This award is for an outstanding recorded performance by an artist or artists featuring instrumental music, new or old, first commercially released during the eligibility period. An album project is eligible when 50% or more of its songs are instrumental performances. (Award to featured artist(s), producer, and label):
The Instrumental Album Of The Year for 2005 is:
| Album Title links to audio | Artist(s) links to artist(s) | Label links to label |
Slide Effects | Phil Leadbetter | Pinecastle |
Review past recipients of this award.
Bluegrass Today Awards Instrumental Album Of The Year for 2005 is:
| Album Title links to audio | Artist(s) links to artist(s) | Label links to label |
| Endless Line | Tim Stafford | FGM |
