Raleigh, NC (October 1, 2015) The International Bluegrass Music Association announced the recipients of their 2015 Special Awards during a Luncheon today at the Raleigh Convention Center.
Winners were:
· Bluegrass Broadcaster of the Year – Chris Jones
· Bluegrass Event of the Year – (tie) A Lester Flatt Celebration 2014, Sparta, TN; 42nd RockyGrass Festival, Lyons, CO
· Best Graphic Design For A Recorded Project – (tie) Mychael Gerstenberger, Complete Recordings 1936-55, The Chuck Wagon Gang; Deano Minton, Trouble Follows Me, Junior Sisk & Rambler’s Choice
· Best Liner Notes For A Recorded Project – Eddie Stubbs, Bill Malone, Marty Stuart, Jeremy Stephens, Shaye Smith, and Harold Timmons, Complete Recordings 1936-55, The Chuck Wagon Gang
· Bluegrass Print/Media Person of the Year – Gary Reid, author, The Music of the Stanley Brothers and The Bluegrass Hall of Fame Inductee Biographies, 1991-2014
· Bluegrass Songwriter of the Year – Becky Buller
Winners of the 26th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards are:
Entertainer of the Year: The Earls of Leicester
Female Vocalist of the Year: Rhonda Vincent
Male Vocalist of the Year: Shawn Camp
Vocal Group of the Year: Balsam Range
Instrumental Group of the Year: The Earls of Leicester
Song of the Year: “Moon Over Memphis,” Balsam Range
Album of the Year: The Earls of Leicester, The Earls of Leicester, Jerry Douglas, producer
Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year: “Who Will Sing for Me,” The Earls of Leicester
Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year: “The Three Bells,” Jerry Douglas, Mike Auldridge, Rob Ickes
Emerging Artist of the Year: Becky Buller
Recorded Event of the Year: “Southern Flavor,” Becky Buller, with Peter Rowan, Michael Feagan, Buddy Spicher, Ernie Sykes, Roland White, and Blake Williams
Banjo Player of the Year: Rob McCoury
Bass Player of the Year: Tim Surrett
Dobro Player of the Year: Jerry Douglas
Fiddle Player of the Year: Michael Cleveland
Guitar Player of the Year: Bryan Sutton
Mandolin Player of the Year: Jesse Brock
Inductees into the Bluegrass HOF: Bill Keith and Larry Sparks
Distinguished Achievement Award: Alison Brown, Murphy Henry, International Bluegrass Music Museum, “Bashful Brother” Oswald Kirby, Steve Martin (handed out Thursday afternoon)
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