The IBMA has just announced that Alison Krauss and Ricky Skaggs will host the 2005 Awards Show for the International Bluegrass Music Association, to be held on October 27 in Nashville, TN. This will be the third year in a row for Ms. Krauss as a co-host, and a repeat performance for Ricky Skaggs as well.
Expectations are high for this year, as the event is hosted for the first time in Nashville, with the Awards Show at the historic Ryman Auditorium, original home of the Grand Ol’ Opry. Awards are given in more than a dozen categories with the winners chosen by the professional voting members of the IBMA, making it a true “peer reviewed” award.
See a list of past award winners here.
Read the entire press release.
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ALISON KRAUSS AND RICKY SKAGGS TO HOST 16TH ANNUAL IBMA AWARDS SHOW AT RYMAN AUDITORIUM
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NASHVILLE “”??? “Bluegrass Music’s Night of Nights” has always showcased the best of bluegrass music”????from”????newcomers to industry stalwarts,”????right down to the hosts of the show, and the 16th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards Show is no exception.”???? Multiple IBMA award winning artist, bluegrass veteran and the most highly decorated female Grammy winner in history, Alison Krauss, will return as host of the”????show for the third year in a row, along with six-time IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year”????winner, ten-time Grammy Award winner”????and longtime bluegrass ambassador Ricky Skaggs.”???? Krauss and Skaggs have both been hugely successful as hosts of previous broadcasts, inflecting humor and great performances to sold out crowds.
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The 16th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards Show is scheduled to be held for the first time at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville”????on Thursday, Oct. 27th.”???? The broadcast production of the Awards Show will begin at 8:00 pm (CST), and will feature a a large number of live musical performances from bluegrass music””???s most outstanding artists, the announcement of recipients in 17 categories, and two inductions into the Bluegrass Hall of Honor.
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Alison is a four-time IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year, two-time IBMA Entertainer of the Year and three-time IBMA Album of the Year winner with Union Station.”???? Krauss hit a career milestone in February 2004 when she became the most highly awarded female artist in Grammy history at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, winning her 17th statue.”???? This year has already proven to be exciting with the release of her band Union Station’s newest album Lonely Runs Both Ways in addition to starting a successful partnership with restaurant giant Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores, now sponsoring their current tour and featuring a”????CD titled Home On The Highways sold only in Cracker Barrel restaurants.”????
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The band recently released their second video from the Lonely Runs Both Ways”????CD to television in addition to making appearances on Sesame Street and Austin City Limits.”???? Last year, Krauss joined country star Brad Paisley for a video shoot for their chart topping duet “”???Whiskey Lullaby,””??? directed by actor Rick Schroeder for which he won Best Director at the CMA Awards.”???? She was also a featured performer”????in the highly”????talented cast of the”????Great High Mountain Tour.
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No stranger to”????creating music”????for film and television, Alison has recorded songs for numerous soundtracks in the recent past including “”???You Will Be My Ain’ True Love” which she performed live with pop icon Sting, during the 76th Annual Academy Awards broadcast on February 29, 2004 in addition to “The Scarlet Tide” recorded for the Cold Mountain soundtrack, starring Nicole Kidman. “????Both songs were Oscar nominees.”????
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By the age of 21, Ricky Skaggs was already considered a “recognized master” of one of America’s most demanding art forms, bluegrass music.”””??His career took him in different directions, catapulting him to popularity and success in the mainstream of country music, only to return him to his original love years later.”””??He continues to be”????one of the most sought after performers on the bluegrass scene today.”???? His hard-driving mandolin style, traditional sound”????and superior band Kentucky Thunder keep him in constant demand.
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At the recent Grammy Awards Skaggs”????newest album,”????Brand New Strings, was recognized as the Best Bluegrass Album. The award was especially gratifying because it was decided by artists, musicians, engineers, and producers from across the entire music industry.”???? It’s no exaggeration to say that Brand New Strings features some of the best new songs and musical performances of Ricky Skaggs’ illustrious career.
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Marching”????towards his 35th year as a”????professional musician, this ten-time Grammy Award winner continues to do his part to lead the recent roots revival in music. Known affectionately today as a true ambassador for bluegrass music, Skaggs has brought the genre to greater levels of popularity in the past few years than the father of bluegrass music “”??? legendary Bill Monroe “”??? could ever have imagined.”???? With seven consecutive Grammy nominated classics behind him, all from his own record company, Skaggs is definitely one of the genre’s top artists who are assuring the music will continue to be in good hands.”???? Skaggs has been featured in Entertainment Weekly, People Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, Associated Press as well as appearances on CNN, The Tonight”????Show”????and CMT to name a few.
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The International Bluegrass Music Awards will be recorded live and made available for worldwide radio broadcast in more than 300 U.S. markets and 14 foreign networks.”???? Program directors and station managers may contact Shari Lacy, IBMA Marketing/PR Director at 888-GET-IBMA or (615) 256-3222 for broadcast information.”???? For ticket information contact the IBMA office at 888-GET-IBMA, or visit www.ibma.org.””””””””””
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