2011 IMBA Award 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).