{"id":8411,"date":"2015-10-03T00:26:51","date_gmt":"2015-10-03T04:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/?p=8411"},"modified":"2015-10-03T08:19:24","modified_gmt":"2015-10-03T12:19:24","slug":"the-earls-of-leicester-take-home-a-bevy-of-international-bluegrass-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2015\/10\/03\/the-earls-of-leicester-take-home-a-bevy-of-international-bluegrass-music-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"The Earls of Leicester Take Home a Bevy of International Bluegrass Music Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Earls of Leicester<\/figcaption><\/figure>The Earls of Leicester were the big winners during the International Bluegrass Music Awards show, Oct. 1, at Raleigh, North Carolina\u2019s Duke Energy Center for the Arts. The group \u2013- which pays homage to the musical legacy of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and their band, the Foggy Mountain Boys — took home Entertainer, Album (for its Grammy Award-winning self-entitled debut), Instrumental Group and Gospel Recorded Performance (\u201cWho Will Sing For Me\u201d) of the Year awards. In addition, bandleader Jerry Douglas and bandmate Shawn Camp were named top dobro player and top male vocalist, respectively. Rounding out the group are Barry Bales (bass and vocals), Johnny Warren (fiddle) and Charlie Cashman (banjo and guitars).<\/p>\n

Speaking during the awards show, Douglas said: \u201cThis is unbelievable fun, and we\u2019re going to keep doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Tar Heel State\u2019s own Balsam Range, last year\u2019s Entertainer of the Year and previous winner for Album and Song of the Year, was honored as Vocal Group of the Year, while its \u201cMoon Over Memphis\u201d was named Song of the Year. The acoustic quintet\u2019s Tim Surrett was named Bass Player of the Year.<\/p>\n

During the show, Balsam Range performed another one of its songs \u201cStacking Up The Rocks,\u201d a cappella. Other performers included Flatt Lonesome, the Gibson Brothers (hosts of the event), The Del McCoury Band and Hot Rize. <\/p>\n

Alison Krauss joined singer-guitarist Larry Sparks and his band, the Lonesome Ramblers, on a medley of his signature songs after inducting him into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. Sparks recently released a new album to mark his 50th year in bluegrass music. Also inducted into the Hall of Fame was banjoist Bill Keith \u2013 whom Bill Monroe had hailed as the first banjo player who could play banjo songs in a fiddle style and with a fiddler\u2019s virtuosity. Musician and author Jim Rooney and fellow banjo player Alan Munde sang Keith\u2019s praises in inducting him, while banjoist Noam Pikelny \u2013 a founding member of the Punch Brothers and last year\u2019s Album and Banjo Player of the Year winner — played Keith\u2019s tune \u201cBeating Around the Bush\u201d in tribute.<\/p>\n

The 26th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards is the centerpiece of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)\u2019s five-day World of Bluegrass event that continues through Saturday, Oct. 3, with the Wide Open Bluegrass festival featuring free and ticketed events. Awards were voted on by the professional membership of the IBMA (www.ibma.org<\/a>), the trade association for the global bluegrass music community. Prior to the evening awards show, winners of five 2015 Distinguished Achievement Awards were recognized. <\/p>\n

A listing of all the award winners appears below.<\/p>\n

2015 International Bluegrass Music Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Entertainer of the Year<\/strong>: The Earls of Leicester
\nFemale Vocalist of the Year<\/strong>: Rhonda Vincent
\nMale Vocalist of the Year<\/strong>: Shawn Camp
\nVocal Group of the Year<\/strong>: Balsam Range
\nInstrumental Group of the Year<\/strong>: The Earls of Leicester
\nSong of the Year<\/strong>: \u201cMoon Over Memphis,\u201d Balsam Range
\nAlbum of the Year<\/strong>: The Earls of Leicester<\/em>, The Earls of Leicester (produced by Jerry Douglas)
\nGospel Recorded Performance of the Year<\/strong>: \u201cWho Will Sing for Me,\u201d the Earls of Leicester
\nInstrumental Recorded Performance of the Year<\/strong>: \u201cThe Three Bells,\u201d Jerry Douglas, Mike Auldridge, Rob Ickes
\nEmerging Artist of the Year<\/strong>: Becky Buller
\nRecorded Event of the Year<\/strong>: \u201cSouthern Flavor,\u201d Becky Buller with Peter Rowan, Michael Feagan, Buddy Spicher, Ernie Sykes, Roland White and Blake Williams
\nBluegrass Songwriter of the Year<\/strong>: Becky Buller
\nBanjo Player of the Year<\/strong>: Rob McCoury
\nBass Player of the Year<\/strong>: Tim Surrett
\nDobro Player of the Year<\/strong>: Jerry Douglas
\nFiddle Player of the Year<\/strong>: Michael Cleveland
\nGuitar Player of the Yea<\/strong>r: Bryan Sutton
\nMandolin Player of the Year<\/strong>: Jesse Brock<\/p>\n

Inductees into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Bill Keith and Larry Sparks
\nDistinguished Achievement Awards<\/strong>: Alison Brown, Murphy Henry, the International Bluegrass Music Museum, \u201cBashful Brother\u201d Oswald Kirby and Steve Martin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Earls of Leicester were the big winners during the International Bluegrass Music Awards show, Oct. 1, at Raleigh, North Carolina\u2019s Duke Energy Center for the Arts. The group \u2013- which pays homage to the musical legacy of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and their band, the Foggy Mountain Boys — took home Entertainer, Album (for its Grammy Award-winning self-entitled debut), Instrumental Group and Gospel Recorded Performance (\u201cWho Will Sing For Me\u201d) of the Year awards. <\/p>\n

[To continue reading this article and see the list of award winners, click on the 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