The IBMA award winners were named last night, Thursday (September 26). The bare facts are ………..
- Entertainer of the Year: The Gibson Brothers
- Vocal Group: The Gibson Brothers
- Instrumental Group: The Boxcars
- Song of the Year: They Called It Music, The Gibson Brothers, written by Eric Gibson and Joe Newberry
- Album of the Year: Papertown, Balsam Range
- Gospel Recorded Performance: Beulah Land, Marty Raybon
- Instrumental Recorded Performance: Foggy Mountain Rock, Tom Adams, Dan Tyminski, Ron Stewart, Dennis Crouch, Clay Hess and Randy Kohrs
- Recorded Event of the Year: What’ll I Do,
- Terry Baucom with Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Wyatt Rice, Steve Bryant and Buddy Melton
- Emerging Artist: Della Mae
- Male Vocalist: Junior Sisk
- Female Vocalist: Claire Lynch
- Banjo Performer: Mike Munford
- Bass Performer: Barry Bales
- Fiddle Performer: Jason Carter
- Dobro Performer: Rob Ickes
- Guitar Performer: Bryan Sutton
- Mandolin Performer: Adam Steffey
Congratulations to all winners, particularly those bagging a trophy for the first time.
