{"id":10948,"date":"2020-02-05T15:52:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T20:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/?p=10948"},"modified":"2020-02-05T15:52:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T20:52:04","slug":"spbgma-presents-its-2020-bluegrass-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2020\/02\/05\/spbgma-presents-its-2020-bluegrass-music-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"SPBGMA Presents its 2020 Bluegrass Music Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carolina Blue was the top winner in the 46th annual Bluegrass Music Awards presented by The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, February 2, 2020. Winners in 19 categories were honored during an awards show that capped the nonprofit organization\u2019s 37th national convention.<\/p>\n

\"Carolina
Carolina Blue<\/figcaption><\/figure>A North Carolina-based band, Carolina Blue was honored as Entertainers of the Year, Bluegrass Band of the Year (Overall) and Vocal Group of the Year, while its 2019 release I Hear Bluegrass Calling Me<\/em> was named as Album of the Year.<\/p>\n

Founded by Bobby Powell (guitar and vocals) and Tim Jones (mandolin and vocals) in 2007, Carolina Blue also features James McDowell (banjo and vocals), Reese Combs (upright bass and vocals), and Aynsley Porchak (fiddle). Powell has jokingly referred to the band as \u201ca 12-year overnight success,\u201d noting that just a few years ago Carolina Blue was playing local BBQ restaurants in and around its hometown of Brevard, NC, while it played some 120 shows across he U.S. in 2019 — at festivals and venues that he and his bandmates had previously only dreamed about.<\/p>\n

Featuring lots of fiddlin\u2019 and mandolin work, as well as three-part harmonies, Carolina Blue presents primarily original music in the style and format of Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass and the group\u2019s biggest influence. Last year, Carolina Blue was nominated for three International Bluegrass Music Awards by the IBMA: Album, New Artist and Instrumental Recording of the Year. Porchak, its fiddle player, was a recipient of the IBMA\u2019s Momentum Instrumentalist Award in 2018. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a link to view the official video for \u201cRusty Rails,\u201d one of the songs on Carolina Blue\u2019s award-winning album: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U2w48WJfdC4<\/a>. <\/p>\n

A complete listing of 2020 SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Award-Winners follows:<\/p>\n

\"SPBGMABluegrass Album of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 I Hear Bluegrass Calling Me<\/em> \u2013 Carolina Blue on Pinecastle
\nSong of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 “Next Train South” \u2013 Po\u2019Ramblin\u2019 Boys on Rounder Records
\nEntertainer(s) of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Carolina Blue
\nBluegrass Band of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Carolina Blue
\nInstrumental Group of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
\nVocal Group of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Carolina Blue
\nBluegrass Gospel Group of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 The Farm Hands
\nFemale Vocalist of the Year <\/strong>\u2013 Dale Ann Bradley
\nMale Vocalist of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Russell Moore
\nBluegrass Songwriter of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Larry Cordle
\nBluegrass Radio Station of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Sirius XM 62
\nBluegrass DJ of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Kyle Cantrell \u2013 Sirius XM
\nBluegrass Promoter of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 D.A. Callaway<\/p>\n

Tim Graves, The Farm Hands\u2019 Grammy Award-winning resophonic guitarist and a member of SPBGMA\u2019s Hall of Greats, hosted the SPBGMA\u2019s awards show and also was presented with a Masters Gold Award in recognition of his 13 previous wins as Dobro Performer of the Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carolina Blue was the top winner in the 46th annual Bluegrass Music Awards presented by The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, February 2, 2020. Winners in 19 categories were honored during an awards show that capped the nonprofit organization\u2019s 37th national convention.<\/p>\n

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