The IBMA Awards are actually two events, the Special Awards Luncheon held beginning at 10:30 in the morning, and the gala Bluegrass Music Awards in the Ryman Auditorium that evening. While the big awards for performers garner the publicity and excite the imagination, many members enjoy the awards luncheon, filled with nostalgia, warm memories, and introducing careers and achievements that underlie the success that performers experience. If you can attend this event without shedding a tear of joy or a moment of sadness, you're mighty strong or very resistant. Here are the winners and some of the presenters.
IBMA President Stan Zdonik Opens the Event
Kimberly Williams
Leadership Bluegrass 2012
Introducing the 2012 Class
Distinguished Achievement Award
Joe & Lil Cornett - Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival
Presented by Tom Gray
Joe Cornett
The Joe & Lil Cornett were owners of Granite Hill Campground and Promoters of the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival in Gettysburg, PA for thirty years. It is one of the most distinguished and long-lasting major bluegrass festivals in the country.
Best Liner Notes for a Recorded Project
Marian Leighton Levy
Tony Rice: The Bill Monroe Collection
Rounder Records
Best Graphic Design for a Recorded Project
Bedrock Manufacturing
Nobody Knows You, The Steep Canyon Rangers
Rounder Records
Michael Martin Murphy - Presenter
Distinguished Achievement Award
Orin Friesen
Producer of the first ten IBMA award shows and first IBMA Broadcaster of the Year, Orin Friesen is a long time DJ and producer at KDFI in Wichita, Kansas. He serves as host of one of the longest running bluegrass radio shows in the nation.
Jon Weisberger - Presenter
Frank Godbey Accepting
Print Media Person of the Year
for
The Late Marty Godbey, Author
Crowe on the Banjo: The Music Life of J.D. Crowe
University of Illinois Press
Sam Bush - Presenter
Distinguished Achievement Award
Byron Berline
Byron Berline is a renowned fiddle player born in Caldwell, Kansas and known as a pioneer of Texas style fiddling, although he is known for his ability to play in a variety of styles. He was a Blue Grass Boy with Bill Monroe and played with the Flying Burrito Brothers, and many other bands, including several of his own. He owns and operates the Double Stop Fiddle Shop in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Cindy Baucom - Presenter
Broadcaster of the Year
Kyle Cantrell
Sharon Skaggs - Presenter
Distinguished Achievement Award
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (1924 - 1965)
Accepted by his Widow Hazel Lambert
Pee Wee Lambert was born in southwest Virginia's Dickensen County and played mandolin for the Stanley Brothers. He was a great admirer of Bill Monroe, dressing and singing like him. Influential in bluegrass music despite having departed early.
The Lambert Family
Gabrielle Gray - Promoter
Executive Director of the
International Bluegrass Music Museum
Event of the Year - ROMP
Carl Jackson - Presenter
Songwriter of the Year
Jon Weisberger
Katy Daley - Presenter
Distinguished Achievment Award
Kitsy Kuykendall
Kitsy Kuykendall, known to one and all as The Queen of Bluegrass, has been associated with IBMA since the beginning. She has served on the Board and acted as producer of Fan Fest for many years. She has served on the Board of the Bluegrass Music Museum and as its Chairperson, as well as the Bluegrass Music Foundation. Her wit, humor, and good heart are known to all who have ever known her.
Red Carpet and Award Show Reception
John Lawless Interviews Mark Johnson and Steve Martin
Mark is the Recipient of the Martin Award
For Excellence in Banjo
Katy Daley Interviews Russell Moore
and
Members of IIIrd Tyme Out
Katy Daley Interviews
The Darin & Brooke Aldridge Band
B.J. and Skip Cherryholmes
Steve Johnson
The DL & Q Boys with Rachel Rogers
Junior & Susan Sisk
The Edgar Loudermilk Family
23rd Annual Bluegrass Music Awards
Ryman Auditorium
IBMA President Stan Zdonik Opens the Event
The Famous (Infamous) Teleprompter
Co-Hosts - Del McCoury & Laurie Lewis
Vocal Group of the Year
Blue Highway
Dobro Player of the Year
Rob Ickes
Musical Performance
Pam Tillis & Dale Ann Bradley
J.D. Crowe & Kristin Scott Benson - Presenters
Instrumental Performance of the Year
Lonesome River Band
Angeline the Baker
Rural Rhythm Records
Fiddle Player of the Year
Stuart Duncan
Musical Performance
The Gibson Brothers
"They Call It Music"
Leigh Gibson
Eric Gibson
Della Mae - Presenters
Male Vocalist of the Year
Russell Moore
Banjo Player of the Year
Sammy Shelor
Musical Performance
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Female Vocalist of the Year
Dale Ann Bradley
Guitar Player of the Year
Doc Watson
Musical Performance
Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers
Graham Sharp
Mike Guggino & Woody Platt
Steve Martin
Nicky Sanders
Byron Berline & Jeremy Garrett - Presenters
Instrumental Group of the Year
The Boxcars
Mandolin Player of the Year
Adam Steffey
Musical Performance
Special Consensus & Guests
Greg Cahill, Bobby Hicks, Sam Bush
Chris Jones & Josh Williams
Dustin Benson
Hall of Fame Induction
Eddie Stubbs - Presenter
Doyle Lawson - Inductee
Musical Performance
The Boxcars
Eddie & Martha Adcock - Presenters
Recorded Event of the Year
"Life Goes On"
Various Artists - Rural Rhythm Records
Bass Player of the Year
Marshall Wilborn
Musical Performance
Blue Highway
Rob Ickes
Wayne Taylor & Tim Stafford
Shawn Lane
Jason Burleson
Hall of Fame Induction
Ralph Rinzler
1934 - 1994
Musical Performance
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Claire Lynch & Chris Pandolfi - Presenters
Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year
"Singing As We Rise"
The Gibson Brothers with Ricky Skaggs
Joe Newberry (writer) & Leigh Gibson
Eric Gibson
Song of the Year
"A Far Cry from Lester & Earl"
Junior Sisk, Rick Pardue, Timmy Massey
Musical Performance
IIIrd Tyme Out
Russell Moore & Edgar Loudermilk
Justin Haynes & Steve Dilling
Wayne Benson
Ricky Wasson, Ronnie Bowman, Larry Cordle
Carl Jackson, Jerry Salley - Presenters
Emerging Artist of the Year
Joe Mullins
Album of the Year
The Heart of a Song
Junior Sisk & Rambler's Choice
Rebel Records
Musical Performance
Dailey & Vincent
Darrin Vincent
Kitsy Kuykendall & Sam Bush - Presenters
Entertainer of the Year
The Gibson Brothers
Eric & Leigh Gibson
Eric Gibson, Mike Barber, Joe Walsh, Clayton Campbell
Tribute to Earl Scruggs - Finale
Steve Martin - Introduction
Happy Fan
Thanks for the great photos and coverage of the awards show, Ted.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate you including Hazel Lambert and the rest of the Lambert family. Pee Wee's history in the music goes back to the very earliest days. Folks like Pee Wee are often overlooked today.