Afgelopen donderdag werden de winnaars bekend van The International Bluegrass Music Awards. De IBMA Awards zijn een onderdeel van het World Of Bluegrass Festival dat van 27 september – 1 oktober in Raleigh plaatsvond.

Hieronder een overzicht van de winnaars:

Entertainer of the Year: Billy Strings
Vocal Group of the Year: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Instrumental Group of the Year: Béla Fleck My Bluegrass Heart
Song of the Year: “Red Daisy,” Billy Strings (artist), Jarrod Walker/Christian Ward (songwriters)
Album of the Year: My Bluegrass Heart, Béla Fleck
Gospel Recording of the Year: “In the Sweet By and By,” Dolly Parton with Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle, Bradley Walker, and Jerry Salley
Instrumental Recording of the Year: “Vertigo,” Béla Fleck featuring Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Bryan Sutton
New Artist of the Year: Rick Faris
Collaborative Recording of the Year: “In the Sweet By and By,” Dolly Parton with Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle, Bradley Walker, and Jerry Salley
Female Vocalist of the Year: Molly Tuttle
Male Vocalist of the Year: Del McCoury
Banjo Player of the Year: Béla Fleck
Bass Player of the Year: Jason Moore
Resophonic Guitar Player of the Year: Justin Moses
Fiddle Player of the Year: Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
Guitar Player of the Year: Cody Kilby
Mandolin Player of the Year: Sierra Hull