The following awards are determined by special procedures and committees are enlisted to review recommendations, consider nominations related to the criteria and determine recipients. Finalists will be recognized and winners will be announced at the Special Awards Luncheon, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 27 at The Renaissance Hotel in Nashville.
The nominees for Bluegrass Broadcaster Of The Year for 2005 are:
| Cindy Baucom | Knee Deep In Bluegrass syndicated program, Elkin, NC |
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| Terry Herd | Sirius Satellite Radio/Bluegrass Radio Network syndicated program, Nashville, TN |
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| Joan Kornblith | Voice Of America, Washington, DC | web site |
The nominees for Bluegrass Event Of The Year for 2005 are:
| Minnesota Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival |
El Rancho Manana Campground St Cloud, MN; August 2004 |
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| WinterGrass | Tacoma, WA; February 2005 | web site |
| 32nd Annual RockyGrass | Lyons, CO; July 23-25, 2004 | web site |
The nominees for Bluegrass Print Media Person Of The Year for 2005 are:
| Tom Ewing | Thirty Years Ago column, Bluegrass Unlimited |
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| Charles Haymes | Music Spotlight, syndicated columnist | |
| Stephanie P. Ledgin | author of Home Grown Music: Discovering Bluegrass (Greenwood Publishing Group) |
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The nominees for Best Graphic Design for a Recorded Project for 2005 are:
| Wayne Brezinka (designer) |
Various Artists, The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family, Dualtone Records |
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| Joanne Lauterjung (designer) |
John Reischman & the Jaybirds The Road West, Corvus Records |
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| Sue Meyer (designer) |
The Duhks, The Duhks, Sugar Hill Records | web site |
The nominees for Best Liner Notes for a Recorded Project for 2005 are:
| Jon Hartley Fox (liner notes) |
Red Allen, Lonesome & Blue The Complete Country Recordings, Rebel Records |
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| Eddie Stubbs (liner notes) |
Don Reno & Red Smily Sweethearts In Heaven, Bear family |
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| Billy Altman (liner notes) |
Various Artists, Can’t You Hear Me Callin’ – Bluegrass: 80 Years of American Music, Columbia Legacy | web site |
