Batting 3 for 3 on the night, Tony Trischka takes the 2007 Instrumental Album of the Year award for Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular.
IBMA 2007 Awards
Vocal Group of the Year
Richard Hawkins, of the European Bluegrass Blog and the Irish Bluegrass Blog, has joined Greg Cahill on stage to present the award for Vocal Group of the Year. And the award goes to Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver.
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Doyle Lawson is on with Quicksilver singing Mississippi River Let Your Water Flow - with our boy Joey Cox on banjo!
Katy and Jen weigh in again
Jen says, "Cia Cherryholmes is just gorgeous in her spaghetti strap full length black gown." Katy says "Alison Brown's silver shrug and green dress set her apart in the sea of banjos." Jen sez, "Can't take the country out of the girl...
Carl Story – 2007 Hall of Fame Inductee
Eddie Stubbs is inducting Carl Story into the IBMA Hall of Fame.
Cherryholmes
We're currently being treated to a ripping rendention of Don't Give Your Heart To A Knoxville Girl by the dynamic family band Cherryholmes.
Fiddle Player of the Year
Here's our 2007 Fiddle Player of the Year, Michael Cleveland.
Banjo Player of the Year
Bobby Hicks and Lance Leroy are at the podium now announcing the 2007 Banjo Player of the Year. And the award goes to...Tony Trischka.
The Dusters take the stage
Our 2007 Emerging Artist of the Year, The Infamous Stringdusters, are up doing No More To Leave You Behind.
Bass Player of the Year
Alison Krauss and Larry Sparks just announced the winner of this award and Missy Rains has won again.