records
"The Crow," Steve Martin with Tony Trischka (artists), John McEuen (producer), 40 Share Productions
"Daddy Played The Banjo;" Steve Martin with Tim O'Brien & Earl Scruggs (artists), John McEuen (producer), 40 Share Productions
"Proud To Be A Daughter of Bluegrass;" Daughters of Bluegrass featuring Dale Ann Bradley, Heather Berry, Lisa Martin, Gloria Belle, Sierra Hull, Rhonda Vincent, Lisa Ray, Linda Lay, Sally Jones, Jeanie Stanley, Carol Lee Cooper, Sonya Isaacs, Becky Isaacs Bowman, Michelle Nixon, Jeanette Williams, Sophie Haislip, Louise Tomberlain, Mindy Rakestraw, Lizzy Long, Frances Mooney, Lorraine Jordan, Annette Kelley, Lily Lieux, Dixie Hall, Judi Marshall, Melissa Lawrence, Beth Lawrence, Rebecca Frazier, Donica Christensen, Lisa Manning & Jenni Lyn Gardner (artists); Dixie Hall, Paula Wolak & Frances Mooney (producers); Blue Circle Records
"Sad Wind Sighs," The Grascals with Vince Gill (artists), The Grascals (producers), Rounder Records
GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Song Title, Artist(s), Songwriter(s), Producer, Label
"Darkness Wept," Lonesome River Band (artist/producers), Dee Gaskin & Rebecca Bowman (writers), Rural Rhythm Records
"On The Other Side;" Dailey & Vincent (artist); Jimmy Fortune, Kevin Denney & Tom Botkin (writers); Jamie Dailey & Darrin Vincent (producers); Rounder Records
"What A Journey," Paul Williams & The Victory Trio (artist), Bret Bronson & Louise Gorman (writers), Paul Williams (producer), Rebel Records
"When The Last Of Our Days Shall Come," Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artist), Chris Stuart (writer), Doyle Lawson (producer), Rounder Records
"Who'll Sing for Me?" Audie Blaylock & Redline (artist), Thomas J. Farris (writer), Audie Blaylock (producer), Rural Rhythm Records
INSTRUMENTAL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Tune Title, Artist(s), Songwriter, Producer(s), Label
"Angeline The Baker," Rob Ickes & Andy Leftwich (artists), public domain, Rob Haines (producer), Mel Bay Music
"The Crow," Steve Martin (artist/writer), John McEuen (producer), 40 Share Productions
"Don't Tread On Me," Kristin Scott Benson (artist/writer/producer), Pinecastle Records
"Jerusalem Ridge," Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper (artist), Bill Monroe (writer), Jeff White & Michael Cleveland (producers), Rounder Records
"Struttin' To Ferrum," Lonesome River Band (artist/producer), arrangement by Gene Parker, Rural Rhythm Records
EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Sierra Hull & Highway 111
Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass
Junior Sisk & Rambler's Choice
The SteelDrivers
Josh Williams Band
INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR
BANJO
Kristin Scott Benson
J.D. Crowe
Steve Martin
Sammy Shelor
Ron Stewart
BASS
Barry Bales
Mike Bub
Missy Raines
Darrin Vincent
Marshall Wilborn
FIDDLE
Hunter Berry
Jason Carter
Michael Cleveland
Stuart Duncan
Ron Stewart
DOBRO
Mike Auldridge
Jerry Douglas
Andy Hall
Rob Ickes
Randy Kohrs
Phil Leadbetter
GUITAR
Jim Hurst
Tony Rice
Kenny Smith
Bryan Sutton
Josh Williams
MANDOLIN
Jesse Brock
Sam Bush
Sierra Hull
Ronnie McCoury
Adam Steffey
BLUEGRASS EVENT OF THE YEAR
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival; Oak Hill, New York; July 2008
33rd Annual Tri-State Bluegrass Festival; Kendallville, Indiana; May 2008
2008 World Cultural Fusion Festival; Kawaguchi City, Japan; July 2008
BLUEGRASS BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR
Kyle Cantrell; Sirius XM Satellite Radio; Nashville, Tennessee
Katy Daly; HD Radio WAMU 88.5 Channel 2, 105.5 FM & www.bluegrasscountry.org; Washington, D.C.
Ned Luberecki; Sirius XM Satellite Radio; Nashville, Tennessee
PRINT MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR
Tom Adams, Banjo Newsletter
Dan Miller, Flatpicking Guitar
Roger Siminoff; Siminoff's Luthiers Glossary, Banjo Newsletter and Bluegrass Breakdown
LINER NOTES FOR RECORDED PROJECT
Writers, Album, Artists, Label
Charlie Cushman, Marty Stuart, Eddie Stubbs & Johnny Warren (writers); A Tribute to Fiddlin' Paul Warren; Johnny Warren & Charlie Cushman (artists); no label
Eddie Dean (writer); Old-Time Pickin': A Clawhammer Banjo Collection, Ralph Stanley (artist), Rebel Records
Steve Martin (writer), The Crow, Steve Martin (artist), 40 Share Productions
BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR RECORDED PROJECT
Designer, Album, Artists, Label
G. Carr & Salli Ratts (designers), The Crow, Steve Martin (artist), 40 Share Productions
Stumptown Printers (designer), Uncle Charlie Osborne: The June Appal Recordings, Uncle Charlie Osborne (artist), June Appal Recordings
Loren Witcher (designer), Inside Out, Missy Raines & the New Hip (artist), Compass Records
