IBMA2008_Nominations

IBMA 2008 NOMINATIONS

The highest honors of the year go to the new members of the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. This year’s
inductees will be Bill Clifton, a pioneering artist, songwriter and international ambassador for bluegrass music, and the
late author and historian, Charles K. Wolfe. (For complete information on this year’s inductees, please visit
http://www.ibma.org/ibma.awards/currentpress/HOFPress.asp.)

IBMA ANNOUNCES DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD RECIPIENTS

Nashville, TN….IBMA is proud to announce this year’s recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award, an honor
which recognizes individuals, groups and businesses for ground-breaking work and fostering the music’s image and
accessibility. The following award recipients will be honored at the Special Awards Luncheon on Thursday, October 2,
2008, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel during IBMA’s World of Bluegrass Business Conference:

   * Bill Harrell
   * The Banjo Newsletter
   * The Ernest Tubb Record Shop
   * Art Menius
   * Joe Carr & Alan Munde

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

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     Dailey & Vincent
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     The Grascals
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     Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
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     The Del McCoury Band
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     Rhonda Vincent & The Rage

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

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     Blue Highway
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     Dailey & Vincent
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     The Grascals
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     The Isaacs
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     Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
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     Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass

INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

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     Blue Highway
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     Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
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     The Infamous Stringdusters
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     Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
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     The Dan Tyminski Band

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

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     Jamie Dailey
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     Russell Moore
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     Tim O’Brien
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     Danny Paisley
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     Dan Tyminski

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

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     Dale Ann Bradley
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     Sonya Isaacs
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     Alison Krauss
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     Claire Lynch
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     Rhonda Vincent

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

(album, artist, producer(s), label)

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     Dailey & Vincent, Dailey & Vincent (artists), Jamie Dailey & Darrin Vincent (producers), Rounder Records
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     Honoring The Fathers of Bluegrass -Tribute to 1946 and 1947, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder (artists), Ricky
Skaggs (producer), Skaggs Family Records
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     Lovin’ Pretty Women, Steep Canyon Rangers (artists), Ronnie Bowman (producer), Rebel Records
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     The SteelDrivers, The SteelDrivers (artists), Luke Wooten & The SteelDrivers (producers), Rounder
Records
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     Through The Window Of A Train, Blue Highway (artists & producers), Rounder Records

SONG OF THE YEAR

(song, artist, songwriter(s))

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     “Alison’s Band,” Charlie Sizemore Band (artists), Charlie Sizemore & Buddy Cannon (songwriters)
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     “By The Mark,” Dailey & Vincent (artists), David Rawlings & Gillian Welch (songwriters)
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     “Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey,” The SteelDrivers (artists), Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton (songwriters)
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     “More Than A Name On A Wall,” Dailey & Vincent (artists), Jimmy Fortune & John Rimel (songwriters)
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     “Through The Window Of A Train,” Blue Highway (artists), Tim Stafford & Steve Gulley (songwriters)

GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

(“song” or album, artist(s), producer(s), label)

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     “Be Still Moses,” Steep Canyon Rangers (artists), Ronnie Bowman (producer), Rebel Records
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     “By The Mark,” Dailey & Vincent (artists), Jamie Dailey & Darrin Vincent (producers), Rounder Records
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     Help Is On The Way, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artists), Doyle Lawson (producer), Horizon Records
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     Salt Of The Earth, Ricky Skaggs & The Whites (artists & producers), Skaggs Family Records
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     Where No One Stands Alone, Paul Williams & The Victory Trio (artists), Paul Williams (producer), Rebel
Records

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

(album, artist, producer(s), label)

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     Live At The Linda, David Grier (artist & producer), Dreadnought Records
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     Sound of the Slide Guitar, Andy Hall (artist & producer), Sugar Hill Records
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     Stepping Out, Jason Davis (artist), Jason Davis & Greg Luck (producers), Pinecastle Records
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     The Past Is Present, Jason Barie (artist & producer), Pinecastle Records
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     When At Last, Russ Barenberg (artist & producer), Compass Records

RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR

(album, featured artists, producer(s), label)

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     Christmas Grass, Vol. 3; Featuring 3 Fox Drive, Sonya Isaacs, John Cowan, Sarah Jarosz, Larry Sparks, Russell
Moore and Charlie Daniels (artists); Greg Cole, Chuck Rhodes & 3 Fox Drive (producers); KOCH Records
   *
     Everett Lilly & Everybody and Their Brother; Featuring Everett Lilly, Bea Lilly, Charles Lilly, Daniel Lilly, Mark Lilly,
Marty Stuart, Rhonda Vincent, Billy Walker, Ronnie McCoury, Rob McCoury, David Ball, Charlie Cushman, Larry
Stephenson, Joe Spivey, Eddie Stubbs, Jason Carter, Dickey Lee, Freddy Weller, Mike Bub, Rad Lewis, Andy May,
Darrin Vincent, Marcia Campbell, Clay Rigdon, Eric Blankenship and Bill Wolfenbarger (artists); Charles Lilly & Bill
Wolfenbarger (producers); Swift River Music
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     Salt of the Earth, Ricky Skaggs & The Whites (artists & producers), Skaggs Family Records
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     Standard Songs for Average People, John Prine & Mac Wiseman (artists), John Prine & David Ferguson
(producers), Oh Boy Records
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     We Are Family; Jeff & Sheri Easter, The Lewis Family & The Easter Brothers (artists); Jeff & Sheri Easter
(producers); Daywind Records

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR

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     Cadillac Sky
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     Dailey & Vincent
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     Grasstowne
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     Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass
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     The SteelDrivers

INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR

BANJO PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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     Kristin Scott Benson
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     J.D. Crowe
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     Jim Mills
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     Earl Scruggs
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     Ron Stewart

BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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     Barry Bales
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     Mike Bub
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     Missy Raines
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     Darrin Vincent
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     Marshall Wilborn

FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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     Hunter Berry
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     Jason Carter
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     Michael Cleveland
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     Stuart Duncan
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     Ron Stewart

DOBRO PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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     Mike Auldridge
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     Jerry Douglas
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     Rob Ickes
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     Randy Kohrs
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     Phil Leadbetter

GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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     Cody Kilby
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     Tony Rice
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     Tim Stafford
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     Bryan Sutton
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     Josh Williams

MANDOLIN PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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     Sam Bush
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     Sierra Hull
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     Doyle Lawson
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     Ronnie McCoury
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     Adam Steffey

BLUEGRASS BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR

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     Kyle Cantrell; Bluegrass Junction, XM Satellite Radio
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     Katy Daley, WAMU’s bluegrasscountry.org
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     Terry Herd; Into the Blue, Bluegrass Radio Network

BLUEGRASS EVENT OF THE YEAR

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     The Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival; Ancramdale, New York; July 2007
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     The River City Bluegrass Festival; Portland, Oregon; January 2008
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     29th Annual Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival; Thomas Point Beach, Maine; Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2007

PRINT MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR

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     Stephanie P. Ledgin, freelance writer & author
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     Craig Shelburne, CMT.com & freelance writer/reviewer
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     Chris Stuart, freelance writer for Bluegrass Unlimited

BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR RECORDED PROJECT

(designer, album, artist, label)

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     G. Carr & S. Holman, What The, Pete Wernick & Flexigrass, Niwot Records
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     Smay Vision Graphic Design, The Stanley Brothers: The Definitive Collection (1947-1966), The Stanley Brothers,
Time Life
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     Loren Witcher, Punch, The Punch Brothers, Nonesuch

BEST LINER NOTES FOR RECORDED PROJECT

(writer, album, artist, label)

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     Frank & Marty Godbey, Bluegrass Holiday, J.D. Crowe, Rebel Records
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     Gary Reid, The Stanley Brothers: The Definitive Collection (1947-1966), The Stanley Brothers, Time Life
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     Ron Thomason, Good News, The Charlie Sizemore Band, Rounder Records