The Bluegrass Blog » IBMA 2007 Awards http://www.thebluegrassblog.com News at the speed of Bluegrass! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:47:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Good Night Folks http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/good-night-folks/ http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/good-night-folks/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:06:12 +0000 Brance http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/good-night-folks/ Well folks, that’s it for the night. Sam just closed the event out with some closing comments. The winners are back stage grinning, shaking, and hugging. The celebration will continue into the night I’m sure. As for us, we’re heading to the after party for some congratulations and photos, then the hotel room to sort through a bunch of photos of this evening and post them up for you to take a look at.

See ya later!

]]> http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/good-night-folks/feed/ 0 Entertainer of the Year http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/entertainer-of-the-year-2/ http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/entertainer-of-the-year-2/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:02:40 +0000 John http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/entertainer-of-the-year-2/ The Chief, Sonny Osborne, is presenting the 2007 Entertainer of the Year award, which goes to The Grascals. Two in a row for the boys.

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They are throwning down on a lively version of Bringing in the Georgia Mail.

Nobody has a chop like Sam, though his band certainly has some chops of their own!

]]> http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/sam-bush-and-band/feed/ 0 The 2007 Album of the Year http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/the-2007-album-of-the-year/ http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/the-2007-album-of-the-year/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:54:35 +0000 John http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/the-2007-album-of-the-year/ Chris Jones and Jim VanCleve are presenting the Album of the Year. Who writes this stuff?

Oh my… it’s a tie! The award goes to J.D. Crowe & The New South for Lefty’s Old Guitar, and Fork In The Road from The Infamous Stringdusters.

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Dwight McCall is singing lead on Just Loving You with Ron Stewart and Ricky Wasson completing the trio.

]]> http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/jd-crowe-the-new-south/feed/ 0 Howard Watts to the Hall of Fame http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/howard-watts-to-the-hall-of-fame/ http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/howard-watts-to-the-hall-of-fame/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:45:15 +0000 John http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/howard-watts-to-the-hall-of-fame/ Eddie Stubbs – “the lovely and talented” according to Sam Bush – is inducting legendary bass player Howard Watts into the Bluegrass Hall Of Fame.

]]> http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/howard-watts-to-the-hall-of-fame/feed/ 0 Male Vocalist of the Year http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/male-vocalist-of-the-year/ http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/male-vocalist-of-the-year/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:38:36 +0000 John http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/male-vocalist-of-the-year/ Kathy Mattea is presenting the 2007 Male Vocalist of the Year award, which goes to Bradley Walker.

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Jim Van Cleve, Rob Ickes, Alicia Nugent, Carl Jackson, Patton Wages, Dustin Benson, Jenni Garnder, and David Babb are all in the band.

What a singer, and what a band!

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The award goes to Dale Ann Bradley. Yee hah!

]]> http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/2007-female-vocalist-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Del McCoury on stage! http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/del-mccoury-on-stage/ http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/del-mccoury-on-stage/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:20:38 +0000 Brance http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/del-mccoury-on-stage/ Mr. Bluegrass has taken to the stage with his all star band for a performance of I’m Bound For The Land of Canaan from his latest all gospel CD.

Love that G-Run!

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And the award goes to Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver.

]]> http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/vocal-group-of-the-year/feed/ 1 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/doyle-lawson-quicksilver/ http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/doyle-lawson-quicksilver/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:08:34 +0000 John http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/doyle-lawson-quicksilver/ Doyle Lawson is on with Quicksilver singing Mississippi River Let Your Water Flow – with our boy Joey Cox on banjo!

]]> http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/doyle-lawson-quicksilver/feed/ 0 Katy and Jen weigh in again http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/katy-and-jen-weigh-in-again/ http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/katy-and-jen-weigh-in-again/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:59:01 +0000 John http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/katy-and-jen-weigh-in-again/ Jen says, “Cia Cherryholmes is just gorgeous in her spaghetti strap full length black gown.”

Katy says “Alison Brown’s silver shrug and green dress set her apart in the sea of banjos.”

Jen sez, “Can’t take the country out of the girl… Missy Raines is in a beautiful halter sea blue and green dress – without shoes!” and “I’ve never seen the Dusters play in ties!”

]]> http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/katy-and-jen-weigh-in-again/feed/ 0 Carl Story – 2007 Hall of Fame Inductee http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/carl-story-2007-hall-of-fame-inductee/ http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/carl-story-2007-hall-of-fame-inductee/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:56:37 +0000 John http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/carl-story-2007-hall-of-fame-inductee/ Eddie Stubbs is inducting Carl Story into the IBMA Hall of Fame.

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And the award goes to…Tony Trischka.

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