Bluegrass in the Dove Awards
The Gospel Music Association announced yesterday their nominees for this year’s Dove Awards. The awards do include two bluegrass categories for Song of the Year and Album of Year. Here are this year’s bluegrass nominees.
BLUEGRASS RECORDED SONG OF THE YEAR
(Song, Album, Artist, Writer, Label)
- “Did You Forget God Today”; Long List of Heartaches; Grascals; Aubrey Holt; Rounder Records
- “Bedside Prayer”; Traveling Through; The Churchmen; Steve Martin; Pinecastle Records
- “He Lives In Me”; He Lives In Me; Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; Frances P. Simpson; Horizon Records
- “If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again”; Bluegrass Gospel Time; Dave Moody; Arr by Dave Moody, Mallie B. Music; Lamon Records
- “My Cross”; Flyin’ High; Lewis Family; Wayne Haun; Vine Records
- “We Know Where He Is”; The Promised Land; Del McCoury Band; Shawn Camp; McCoury Music
BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(Album, Artist, Producer(s), Label)
- Acoustic Hymns Volume 1; Cumberland Quartet; Wayne Haun, Depp Britt, Kevin Ward; Vine Records
- Ancient Of Days; Harvest Wind; Dave Moody; Lamon Records
- Flyin’ High; Lewis Family; Wayne Haun; Kevin Ward; Mountain Home
- He Lives In Me; Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; Doyle Lawson; Horizon Records
- The Promised Land; Del McCoury Band; Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury; McCoury Music
The 38th Annual Dove Awards will be presented on Wednesday, April 25, 2007. The show will be held at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN at 8PM CST. It won’t be broadcast in national syndication until the month of May.
You can find the complete listing of nominees, more info, and show tickets at www.doveawards.com
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