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 nominees for Instrumental Album Of The Year for 2005 are:
Album Title links to audio | Artist(s) links to artist(s) | Label links to label |
Bending the Rules | Jesse McReynolds with Travis Wetzel | OMS |
Endless Line | Tim Stafford | FGM |
Half Moon Bay | James Alan Shelton | Rebel |
Slide Effects | Phil Leadbetter | Pinecastle |
Wake Up Darlin’ Corey | Art Stamper | County |