IBMA 2008

  • No Chris Thile at IBMA?

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    Each year when the IBMA Awards nominations are announced, there are a couple of glaring absences in the roll call. For 2008, neither Cherryholmes nor any members of Punch Brothers were nominated, and Punch received only a single nomination, for

  • Post Awards Show II

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    Looking back on this year's award show, my first comment is to give a big nod to the producers, Cindy Baucom and Ned Luberecki. This was absolutely the best IBMA award show I've attended. Everything ran smoothly. The concepts were

  • Post Awards Show

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    Well folks that's a wrap! John and I will be heading back to the hotel to process our thoughts and bunch of photos. We'll post later tonight with a recap of the performances from this evening's show, along with a gallery,

  • Entertainer of the Year

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    Entertainer Of The Year - This award is for a performing act who displayed the greatest competence in all aspects of the entertainment field. Voters should give consideration to recorded and in-person performance, public acceptance, attitude, leadership, and over-all contributions

  • Album Of The Year

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    Album Of The Year - Award for an outstanding recorded performance by an artist or artists, first commercially released during the specified time period (Award to artist(s), producer, and label). The Album Of The Year for 2008 is: Album Title links to audio Artist(s) links

  • Instrumental Group Of The Year

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    Instrumental Group Of The Year - The award for a group who regularly performs together that has shown outstanding recorded and in-person performance in the area of instrumental performance. It is not limited to groups which only perform instrumentals. The

  • Vocal Group of the Year

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    Vocal Group Of The Year - The award for a group who regularly performs together that has shown outstanding recorded and in-person performance in the area of vocal performance. It is not limited to groups which only perform vocally. The

  • Song of the Year

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    Song Of The Year - This award is for any song, new or old, which was released or showed significant chart action within the eligibility period. Any song which has been nominated for this award in previous years is ineligible.