{"id":11814,"date":"2021-10-01T09:48:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T13:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/?p=11814"},"modified":"2021-10-01T10:00:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T14:00:13","slug":"winners-named-in-ibma-bluegrass-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2021\/10\/01\/winners-named-in-ibma-bluegrass-music-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners Named in IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Billy Strings was the recipient of the coveted Entertainer of the Year Award, the top honor in the 32nd Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards, presented September 30, 2021 at Raleigh, North Carolina\u2019s Duke Energy Center for the Arts.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_11815\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11815\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Billy-Strings-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Billy Stringswas voted Entertainer and Guitarist of the Year for 2021 by the professional membership of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA).\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Billy-Strings-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Billy-Strings-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Billy-Strings-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Billy-Strings.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Billy Stringswas voted Entertainer and Guitarist of the Year for 2021 by the professional membership of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA).<\/figcaption><\/figure>The Lansing, Michigan-born and Nashville, Tennessee-based genre-bending flatpicker and singer also was honored as Guitar Player of the Year, received the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album (Home) earlier this year, and was named Pollstar\u2019s Breakthrough Artist of the Pandemic. He was previously named both Guitar Player and New Artist of the Year in the 2019 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Billy Strings, who turns 29 on Oct. 3, grew up playing traditional bluegrass with his dad. In the years since, he has been among the artists who have helped to expand the boundaries of the genre, widening its appeal. His latest album, Renewal, features 16 songs (mostly originals), that while primarily acoustic, transcends bluegrass via incorporating elements of jam band, psychedelic music, classic rock, and even heavy metal.<\/p>\n<p>Awards are voted on by the professional membership of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), a nonprofit music organization that connects, educates, and empowers bluegrass professionals and enthusiasts, honoring tradition and encouraging innovation in the bluegrass community worldwide (<a href=\"https:\/\/ibma.org\">ibma.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IBMA-Awards-logo-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"IBMA Awards logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IBMA-Awards-logo-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IBMA-Awards-logo.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A complete list of winners in 17 categories appears below, while information about the three previously announced Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees (acclaimed artist Alison Krauss, trailblazing bandleader and banjoist Lynn Morris and early bluegrass influencers the Stoneman Family) and five Distinguished Achievement Awards recipients, as well as a listing of all the category nominees can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2021\/07\/21\/ibma-bluegrass-music-awards-nominees-named\/\">https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2021\/07\/21\/ibma-bluegrass-music-awards-nominees-named\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Entertainer of the Year<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Billy Strings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vocal Group of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sister Sadie<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instrumental Group of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Appalachian Road Show<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Artist of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Appalachian Road Show<\/p>\n<p><strong>Song of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRichest Man\u201d<br \/>\nArtist: Balsam Range<br \/>\nSongwriters: Jim Beavers\/Jimmy Yeary\/Connie Harrington<br \/>\nProducer: Balsam Range<br \/>\nLabel: Mountain Home Music Company<\/p>\n<p><strong>Album of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio\u2019s Musical Legacy<\/em><br \/>\nArtist: Various Artists<br \/>\nProducer: Joe Mullins<br \/>\nLabel: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gospel Recording of the Year<\/strong> (Tie)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Awhile\u201d<br \/>\nArtist: Dale Ann Bradley<br \/>\nSongwriter: Public Domain<br \/>\nProducer: Dale Ann Bradley<br \/>\nLabel: Pinecastle Records<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the Resurrection Morning\u201d<br \/>\nArtists: Sacred Reunion featuring Doyle Lawson, Vince Gill, Barry Abernathy, Tim Stafford, Mark Wheeler, Jim VanCleve, Phil Leadbetter, Jason Moore<br \/>\nSongwriter: Mark Wheeler<br \/>\nProducers: Barry Abernathy, Jim VanCleve, Dottie Leonard Miller<br \/>\nLabel: Billy Blue Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instrumental Recording of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGround Speed\u201d<br \/>\nArtists: Kristin Scott Benson, Skip Cherryholmes, Jeremy Garrett, Kevin Kehrberg, Darren Nicholson<br \/>\nSongwriter: Earl Scruggs<br \/>\nProducer: Jon Weisberger<br \/>\nLabel: Mountain Home Music Company<\/p>\n<p><strong>Collaborative Recording of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhite Line Fever\u201d<br \/>\nArtists: Bobby Osborne with Tim O\u2019Brien, Trey Hensley, Sierra Hull, Stuart Duncan, Todd Phillips, Alison Brown<br \/>\nSongwriters: Merle Haggard\/Jeff Tweedy<br \/>\nProducers: Alison Brown, Garry West<br \/>\nLabel: Compass Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>Female Vocalist of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dale Ann Bradley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Male Vocalist of the Year<\/strong> (Tie)<\/p>\n<p>Del McCoury<br \/>\nDanny Paisley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banjo Player of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scott Vestal<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bass Player of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Missy Raines<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fiddle Player of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronwyn Keith-Hynes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resophonic Guitar Player of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Justin Moses<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guitar Player of the Year <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Billy Strings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandolin Player of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sierra Hull<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billy Strings was the recipient of the coveted Entertainer of the Year Award, the top honor in the 32nd Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards, presented September 30, 2021 at Raleigh, North Carolina\u2019s Duke Energy Center for the Arts.<\/p>\n<p>[Click on the headline to continue reading this article and to view the complete list of award 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