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Billy Strings Among Big Winners At 32nd Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards

October 1, 2021/by Steven Boero

The winners for the 32nd Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards presented by Yamaha have been unveiled. The awards show, hosted by the Infamous Stringdusters was held Thursday, Sept. 30 at Raleigh’s Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts.

Guitar virtuoso Billy Strings walked away with Guitar Player of the Year and the coveted 2021 Entertainer of the Year.

Along with Strings, the other big winners of the night were Sister Sadie who took home Vocal Group of the Year, Appalachian Road Map who won Instrumental Group of the Year and New Group of the Year, and Balsam Range won Song of the Year for “Richest Man.” Album of the Year was given to Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy which was produced by Joe Mullins

Along with the award ceremony, the previously announced inductees into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame were honored which included one of the most acclaimed artists in the history of bluegrass Alison Krauss, trailblazing bandleader/banjoist Lynn Morris, and early bluegrass influencers the Stoneman Family.

2021 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards:

Entertainer of the Year: Billy Strings

Vocal Group of the Year: Sister Sadie

Instrumental Group of the Year: Appalachian Road Show

Song of the Year: “Richest Man” – Balsam Range (artist), Jim Beavers/Jimmy Yeary/Connie Harrington (songwriters), Balsam Range (producer), Mountain Home Records (label)

Album of the Year: Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy – Various Artists, Joe Mullins (producers), Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (label)

Gospel Recording of the Year (Tie):
“After While” – Dale Ann Bradley (artist), Public Domain, Dale Ann Bradley (producer), Pinecastle Records (label)
“In the Resurrection Morning” – Sacred Reunion featuring Doyle Lawson, Vince Gill, Barry Abernathy, Tim Stafford, Mark Wheeler, Jim VanCleve, Phil Leadbetter, Jason Moore (artists), Mark Wheeler (songwriter), Barry Abernathy, Jim VanCleve (producers), Dottie Leonard Miller (Executive Producer), Billy Blue Records (label)
Instrumental Recording of the Year: “Ground Speed” – Kristin Scott Benson, Skip Cherryholmes, Jeremy Garrett, Kevin Kehrberg, Darren Nicholson (artists), Earl Scruggs (songwriter), Jon Weisberger (producer), Mountain Home Music (label)

New Artist of the Year: Appalachian Road Show

Collaborative Recording of the Year: “White Line Fever” – Bobby Osborne with Tim O’Brien, Trey Hensley, Sierra Hull, Stuart Duncan, Todd Phillips, Alison Brown (artists), Merle Haggard/Jeff Tweedy (songwriters) Alison Brown, Garry West (producers), Compass Records (label)

Female Vocalist of the Year: Dale Ann Bradley

Male Vocalist of the Year (Tie):
Danny Paisley
Del McCoury

Banjo Player of the Year: Scott Vestal

Bass Player of the Year: Missy Raines

Resophonic Guitar Player of the Year: Justin Moses

Fiddle Player of the Year: Bronwyn Keith-Hynes

Guitar Player of the Year: Billy Strings

Mandolin Player of the Year: Sierra Hull

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Steven Boero is the editor of The Sports Credential, MusicRow's sister publication offering Nashville sports industry news. Boero joined in March of 2021. He has a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication with a minor in Music Business from Belmont University. While at Belmont, he served as sports editor and eventually editor-in-chief at the university’s student-run newspaper the Belmont Vision where he covered men’s and women’s basketball including Rick Byrd’s retirement and the Bruins first NCAA Tournament win in 2019.
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