IBMA Press Conference

I am spending this week in Nashville for several different functions, including the Press Conference to announce the nominees for the 2010 IBMA Awards. The event was very well attended. The Boxcars (Adam Steffey, Harold Nixon, John Bowman, Keith Garrett and Ron Stewart) provided musicial entertainment on two numbers to open the festivites. As they closed the press conference, Michael Cleveland joined them on fiddle.

Adam Steffey and Claire Lynch made the announcements, after a welcome and overview from IBMA's Executive Director, Dan Hays.

WSM and Grand Ole Opry announcer and music historian, Eddie Stubbs was on hand to announce the two newest inductees into the IBMA Hall of Fame: Louise Scruggs and John Hartford. Music legend, Earl Scruggs and his sons, Gary and Randy were in attendance, as was the daughter of John Hartford.

The 21st Annual IBMA Awards Show will be held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN, Thursday evening, September 30th.

And here are the NOMINEES

2010 INTERNATIONAL BLUEGRASS
MUSIC AWARDS:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper

Dailey & Vincent

The Grascals

The Del McCoury Band

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out



VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

Blue Highway

Dailey & Vincent

The Gibson Brothers

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

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



MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Jamie Dailey

Russell Moore

Tim O’Brien

Junior Sisk

Dan Tyminski



FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Dale Ann Bradley

Sonya Isaacs

Alison Krauss

Patty Loveless

Claire Lynch



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 PERFORMANCE 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



EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Balsam Range

Sierra Hull & Highway 111

Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass

Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice

Josh Williams Band



INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR

BANJO

Terry Baucom

Kristin Scott Benson

J.D. Crowe

Sammy Shelor

Ron Stewart



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



GUITAR

Cody Kilby

Tony Rice

Kenny Smith

Bryan Sutton

Josh Williams



MANDOLIN

Jesse Brock

Sam Bush

Sierra Hull

Ronnie McCoury

Adam Steffey



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)

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES: John Hartford, Louise Scruggs