Molly Tuttle & Golden Freeway is nominated in three marquee classes – entertainer, album and tune of the yr – for the 2023 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards. Appalachian Street Present and Billy Strings are every nominated in two of these three classes.
Strings, who gained entertainer of the yr the final two years in a row, is nominated once more this yr. Different nominees in that class are the Del McCoury Band, which has gained a report 9 instances (from 1994-2004), The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys (their third nod within the class), Tuttle & Golden Freeway (their second) and Appalachian Street Present (their first).
The multitalented Steve Martin, a 2023 Primetime Emmy nominee for his work on Solely Murders within the Constructing, is nominated in two classes – collaborative recording of the yr and instrumental recording of the yr for “Foggy Morning Breaking,” which he recorded with Alison Brown.
Additionally introduced had been three inductees into the Bluegrass Corridor of Fame: Sam Bush, often called “The King of Newgrass”; Wilma Lee Cooper, certainly one of bluegrass’ most necessary early ladies musicians; and David Grisman, an influential mandolin participant.
Moreover, The Bluegrass State of affairs, Tom Ewing, Pink Wine, Terry Baucom, and Carl Goldstein had been named as recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award.
Awards are voted on by the skilled membership of the Worldwide Bluegrass Music Affiliation (IBMA), the skilled nonprofit affiliation for the bluegrass music business.
Outcomes of the balloting shall be revealed on the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards on Thursday, Sept. 28, on the Martin Marietta Heart for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, N.C. Tickets at the moment are on sale for the thirty fourth annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards, and for all IBMA World of Bluegrass occasions; go to worldofbluegrass.org for particulars.
Right here’s the entire checklist of nominations for the 2023 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards:
Entertainer of the yr
Appalachian Street Present
Billy Strings
Del McCoury Band
Molly Tuttle & Golden Freeway
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
Album of the yr
Crooked Tree – Artist: Molly Tuttle & Golden Freeway; Label: Nonesuch Data; Producer: Jerry Douglas and Molly Tuttle
Lovin’ of the Recreation – Artist: Michael Cleveland; Label: Compass Data; Producers: Jeff White, Michael Cleveland, and Sean Sullivan
Lowdown Hoedown – Artist: Jason Carter; Label: Fiddle Man Data; Producers: Jason Carter and Brent Truitt
Me/And/Dad – Artist: Billy Strings and Terry Barber; Label: Rounder Data; Producers: Billy Strings and Gary Paczosa
Radio John: The Songs of John Hartford – Artist: Sam Bush; Label: Smithsonian Folkways; Producer: Sam Bush
Tune of the yr
“Blue Ridge Mountain Baby” – Artist: Appalachian Street Present; Songwriters: Barry Abernathy/Jim VanCleve; Label: Billy Blue Data; Producer: Appalachian Street Present
“Crooked Tree” – Artist: Molly Tuttle & Golden Freeway; Songwriters: Molly Tuttle/Melody Walker; Label: Nonesuch Data; Producers: Jerry Douglas and Molly Tuttle
“Diane” – Artist: Sister Sadie; Songwriters: Jeffrey Nath Bhasker/Samuel Tyler Johnson/Cameron Marvel Ochs; Label: Mountain Dwelling; Producer: Sister Sadie
“Heyday” – Artist: Lonesome River Band; Songwriters: Barry Huchens/Will Huchens; Label: Mountain Dwelling Music Firm; Producer: Lonesome River Band
“Power of Love” – Artist: Rick Faris; Songwriters: Johnny Colla/Huey Lewis/Christopher Hayes; Label: Darkish Shadow Recording; Producer: Stephen Mougin
Male vocalist of the yr
Greg Blake
Del McCoury
Danny Paisley
Larry Sparks
Dan Tyminski
Feminine vocalist of the yr
Brooke Aldridge
Dale Ann Bradley
Jaelee Roberts
Molly Tuttle
Rhonda Vincent
Vocal group of the yr
Genuine Limitless
Balsam Vary
Blue Freeway
Del McCoury Band
Sister Sadie
Instrumental group of the yr
Billy Strings
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
The Notorious Stringdusters
Molly Tuttle & Golden Freeway
The Travelin’ McCourys
New artist of the yr
Genuine Limitless
East Nash Grass
Henhouse Prowlers
The Tennessee Bluegrass Band
Tray Wellington
Collaborative recording of the yr
“Alberta Bound” – Artist: Particular Consensus with Ray Legere, John Reischman, Tisha Gagnon, Claire Lynch, Pharis & Jason Romero; Songwriter: Gordon Lightfoot; Label: Compass Data; Producer: Alison Brown
“Big Mon” – Artist: Andy Leftwich with Sierra Hull; Songwriter: Invoice Monroe; Label: Mountain Dwelling Music Firm; Producer: Andy Leftwich
“Foggy Morning Breaking” – Artist: Alison Brown with Steve Martin; Songwriter: Alison Brown/Steve Martin; Label: Compass Data; Producer: Alison Brown and Garry West
“For Your Love” – Artist: Michael Cleveland with Billy Strings and Jeff White; Songwriter: Joe Ely; Label: Compass Data; Producer: Jeff White, Michael Cleveland, and Sean Sullivan
“From My Mountain (Calling You)” – Artist: Peter Rowan with Molly Tuttle and Lindsay Lou; Songwriter: Peter Rowan; Label: Insurgent Data; Producer: Peter Rowan
Gospel recording of the yr
“The Glory Road” – Artist: Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers; Songwriters: Paul Martin/Harry Stinson/Marty Stuart; Label: Billy Blue Data; Producers: Joe Mullins and Adam McIntosh
“Jordan” – Artist: Darin & Brooke Aldridge with Ricky Skaggs, Mo Pitney and Mark Fain; Songwriter: Fred Wealthy; Label: Billy Blue Data; Producer: Darin Aldridge and Mark Fain
“The Scarlet Red Lines” – Artist: Larry Sparks; Songwriter: Daniel Crabtree; Label: Insurgent Data; Producer: Larry Sparks
“Take a Little Time for Jesus” – Artist: Junior Sisk; Songwriter: David Marshall; Label: Mountain Fever Data; Producers: Junior Sisk and Aaron Ramsey
“Tell Me the Story of Jesus” – Artist: Becky Buller with Vince Gill and Ricky Skaggs; Songwriter: Fanny Crosby, association by Becky Buller; Label: Darkish Shadow Recording; Producer: Stephen Mougin
Instrumental recording of the yr
“Contact” – Artist: Michael Cleveland with Cody Kilby, Barry Bales, and Béla Fleck; Songwriter: Michael Cleveland; Label: Compass Data; Producer: Jeff White, Michael Cleveland, and Sean Sullivan
“Foggy Morning Breaking” – Artist: Alison Brown with Steve Martin; Songwriters: Alison Brown/Steve Martin; Label: Compass Data; Producers: Alison Brown and Garry West
“Gold Rush” – Artist: Scott Vestal’s Bluegrass 2022; Songwriter: Invoice Monroe; Label: Pinecastle Data; Producer: Scott Vestal
“Kissimmee Kid” – Artist: Jason Carter; Songwriter: Vassar Clements; Label: Fiddle Man Data; Producers: Jason Carter and Brent Truitt
“Scorchin’ the Gravy” – Artist: Frank Solivan & Soiled Kitchen; Songwriter: Frank Solivan; Label: Compass Data; Producer: Frank Solivan
Banjo participant of the yr
Kristin Scott Benson
Alison Brown
Béla Fleck
Ned Luberecki
Scott Vestal
Bass participant of the yr
Mike Bub
Todd Phillips
Missy Raines
Mark Schatz
Vickie Vaughn
Fiddle participant of the yr
Jason Carter
Michael Cleveland
Stuart Duncan
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
Deanie Richardson
Resophonic guitar participant of the yr
Jerry Douglas
Andy Corridor
Rob Ickes
Matt Leadbetter
Justin Moses
Guitar participant of the yr
Chris Eldridge
Trey Hensley
Billy Strings
Bryan Sutton
Molly Tuttle
Mandolin participant of the yr
Alan Bibey
Jesse Brock
Sam Bush
Sierra Hull
Ronnie McCoury
