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Rounder Records have advised us that the reigning International Bluegrass Music Association Entertainers of the Year, Dailey & Vincent, are also the lead 2010 IBMA award nominees.

Dailey and Vincent have received ten nominations this week including Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year and Album of the Year, for the chart-topping Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers on Rounder Records, which was released exclusively through Cracker Barrel chain in February this year.

Other nominations include Song of the Year for Elizabeth, from the Statler Brothers tribute disc; Male Vocalist of the Year (Jamie Dailey); Bass Player of the Year (Darrin Vincent); Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year for Don’t You Wanna Go to Heaven from the duo’s a cappella CD, Singing From the Heart; and Recorded Event of the Year for Give This Message to Your Heart, from Larry Stephenson’s 20th Anniversary CD.

Additionally, Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers received a nod for Best Graphic Design for Recorded Project, while Singing From the Heart was honored with a nomination for Best Liner Notes for a Recorded Project.

10 nominations for the 2010 IBMA Awards to be held in September this year.

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the list of people to receive this year’s Distinguished Achievement Award. This is an honour which recognizes individuals in the bluegrass music industry who have fostered the music’s image with developments that will broaden the genre’s recognition and accessibility.

The following people will be honored at a special awards luncheon in Nashville, during the IBMA Business Conference:

• Benjamin F. “Tex” Logan,
• Sherry Boyd,
• Lynn Morris,
• Richard Weize
• Pete Wernick.

IBMA has announced the nominees for the 21^st annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, scheduled for Thursday, 30th September 2010, at Nashville, Tennessee’s historic Ryman Auditorium.

The Nominees List:

Album of the Year

Recording Title, Artist(s), Producer(s), Label

Circles Around Me, Sam Bush (artist & producer), Sugar Hill
Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers, Dailey & Vincent (artists), Jamie Dailey & Darrin Vincent (producers), Cracker Barrel/Rounder
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out (artists & producers), Rural Rhythm
Ring the Bell, The Gibson Brothers (artists and producers), Compass
The Famous Lefty Flynn’s, The Grascals (artists & producers), Rounder

Song of the Year

Song Title, Artist(s), Songwriter(s)

“Elizabeth,” Dailey & Vincent (artists), Lester James Fortune (songwriter)
“Hard Rock Mountain Prison (‘Till I Die);” Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out (artists); Ray Edwards, Larry Cox & Terry Foust (songwriters)
“My Florida Sunshine,” Claire Lynch (artist), Bill Monroe (songwriter)
“Ring the Bell,” The Gibson Brothers (artists), Chet O’Keefe (songwriter)
“The Ballad of Stringbean and Estelle;” Sam Bush (artist); Guy Clark, Verlon Thompson & Sam Bush (songwriters)

Recorded Event of the Year

Song Title, Featured Artists, Producer(s), Label

“Bleeding for a Little Peace of Mind,” Blue Highway featuring Darrell Scott (artists), Blue Highway (producers), Rounder
“Give This Message to Your Heart,” Larry Stephenson featuring Dailey & Vincent (artists), Ben Surratt & Larry Stephenson (producers), Whysper Dream
“I’m Blue, I’m Lonesome;” The Grascals with Hank Williams, Jr.; The Grascals (producers); Rounder
“Talk to Me Lonesome Heart,” Larry Stephenson featuring Connie Smith & Marty Stuart (artists), Ben Surratt & Larry Stephenson (producers), Whysper Dream
“That’s What Makes You Strong,” Claire Lynch with Jesse Winchester (artists), Claire Lynch (producer), Rounder

Gospel Recorded Event of the Year

Song Title, Artist(s), Songwriter(s), Producer, Label

“Don’t You Wanna Go to Heaven,” Dailey & Vincent (artists), David Marshall (songwriter), Jamie Dailey & Darrin Vincent (producers), Rounder Records
“I Just Want to Thank You Lord,” Larry Sparks (artist, producer), Judy Marshall (songwriter), Rural Rhythm
“Light on My Feet, Ready to Fly;” Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artists); Corey Hensley (songwriter); Doyle Lawson (producer); Horizon
“Ring the Bell,” The Gibson Brothers (artists), Chet O’Keefe (songwriter), The Gibson Brothers (producers), Compass
“The Eastern Gate;” Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out (artists, producers); Isaiah G. Martin (songwriter); Rural Rhythm

Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year

Tune Title, Artist(s), Songwriter, Producer(s), Label

“Blue Mountain,” Sam Bush (artist, songwriter, producer), Sugar Hill
“Blue Rock Slide;” The Grascals (artists, producers); Danny Roberts, Kristin Scott Benson & Jeremy Abshire (songwriters); Rounder
“Cherokee Shuffle,” Josh Williams (artist, producer), Tommy Jackson (songwriter), Pinecastle
“Durang’s Hornpipe,” Adam Steffey (artist), Public Domain (songwriter), Barry Bales & Gary Paczosa (producers), Sugar Hill
“Mourning Dove,” Steep Canyon Rangers (artists), Nicholas Sanders (songwriter), Ronnie Bowman (producer), Rebel

Bluegrass Event of the Year

Pass It On: The 30th Anniversary Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival; St. Cloud, Minnesota
The 14th Annual Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival; East Hartford, Connecticut
The Red, White & Bluegrass Festival; Morganton, North Carolina
BLUEGRASS BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR:
Kyle Cantrell; Sirius XM Satellite Radio; Nashville, Tenn.
Katy Daley; WAMU’s BluegrassCountry.org; Washington, D.C.
Chris Jones; Sirius XM Satellite Radio; Nashville, Tenn.

Print Media Person of the Year

Eddie Dean & Dr. Ralph Stanley, authors of Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times (Gotham)
Derek Halsey, freelance writer for The Herald Dispatch, Gritz magazine and Bluegrass Unlimited
Larry Nager, freelance writer for Bluegrass Unlimited

Liner Notes for Recorded Project

Fred Bartenstein (writer), Singing from the Heart, Dailey & Vincent (artists), Rounder (label)
Benji Flaming (writer), solo banjo, Benji Flaming (artist), solobanjo.com (label)
Dr. Ted Olson (writer); Appalachia Music from Home; Ralph Stanley, Jean Ritchie, Dock Boggs, Darrell Scott, Robin & Linda Williams, Blue Highway & More (artists); Lonesome Records (label)

Best Graphic Design for Recorded Project

Julie Craig, Cracker Barrel (designer); Dailey & Vincent; Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers; Cracker Barrel/Rounder (label)
Benji Flaming (designer, artist), solo banjo, solobanjo.com (label)
Bill Womack, Hellos Inc. (designer); Appalachia Music from Home; Ralph Stanley, Jean Ritchie, Dock Boggs, Darrell Scott, Robin & Linda Williams, Blue Highway & More (artists); Lonesome Records (label)

Legendary mandolinist and band leader Sam Bush will deliver the keynote address at this year’s International Bluegrass Music Association Business Conference. The address is to be delivered on Monday, 27th September 2010.

13th September marks the 100th birthday of Bill Monroe, who is widely recognized as the father of bluegrass music and thus Bush will talk about that milestone and its significance in the world of bluegrass music.  Among other issues, Bush will reflect on how we might best celebrate a 100 years Monroe’s influence in the world of music.

The theme for World of Bluegrass 2010 is Face Time—It Matters, because these seven days—more than any other week or place on the planet—are about the relationships folks who care about and work in the business of bluegrass music build and keep for a lifetime. IBMA events are where artists, DJs, journalists, talent buyers and fans interact and share new music. It’s where merchandisers and luthiers unveil new products and instruments, as well as meet artists who will endorse their products. It’s also where everyone in the industry meets to sharpen and share their professional skills – IBMA.

Rural Rhythm Christian has announced the upcoming September 28, 2010 album release, Sounds Like Heaven To Me by Lou Reid and Carolina.  The first radio single, God’s Front Porch has been released to bluegrass radio via the label’s Fresh Cuts & Key Tracks and is also available to Southern Gospel and other stations via Airplay Direct.

Lou Reid and Carolina includes the talents of Lou Reid (lead vocals, mandolin, guitar), Christy Reid (bass and vocals), Shannon Slaughter (guitar and vocals), and Trevor Watson (banjo and vocals).

I am excited about the band’s first bluegrass gospel album. I hope that my style of faith-based music is inspiring to people as I have tried to combine music with a positive message.  Our time on earth is so short and the longer I live, the more sure I am of God’s plan.  If I can touch one heart with this record, I will deem it a success - Lou Reid.

Sounds Like Heaven To Me also includes two beautiful a cappella songs: Oh Lord Have Mercy on My Soul co-written by Lou Reid and T. Michael Coleman, plus, It’s So Hard to Stumble (When You’re Down on Your Knees) co-written by Shannon Slaughter and Lou Reid.  It’s So Hard to Stumble made a huge impact on Country, Bluegrass and Gospel radio, garnered a nomination for the 2009 IBMA Gospel Song of the Year Award, and was nominated for the 2010 GMA Dove Award for Bluegrass Gospel Song of the Year.

Lou Reid and Carolina fans received a preview of the group’s bluegrass gospel roots as It’s So Hard to Stumble was also featured on the band’s current award winning mainstream bluegrass album, My Own Set of Rules.  That album also contained another hit song, Amanda Lynn that won the 2010 SPBGMA Song of the Year Award and garnered #1 chart positions for both the album and single on the Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine and Bluegrass Music Profiles charts.

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Lou Reid and Carolina have been chosen as a 2010 International Bluegrass Music Association Showcase Artist and will perform during the IBMA’s World of Bluegrass convention this September in Nashville, Tennessee.   Lou is certainly one of the hottest touring artists on the road as he also performs with the Seldom Scene and the bluegrass superstar group, Longview.

Every year IBMA’s Leadership Bluegrass program brings together a cross section of music industry professionals to take an intensive look into the future challenges and opportunities our music faces, and our next class is slated for 8th to 10th March 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Those interested in participating are encouraged to apply for a limited number of openings. Participants represent a cross section of current leaders from various facets of the industry and diverse regions of the nation and world. Go to www.ibma.org for the online application form, a list of alumni and comments from the class of 2010.

There is a $300 participation fee for Leadership Bluegrass for IBMA members; non-members pay $370 (which includes a one-year IBMA membership). All class members are expected to bear the expense of travel and/or lodging during the program, and they must plan to be present for the entire three-day schedule. A limited number of partial scholarships and travel assistance grants are available to applicants, based on need.

Last year’s Australian participant was Lachlamn Davidson of the Davidson Brothers.

Here’s some announcements from IBMA, regarding line up of artists for the 2010 IBMA Convention.

Official Conference Showcase Artists – Monday-Wednesday evenings

Bluegrass Fan Fest Featured Artists – Friday-Sunday

Artists will continue to be added throughout the USA summer. A detailed performance schedule will  ve available in August.

Members to Elect Representatives by June 2010.

Professional members of IBMA are encouraged to participate in elections to be conducted by mail this summer to determine leadership on the association’s board of directors. The seats for which an election will be conducted and the respective candidates include:

Artists, Composers and Music Publishers

• *Candidates still being confirmed at press time

International

• Rienk Janssen
• Silvio Ferretti

Merchandisers and Luthiers

• Janet Davis
• Steve Simmons
• Roger Siminoff

Associations

• Lisa Kay Howard
• Alan Tompkins
• Dwight Worden

Those elected by their membership group will assume their role on the board on September 27, 2010, and their terms will end in 2013. The board is the policy-making body responsible for the association’s mission achieved through its programs, functions, business affairs and property. The board is also responsible for appointing its officers and delegating day-to-day management of the association to committees and staff. They serve without compensation and are expected to bear of the cost of attending all board meetings and IBMA functions.