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A multi-award-winning Nashville-based quartet, The Farm Hands received four awards. Its fourth Pinecastle Records release, Colors<\/em>, took home Album of the Year honors. Two of its previous recordings, Dig in the Dirt<\/em> and In A Country Town<\/em>, had been named Album of the Year in 2017 and 2014, respectively. \u201cRural Route,\u201d one of the tracks on Colors, was named Song of the Year — an award the band also received last year for \u201cDig in the Dirt.\u201d The Farm Hands also were named Bluegrass Band of the Year (Overall), while Tim Graves, the quartet\u2019s Grammy Award-winning resophonic guitarist and a member of SPBGMA\u2019s Hall of Greats, was named Dobro Player of the Year for the tenth consecutive year and the 13th time overall. Succeeding The Farm Hands as Bluegrass Entertainers of the Year were Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver \u2013 who also were named Bluegrass Vocal Group of the Year.<\/p>\nRhonda Vincent regained the title of Female Vocalist of the Year after Charli Robertson of Flatt Lonesome ended her winning streak last year. A member of SPBGMA\u2019s Hall of Greats since 2014, Vincent has won Entertainer of the Year honors multiple times. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage band members Hunter Berry and Josh Williams continued their winning streaks as Fiddle and Guitar Performer of the Year, respectively. Russell Moore was named Male Vocalist of the Year. Songwriter of the Year honors went to Donna Ulisse; the award had been bestowed on Daryl Mosely (The Farm Hands\u2019 bass player) for the previous two years.<\/p>\n
A complete list of the SPBGMA\u2019s 2018 Bluegrass Music Awards winners follows:<\/p>\n
Bluegrass Promoter of the Year<\/strong>: DA Callaway The Farm Hands were the top winners in the 44th 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 4, 2018. Winners in 19 categories were honored during an awards show that capped the nonprofit organization\u2019s 35th national convention.<\/p>\n [To continue reading this article and see the complete list of winners, click on the 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\nBluegrass Radio Station of the Year<\/strong>: Sirius XM 062 \u2013 Bluegrass Junction
\nBluegrass DJ of the Year<\/strong>: Kyle Cantrell (Sirius XM 062)
\nSongwriter of the Year<\/strong>: Donna Ulisse
\nAlbum of the Year<\/strong>: Colors<\/em> by The Farm Hands on Pinecastle Records
\nBass Fiddle Performer of the Year<\/strong>: Mickey Harris
\nDobro Performer of the Year<\/strong>: Tim Graves
\nGuitar Performer of the Year<\/strong>: Josh Williams
\nMandolin Performer of the Year<\/strong>: Alan Bibey
\nBanjo Performer of the Year<\/strong>: Kristin Scott Benson
\nFiddle Performer of the Year<\/strong>: Hunter Berry
\nFemale Vocalist of the Year<\/strong>: Rhonda Vincent
\nMale Vocalist of the Year<\/strong>: Russell Moore
\nBluegrass Gospel Group of the Year<\/strong>: Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
\nBluegrass Vocal Group of the Year<\/strong>: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
\nBluegrass Instrumental Group of the Year<\/strong>: Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
\nBluegrass Band of the Year (Overall)<\/strong>: The Farm Hands
\nBluegrass Entertainer(s) of the Year<\/strong>: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
\nBluegrass Song of the Year<\/strong>: \u201cRural Route,\u201d The Farm Hands on Pinecastle Records<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"