The 30th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards took place in Raleigh, North Carolina, Thursday night with Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers taking the top prize, Entertainer of the Year, with their very first nomination in that category. Mullins and band also shared the Collaborative Recording of the Year, for “The Guitar Song,” with Del McCoury, who adds to his already impressive tally of awards with a second win in the Album of the Year category for Del McCoury Still Sings Bluegrass.
Other first-time honorees include Vocal Group of the Year Sister Sadie, the quartet led by five-time IBMA Female Vocalist winner Dale Ann Bradley; Mandolin Player of the Year Alan Bibey; and Guitar Player of the Year Billy Strings, who was also named New Artist of the Year. Among several musicians adding to their previous wins are Instrumental Group winners Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, notching their fifth win in that category, with Cleveland earning his 12th Fiddle Player of the Year honor; Brooke Aldridge, taking her third consecutive trophy as Female Vocalist; and six-time Male Vocalist Russell Moore. Hosted by Del McCoury and Jim Lauderdale at Raleigh’s Duke Energy Performing Arts Center, the awards are voted on by the professional membership of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)...
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That Billy Strings kid is indeed pretty phenomenal, Frank. I recently discovered a few YouTube videos of him. wow! You should feature him on a future Song of the Day.
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