Mandolin Player of the Year
The award for Mandolin Player of the Year goes to our host for the evening, Sam Bush!
The award for Mandolin Player of the Year goes to our host for the evening, Sam Bush!
Sam Bush was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday night by the Americana Music Association. His trophy was a handpainted Gibson mandolin - one of the new Sam Bush Limited Edition Inspired By ‘34 Fern models announced earlier this year.
Here's Sam backstage at the Opry contemplating...
Banjo player Jerry Oland wrote:
Tim's Mexican-American, originally from Oxnard. I met him at Bean Blossom in 1972. He then moved to Poughkeepsie, NY to play mandolin with me in the Arm Bros. In the mid-70's Tim played mandolin with Larry Sparks, recording a Christmas album with him. No one I know has...
Mineando, last year's European World of Bluegrass band winner, is on stage presenting the award for Dobro Player of the Year.
And the award goes to Rob Ickes....
The Mandolin Player Of The Year for 2008 is:
Adam Steffey
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Review past recipients of this award....
The awards for artists who, on recorded and/or in-person performance during the specified time period, have shown an extraordinary mastery of their instruments. Nominations and awards will be made in six (6) sub-categories: Banjo, Bass, Dobro, Fiddle, Guitar and Mandolin. The awards go to the artists.
The...
Bobby Hicks and Lance Leroy are at the podium now announcing the 2007 Banjo Player of the Year.
And the award goes to...Tony Trischka....
The awards for artists who, on recorded and/or in-person performance during the specified time period, have shown an extraordinary mastery of their instruments. The awards go to the artists.
The Mandolin Player Of The Year for 2006 is:
Adam Steffey
web site
bio
audio
Review past recipients...
World of Bluegrass week has begun and so this will be the last Awards Poll update before the actual awards show Thursday evening.
Last week 18% of the registered users had voted in the poll. The number of voters has increased slightly to 20%.
Entertainer of the Year - Doyle Lawson has maintained...
The awards for artists who, on recorded and/or in-person performance during the specified time period, have shown an extraordinary mastery of their instruments. Nominations and awards will be made in six (6) sub-categories: Banjo, Bass, Dobro, Fiddle, Guitar and Mandolin. The awards go to the artists.
The...

This afternoon, I had a lovely chat with Lynn Morris and Marshall Wilborn. Longtime bluegrass fans are well familiar with Lynn’s many years as a performer, bandleader and friend to our music, and we all felt a great loss when she suffered a stroke in Match of 2003, keeping her off the road and out [...]
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