IBMA 2010 - Special Awards Luncheon

The IBMA Special Awards Luncheon is always one of the highlights of this week-long event.  While music would seem to be the center of the IBMA, the conference itself is a business event at which the bluegrass industry looks at itself, tries to figure out how to help musicians make a living and become more professional at doing so.  At the Luncheon, the people who provide the business and professional underpinnings crucial for creating success are recognized for their work, and a few worthy people are recognized for lifetime achievements in bluegrass.  Here's a report of the festivities

  

Some Nominees at their Tables

Cindy and Terry Baucom 

Sherry Boyd .

Kyle Cantrell

Pete and Joan Wernick

The Awards
Print Media Person
Eddie Dean & Dr. Ralph Stanley

Best Liner Notes
Dr. Ted Olson
Appalachia Music from Home

Best Graphic Design
Julie Craig
Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers

 

Bluegrass Event of the Year

The 14th Annual Podunk Bluegrass Festival

Roger Moss

Bluegrass Broadcaster of the Year

Kyle Cantrell

 

Distinguished Achievement Awards

Steve Dilling Introduction

 

Sherry Boyd - Honoree

 

Peter Rowan - Introduction

 

Tex Logan - Honoree

 

Tom Adams Introduction

 

Lynn Morris - Honoree

Neil V. Rosenberg - Introduction

Richard Weize - Honoree

President of Bear Family Records

 

Tim O'Brien - Presenter

Pete Wernick - Honoree

 

Dan Hays Accepts Plaque and a Scholarship Named in his Honor

 

It was a fine event with lots of reminiscence, a few tears, and the joy of recognition.  While many of these names are not familiar to everyone, their contributions to bluegrass music are evident and set standards for us all.