Awards will be presented on September 26 at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, NC.
Here are the nominees and recipients as provided by the IBMA:
2013 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
- Tony Rice
- Paul Warren
2013 DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
- Keith Case
- The East Mountain Boys
- Vic Jordan
- The McLain Family Band
- Charley Pennell
2013 International Bluegrass Music Award Nominations
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Balsam Range
- Blue Highway
- Dailey & Vincent
- The Gibson Brothers
- The Del McCoury Band
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Balsam Range
- Blue Highway
- Dailey & Vincent
- The Gibson Brothers
- Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Blue Highway
- The Boxcars
- Sam Bush Band
- Punch Brothers
- Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
SONG OF THE YEAR
- “Any Old Road (Will Take You There),” Balsam Range, written by Carl Jackson, Marc Pruett & Jerry Salley
- “Gentle on my Mind,” Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, written by John Hartford
- “Papertown,” Balsam Range, written by Milan Miller
- “The Story of the Day that I Died,” Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, written by Ashby Frank
- “They Called It Music,” The Gibson Brothers, written by Eric Gibson & Joe Newberry
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Dear Sister, Claire Lynch, produced by Garry West, Compass Records
- Hammer Down, The SteelDrivers, produced by The SteelDrivers
- & Luke Wooten, Rounder Records
- The Old School, Peter Rowan, produced by Alison Brown, Compass Records
- Papertown, Balsam Range, produced by Balsam Range, Mountain Home
- They Called It Music, The Gibson Brothers, produced by Eric & Leigh Gibson and Mike Barber, Compass Records.
GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- “Beulah Land,” Marty Raybon, written by Squire Parsons, produced by Marty Raybon, Rural Rhythm
- “Home on the River,” The Gibson Brothers, written by Austin Taylor, produced by Eric & Leigh Gibson and Mike Barber, Compass Records
- “Row by Row,” Balsam Range, written by Ashleigh Caudill, produced by Balsam Range, Mountain Home
- “Say Hello to Heaven,” Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, written by Lewis N. Hyatt, produced by Doyle Lawson, Mountain Home
- “When He Beckons Me Home,” Darin & Brooke Aldridge, written by George Shuffler, produced by Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Mountain Home
INSTRUMENTAL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- “By the Waters of the Clinch,” Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, written by Doyle Lawson, produced by Doyle Lawson, Mountain Home
- “Foggy Mountain Rock,” Tom Adams, Ron Block, J.D. Crowe, Charlie Cushman, Kenny Ingram, Jim Mills, Joe Mullins, Larry Perkins, Craig Smith, Ron Stewart, David Talbot & Tony Trischka, written by Louise Certain & Gladys Stacey, produced by Tim Austin, Rounder Records.
- “New Jerusalem,” Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, written by Ricky Skaggs, produced by Ricky Skaggs, Skaggs Family Records
- “Newton’s Grove,” Audie Blaylock & Redline, written by Richard Underwood, produced by Audie Blaylock, Rural Rhythm
- “NoraBelle,” Darrell Webb Band, written by Darrell Webb, Rural Rhythm
- “Pilgrim’s Knob,” Alan Bibey & Wayne Benson, written by Bill Monroe, produced by Alan Bibey & Wayne Benson, Pinecastle
RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR
- “Another Night,” Alan Bibey, Wayne Benson and Russell Moore, produced by Alan Bibey & Wayne Benson, Pinecastle
- “Golden Ring,” Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out with Sonya Isaacs, produced by Barry Bales, Cracker Barrel
- “On the Edge of Letting Go,” Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen with Tim O’Brien and Rob Ickes, produced by Frank Solivan & Brent Truitt, Compass Records
- “This Old Guitar and Me,” Grasstowne with Ronnie Bowman, produced by Ronnie Bowman & Grasstowne, Mountain Fever Records
- “What’ll I Do;” Terry Baucom with Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Wyatt Rice, Steve Bryant & Buddy Melton; produced by Terry Baucom, Cindy Baucom and Ed Lowe; John Boy & Billy label
EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Della Mae
- Flatt Lonesome
- Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
- The Spinney Brothers
- The Darrell Webb Band
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Jamie Dailey
- Russell Moore
- Tim O’Brien
- Marty Raybon
- Junior Sisk
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Dale Ann Bradley
- Sonya Isaacs
- Claire Lynch
- Amanda Smith
- Rhonda Vincent
INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR
BANJO
- J.D. Crowe
- Mike Munford
- Sammy Shelor
- Ron Stewart
- Scott Vestal
BASS
- Barry Bales
- Mike Bub
- Missy Raines
- Mark Schatz
- Marshall Wilborn
FIDDLE
- Jason Carter
- Michael Cleveland
- Stuart Duncan
- Bobby Hicks
- Ron Stewart
DOBRO
- Mike Auldridge
- Jerry Douglas
- Rob Ickes
- Randy Kohrs
- Phil Leadbetter
GUITAR
- Jim Hurst
- Tony Rice
- Kenny Smith
- Bryan Sutton
- Josh Williams
MANDOLIN
- Wayne Benson
- Jesse Brock
- Sam Bush
- Sierra Hull
- Adam Steffey
2013 International Bluegrass Music Special Award Nominations
BLUEGRASS BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR
- Joe Mullins, WBZI, Xenia, Ohio
- Ronnie Reno, Reno’s Old Time Music Festival, BlueHighways TV and RFD
- Wayne Rice, KSON, San Diego, California
- David Smith, North Dakota’s Prairie Public Radio
- Tim White, Song of the Mountains, PBS
BLUEGRASS EVENT OF THE YEAR
- The 2013 Bluegrass First Class, Asheville, North Carolina
- The 2012 Father’s Day Festival, Grass Valley, California
- The 2012 Huck Finn Jubilee, Ontario, California
- The 2012 Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival, Tunbridge, Vermont
- Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival, Bean Blossom, Indiana
BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR A RECORDED PROJECT
- Dak Alley, Carl Jackson & Jimmy Metts (designers); Grace Notes; Carl Jackson; Voxhall Records
- Erick Anderson (designer), Music To My Ears, Ricky Skaggs, Skaggs Family Records
- Sue Meyer (designer), Doctor’s Orders, Don Rigsby, Rebel Records
- Pharis Romero (designer), In Good Company, Bill Evans, Native & Fine Records.
- Tom Rozum, Catherine Manning & Dave Weiland (designers); Chicken on a Rocketship; Chad Manning; Manning Music and Arts label
BEST LINER NOTES FOR A RECORDED PROJECT
- Tom Adams; Foggy Mountain Special; Tom Adams, Ron Block, J.D. Crowe, Charlie Cushman, Kenny Ingram, Jim Mills, Joe Mullins, Larry Perkins, Craig Smith, Ron Stewart, David Talbot & Tony Trischka; Rounder Records
- Fred Bartenstein, They’re Playing My Song, Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, Rebel Records
- Jamie Lynn Brinkman, God Didn’t Choose Sides, Various Artists, Rural Rhythm Records
- Carl Jackson, Grace Notes, Carl Jackson, Voxhall Records
- Don Rigsby, Doctor’s Orders, Don Rigsby, Rebel Records
BLUEGRASS PRINT/MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR
- Fred Bartenstein, editor, Bluegrass Bluesman: A Memoir by Uncle Josh Graves (book)
- Derek Halsey, writer for the Herald Dispatch in Huntington, West Virginia and Bluegrass Unlimited magazine
- Chris Jones, writer for Bluegrass Today
- Ted Lehman, blogger for Ted Lehmann’s Bluegrass, Books & Brainstorms
- Amy Reitnouer, editor of The Bluegrass Situation
BLUEGRASS SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Louisa Branscomb
- Paula Breedlove
- Mark “Brink” Brinkman
- Eric Gibson
- Donna Ulisse
MOMENTUM AWARDS
INDUSTRY, NEW PROFESSIONAL
- Danny Clark, The Bluegrass Bus & LeRoy Troy PR
- Martha Dantzic, Quicksilver Productions
- Amy Reitnouer, The Bluegrass Situation
INDUSTRY, NEW FESTIVAL OR VENUE
- Bluegrass on the Plains, Auburn, AL
- The Festy, Roseland, VA
- The Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival, Roanoke Island, NC
INDUSTRY, MENTOR
- Stephen Mougin
- Denise Stiff
- Jon Weisberger
PERFORMANCE, VOCALIST
- Amber Collins, Amber Collins & Turning Point
- Robert Greer, Town Mountain
- Sarah Harris, Trinity River Band
- Isaac Moore, The Moore Brothers
- Celia Woodsmith, Della Mae
PERFORMANCE, BAND
- The Bankesters
- Cumberland River
- Front Country
- Snyder Family Band
- Town Mountain
PERFORMANCE, INSTRUMENTALIST
- Bobby Britt, Town Mountain
- Kimber Ludiker, Della Mae
- Chris Luquette, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
- Bryan McDowell, Claire Lynch Band
- Zeb Snyder, Snyder Family Band
Congratulations and good luck to all the nominees!
