At a press conference aired this morning on SiriusXM’s Bluegrass Junction, the International Bluegrass Music Association announced the final nominees for their 2015 International Bluegrass Music Awards, along with this year’s Hall Of Fame Inductees and Distinguished Achievement Award recipients.
The winners will be announced during a gala awards presentation on October 1 at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, NC.
2015 Hall Of Fame Inductees
- Bill Keith
- Larry Sparks
2015 Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients
- Alison Brown
- Murphy Henry
- International Bluegrass Music Museum
- “Bashful Brother” Oswald Kirby
- Steve Martin
2015 International Bluegrass Music Award Nominations
Entertainer Of The Year
- Balsam Range
- Hot Rize
- The Earls of Leicester
- The Gibson Brothers
- The Del McCoury Band
Vocal Group Of The Year
- Balsam Range
- Blue Highway
- Flatt Lonesome
- Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
- The Gibson Brothers
Instrumental Group Of The Year
- Blue Highway
- Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
- Punch Brothers
- Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
- The Earls of Leicester
Song Of The Year
- Big Black Train – Earls of Leicester (artist), Stanley Johnson, George Sherry (writers)
- Fiddlin’ Joe – Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper (artist), Mark Brinkman (writer)
- Her Love Won’t Turn On A Dime – Lonesome River Band (artist), Bart Butler, Timothy Johnson, Shane Minor (writers)
- Moon Over Memphis – Balsam Range (artist), Mark W. Winchester (writer)
- Southern Flavor – Becky Buller (artist), Bill Monroe, Guy Stevenson, DeWayne Mize (writers)
Album Of The Year
- Brotherhood – The Gibson Brothers (artist), Eric Gibson, Leigh Gibson, Mike Barber (producers), Rounder
- Five – Balsam Range (artist), Balsam Range (producer), Mountain Home Music Company
- The Earls of Leicester – The Earls of Leicester (artist) Jerry Douglas (producer), Rounder
- Too – Flatt Lonesome (artist), Andrea Roberts, Tim Surrett (producers), Mountain Home Music Company
- When I’m Free – Hot Rize (artist), Hot Rize (producer), Ten In Hand Records
Gospel Recorded Performance Of The Year
- Holding To The Right Hand – Lonesome River Band (artist), Turn On A Dime (album), Marvin Clark (writer), Sammy Shelor (producer), Mountain Home Music Company
- Insured Beyond The Grave – J.D. Crowe, Doyle Lawson & Paul Williams (artist), Standing Tall and Tough (album), Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin (writers), Doyle Lawson (producer), Mountain Home Music Company
- Stacking Up the Rocks – Balsam Range (artist), Five (album), Buddy Melton (writer), Balsam Range (producers), Mountain Home Music Company
- What a Wonderful Savior Is He – The Gibson Brothers (artist), Brotherhood (album), William G. Brewster (writer), Eric Gibson, Leigh Gibson, Mike Barber (producer), Rounder Records
- Who Will Sing for Me – The Earls of Leicester (artist), The Earls of Leicester (album), Carter Stanley, Ralph Stanley (writer), Jerry Douglas (producers), Rounder Records
Instrumental Recorded Performance Of The Year
- Backdraft (You Light It, You Fight It – Balsam Range (artist), Five (album), Buddy Metlon, Marc Pruett, Tim Surrett, Darren Nicholson, Caleb B. Smith (writer), Balsam Range (producer), Mountain Home Music Company
- Come Along Jody – Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper (artist), On Down the Line (album), Benjamin F.”Tex” Logan (writer), Jeff White, Michael Cleveland (producers), Compass Records
- Cumberland Gap – Lonesome River Band (artist), Turn On A Dime (album), Sammy Shelor (arrangement), Sammy Shelor (producer), Mountain Home Music Company
- The Three Bells – Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas and Rob Ickes (artists), The Three Bells (album), Jean Villard, Bert Reisfeld (writers), Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas and Rob Ickes (producer), Rounder Records
- Yeah Man – Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen (artist), Cold Spell (album), Michael Munford (writer), Frank Solivan (producer), Compass Records
Recorded Event Of The Year
- Against The Grain– Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, featuring Garth Brooks (artists), Larry Cordle (producer), MightyCord Records
- Blue Memories – J.D. Crowe, Doyle Lawson & Paul Williams (artists), Doyle Lawson (producer), Mountain Home Music Company
- For Buddy – Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas and Rob Ickes (artists), Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas and Rob Ickes (producers), Rounder Records
- Test of Time – Steep Canyon Rangers & Edie Brickell (artists), Carl Jackson (producer)
- The Three Bells – Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas and Rob Ickes (artists), Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas and Rob Ickes (producers) Rounder Records
- Southern Flavor – Becky Buller, with Peter Rowan, Michael Feagan, Buddy Spicher, Ernie Sykes, Roland White and Blake Williams (artists), Stephen Mougin (producer) Dark Shadow Recording
Emerging Artist Of The Year
- Adkins & Loudermilk
- Band of Ruhks
- Becky Buller
- Mountain Faith
- Snyder Family Band
- The Earls of Leicester
- Volume Five
Male Vocalist Of The Year
- Shawn Camp
- Del McCoury
- Buddy Melton
- Russell Moore
- Tim O’Brien
Female Vocalist Of The Year
- Dale Ann Bradley
- Becky Buller
- Claire Lynch
- Amanda Smith
- Rhonda Vincent
