Friday, September 28, 2012

23rd International Bluegrass Music Award Winners Announced

New IBMA Hall of Famer, Doyle Lawson
The 23rd International Bluegrass Music Award were held last night in Nashville, TN and The Gibson Brothers took home the honors of the coveted Entertainer of the Year. The night was webcast on LiveStream via the International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) Bluegrass Nation website.

BLUEGRASS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Doyle Lawson
Ralph Rinzler

IBMA DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
Byron Berline
Joe & Lil Cornett (Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival)
Orin Friesen
Kitsy Kuykendall
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert

2012 IBMA AWARD WINNERS
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
The Gibson Brothers

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Blue Highway

INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Boxcars

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Russell Moore

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dale Ann Bradley

SONG OF THE YEAR
“A Far Cry From Lester & Earl" by Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, written by Tim Massey, Rick Purdue & Harry Sisk Jr.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Heart of a Song by Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice (artists), Wes Easter & Ramblers Choice (producers), Rebel Records

GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
“Singing As We Rise" by The Gibson Brothers (artists); Joe Newberry (songwriter); Eric Gibson, Mike Barber & Leigh Gibson (producers); Compass Records

INSTRUMENTAL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
“Angeline The Baker" by the Lonesome River Band (artists & producers), Rural Rhythm Records

RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR
“Life Goes On" by Carl Jackson, Ronnie Bowman, Larry Cordle, Jerry Salley, Rickey Wasson, Randy Kohrs, D.A. Adkins, Garnet Bowman, Lynn Butler, Ashley Kohrs, Gary Payne, Dale Pyatt, Clay Hess, Alan Bibey, Jay Weaver, Ron Stewart & Jim VanCleve (artists); Bob Kelley, Jack Campitelli & Darrel Adkins (producers); Rural Rhythm Records

INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR
Banjo: Sammy Shelor
Bass: Marshall Wilborn
Fiddle: Stuart Duncan
Dobro: Rob Ickes
Guitar: Doc Watson
Mandolin: Adam Steffey

BLUEGRASS BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR
Kyle Cantrell; Sirius XM Satellite Radio; Nashville, TN

BLUEGRASS EVENT OF THE YEAR
ROMP, produced by the International Bluegrass Music Museum; Owensboro, KY

BLUEGRASS PRINT MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Marty Godbey, author of Crowe on the Banjo: The Music Life of J.D. Crowe (Univ. of Illinois Press)

BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR A RECORDED PROJECT
Bedrock Manufacturing (designer) for Nobody Knows You, by the Steep Canyon Rangers (Rounder Records)

BEST LINER NOTES FOR A RECORDED PROJECT
Marian Leighton Levy (liner notes), for Tony Rice: The Bill Monroe Collection, by Tony Rice (Rounder Records)

The 2012 Momentum Awards are:
Band of the Year: Monroeville
Vocalist of the Year: Emily Bankester (performs with The Bankesters)
Instrumentalists of the Year:
Bassist Samson Grisman
Fiddler Alex Hargreaves (performs with Sarah Jarosz)
Fiddler Christian Ward (performs with Sierra Hull)
Event/Venue of the Year: Appalachian Uprising, produced by Steve Cielic (new festival in Scottown, Ohio)
Industry Achievement: Crash Avenue publicist Emilee Warner
Mentor of the Year: Five-time IBMA Bass Player of the Year and producer Mike Bub

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