IBMA 2010 Music Award Nominees Announced

by | 20 Aug, 2010

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

The Nominees List:

Entertainer of the Year

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Dailey & Vincent
The Grascals
The Del McCoury Band
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

Instrumental Group of the Year

Blue Highway
Sam Bush Band
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
The Infamous Stringdusters
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

Female Vocalist of the Year

Dale Ann Bradley
Sonya Isaacs
Alison Krauss
Patty Loveless
Claire Lynch

Vocal Group of the Year

Blue Highway
Dailey & Vincent
The Gibson Brothers
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

Male Vocalist of the Year

Jamie Dailey
Russell Moore
Tim O’Brien
Junior Sisk
Dan Tyminski

Emerging Artist of the Year

Balsam Range
Sierra Hull & Highway 111
Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass
Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
Josh Williams Band

Instrumentalist of the Year – Banjo

Terry Baucom
Kristin Scott Benson
J.D. Crowe
Sammy Shelor
Ron Stewart

Mandolin

Jesse Brock
Sam Bush
Sierra Hull
Ronnie McCoury
Adam Steffey

Guitar

Cody Kilby
Tony Rice
Kenny Smith
Bryan Sutton
Josh William

Bass

Barry Bales
Mike Bub
Missy Raines
Darrin Vincent
Marshall Wilborn

Fiddle

Jason Carter
Michael Cleveland
Stuart Duncan
Andy Leftwich
Ron Stewart

Dobro

Mike Auldridge
Jerry Douglas
Andy Hall
Rob Ickes
Randy Kohrs

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)

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