2011 IBMA Winners

BLUEGRASS MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Del McCoury and George Shuffler

IBMA DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
Greg Cahill, Bill Knowlton, Lilly Pavlak, Geoff Stelling, Roland White.

2011 WINNERS LIST

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Gibson Brothers

INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Boxcars

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
The Boxcars

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Russell Moore

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dale Ann Bradley

SONG OF THE YEAR
Trains I Missed - Balsam Range (artists); Walt Wilkins, Gilles Godard, Nicole Witt (songwriters)

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Help My Brother – The Gibson Brothers (artists), Compass Records (label), Eric & Leigh Gibson and Mike Barber (producers)

GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Prayer Bells of Heaven – J.D. Crowe, Doyle Lawson & Paul Williams (artists); J.F. Lowe & H.W. Ward (songwriters); Ben Isaacs (producer); Mountain Home (label)

INSTRUMENTAL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Goin’ Up Dry Branch – Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper (artists), Buddy Spicher & Jimmy Martin (songwriters), Jeff White & Michael Cleveland (producers), Rounder Records (label)

RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR
Prayer Bells of Heaven – J.D. Crowe, Doyle Lawson & Paul Williams (artists); Ben Isaacs (producer); Mountain Home (label)

INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR
Kristin Scott Benson and Ron Stewart (tie)

Bass:
Marshall Wilborn

Fiddle:
Michael Cleveland

Dobro:
Rob Ickes

Guitar:
Bryan Sutton

Mandolin:
Adam Steffey

BLUEGRASS BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR
Katy Daley; WAMU’s Bluegrass Country; Washington, D.C.

BLUEGRASS EVENT OF THE YEAR
Silver Dollar City’s Bluegrass & Barbecue Festival; May 2010; Branson, Missouri

BLUEGRASS PRINT MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Juli Thanki; freelance writer for The 9531 and The Washington Post, Senior Editor of District Noise

BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR A RECORDED PROJECT
Ricardo Alessio (designer), City of Refuge, Abigail Washburn (artist), Rounder Records (label)

BEST LINER NOTES FOR A RECORDED PROJECT
Colin Escott (writer), A Mother’s Prayer, Ralph Stanley (artist), Rebel Records (label)