25th Annual IBMA Award Winners

Lee Ann Womack and Jerry Douglas hosted last night’s (October 2nd 2014) 25th Annual IBMA Awards in Raleigh, NC and performers included The Boxcars, Claire Lynch, The Gibson Brothers, Lee Ann Womack, Noam Pikelny, Della Mae, Jerry Douglas, The Seldom Scene, Blue Highway, The Del McCoury Band, Balsam Range, and Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen.

Big winners included Noam Pikelny who won Album of the Year for Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe and Banjo Player of the Year honors, Special Consensus who won Recorded Event of the Year and Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year, and Balsam Range who won Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, and Buddy Melton of Balsam Range won Male Vocalist of the Year.

2014 International Bluegrass Music Award Winners

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Balsam Range

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Balsam Range

INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

SONG OF THE YEAR
Claire Lynch (artist & co-writer) and Louisa Branscomb (co-writer)- “Dear Sister”

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Noam Pikelny- “Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe”

GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Dailey & Vincent- “Won’t It Be Wonderful There?”

INSTRUMENTAL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Special Consensus- “Thank God I’m A Country Boy”

RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR
“Wild Montana Skies” by Special Consensus feat. Claire Lynch and Rob Ickes

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Flatt Lonesome

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Buddy Melton

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Amanda Smith

INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR
BANJO
Noam Pikelny

BASS
Barry Bales

FIDDLE
Jason Carter

DOBRO
Phil Leadbetter

GUITAR
Bryan Sutton

MANDOLIN
Adam Steffy

BLUEGRASS BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR
Kyle Cantrell

BLUEGRASS EVENT OF THE YEAR
Bluegrass Underground