2008 IBMA Award Winners

Image via WikipediaTHE 2008 IBMA AWARDS WINNERS

BLUEGRASS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Bill Clifton
Charles K. Wolfe


ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Dailey & Vincent


VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Dailey & Vincent


INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper


MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Jamie Dailey


FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dale Ann Bradley

SONG OF THE YEAR
"Through The Window Of A Train," Blue Highway (artists), Tim Stafford & Steve Gulley (songwriters)


ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Dailey & Vincent, Dailey & Vincent (artists), Jamie Dailey & Darrin Vincent (producers), Rounder Records


RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR
Everett Lilly & Everybody and Their Brother, Featuring Everett Lilly, Bea Lilly, Charles Lilly, Daniel Lilly, Mark Lilly, Marty Stuart, Rhonda Vincent, Billy Walker, Ronnie McCoury, Rob McCoury, David Ball, Charlie Cushman, Larry Stephenson, Joe Spivey, Eddie Stubbs, Jason Carter, Dickey Lee, Freddy Weller, Mike Bub, Rad Lewis, Andy May, Darrin Vincent, Marcia Campbell, Clay Rigdon, Eric Blankenship & Bill Wolfenbarger (artists), Charles Lilly & Bill Wolfenbarger (producers), Swift River Music


INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sound of the Slide Guitar, Andy Hall (artist & producer), Sugar Hill Records


GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
"By The Mark," Dailey & Vincent (artists), Jamie Dailey & Darrin Vincent (producers), Rounder Records


EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Dailey & Vincent


INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR

BANJO
Kristin Scott Benson

BASS
Barry Bales

FIDDLE
Michael Cleveland

DOBRO
Rob Ickes

GUITAR
Josh Williams

MANDOLIN
Adam Steffey


Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients

• Bill Harrell
• The Banjo Newsletter
• Art Menius
• The Ernest Tubb Record Shop
• Joe Carr & Alan Munde

Bluegrass Broadcaster of the Year:
Kyle Cantrell; Bluegrass Junction, XM Satellite Radio


Print Media Person of the Year:
Chris Stuart, freelance writer for Bluegrass Unlimited


Best Liner Notes for a Recorded Project:
Gary Reid, The Stanley Brothers: The Definitive Collection
(1947-1966), The Stanley Brothers, Time Life


Best Graphic Design for a Recorded Project:
Greg Carr & Sarah Holman, What The, Pete Wernick & Flexigrass, Niwot Records


Bluegrass Event of the Year Award:
29th Annual Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival; Brunswick, Maine; Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2007