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41st Annual SPBGMA

BLUEGRASS MUSIC AWARDS

– & 32nd NATIONAL CONVENTION –

February 5-8, 2015

Held at the Sheraton Music City Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee

 

2015 NOMINEES

1. BLUEGRASS PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. Bertie Sullivan
2. Jordan & Dilling Entertainment
3. Calvin Mickey
4. Adams Bluegrass, LLC
5. D.A. Callaway
6. Cory Hemilright
2. BLUEGRASS RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR

1. WDVX-FM – Knoxville, TN
2. WBRF-FM – Galax, VA
3. WQDR-FM – Raleigh, NC
4. WSM-AM – Nashville, TN
5. Sirius XM 061 – Nashville, TN
6. WPAQ-AM – Mt. Airy, NC
3. BLUEGRASS DJ OF THE YEAR

1. Freddy Smith – WDVX-FM – Knoxville, TN
2. Judith Burnette – WBRF-FM – Galax, VA
3. Kyle Cantrell – Sirius XM 061 – Nashville, TN

4. Tim Frye – WPAQ-AM – Mt. Airy, NC
5. Larry Nixon – WQDR-FM – Raleigh, NC
6. Tim Woodall – WQDR-AM – Raleigh, NC
4. BLUEGRASS SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
1. Marshall Warwick
2. Summer McMahan
3. Tom T. Hall & Dixie Hall
4. Daryl Mosley
5. Louisa Branscomb
6. Junior Sisk
5. BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1. "WHEN I GET MY PAY" – The Grascals – Mountain Home Records
2. "FEELIN’ BLUE" – Mountain Faith – Mountain Fever Records
3. "BETTER THAN I DESERVE"" – The Farm Hands – Pinecastle Records
4. "LORRAINE JORDAN & CAROLINA ROAD" – Lorraine Jordan& Carolina Road – Pinecastle Records
5. "FIVE” – Balsam Range – Mountain Home Records
6. "PULL YOUR SAVIOR IN" – Larry Stephenson Band – Whysper Dream Music
6. BASSFIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Butch Cooksey
2. Sam McMahan
3. Jacob Moody
4. Tony King
5. Tim Surrett
6. Barry Bales
7. DOBRO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Tim Hathorn
2. Tim Graves
3. Phil Ledbetter
4. Rob Ickes
5. Damion Kidd
6. Tom Langdon
8. GUITAR PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Tim Stafford
2. Luke Dotson
3. Keith Tew
4. Eddie Gill
5. Jamie Johnson
6. Clint Birtzer
9. MANDOLIN PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Cory Piatt
2. Alan Sibley
3. Tommy Sells
4. Lorraine Jordan
5. Danny Roberts
6. Larry Stephenson

10. BANJO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Mark Templeton
2. Brayden McMahan
3. Don Robinson
4. Bennie Boling
5. Lynwood Lunsford
6. Ben Green

11. FIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Steve Day
2. Summer McMahan
3. Tim Laughlin
4. Josh Goforth
5. Hunter Berry
6. Michael Cleveland
12. FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)

1. Sonja Isaacs
2. Summer McMahan
3. Charli Robertson
4. Rhonda Vincent
5. Amanda Smith
6. Claire Lynch
13. FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Traditional)

1. Jeanette Williams
2. Lorraine Jordan
3. Teresa Sells
4. Tina Miller
5. Dale Ann Bradley
6. Kelsi Robertson-Harrigill
14. MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)
1. Josh Williams
2. Buddy Melton
3. Luke Dotson
4. Jamie Dailey
5. Junior Sisk
6. Russell Moore
15. MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Traditional)

1. Colonel Isaac Moore (of Indiana)
2. Eddie Gill
3. Daryl Mosley
4. Johnny Williams
5. Tim Graves
6. Marty Raybon
16. GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)
1. Mountain Faith
2. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
3. The Isaacs
4. Dailey & Vincent
5. The Churchmen
6. The Gibson Brothers
17. GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR (Traditional)
1. Mark Templeton & Pocket Change
2. Paul Williams & the Victory Trio
3. The Farm Hands
4. Big Country Bluegrass
5. Canaan's Crossing
6. Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
18. BLUEGRASS BAND OF THE YEAR (Overall)
1. Blue Highway
2. Mountain Faith
3. The Farm Hands
4. Big Country Bluegrass
5. Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
6. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
19. VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Mountain Faith
2. The Gibson Brothers
3. The Farm Hands
4. Big Country Bluegrass
5. Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
6.Larry Stephenson Band
20. INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. The Grascals
2. Mountain Faith
3. Big Country Bluegrass
4. Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
5. The Farm Hands
6. Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
21. ENTERTAINING GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
2. Mountain Faith
3. The Farm Hands
4. Big Country Bluegrass
5. Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
6. Dailey & Vincent
22. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

1. Daryl Mosley
2. Leigh Gibson
3. Lorraine Jordan
4. Eric Gibson
5. Jamie Dailey
6. Rhonda Vincent
23. SONG OF THE YEAR
1. ""FEELING BLUE" – by Mountain Faith for Mountain Fever Records
2. "REMIND ME OF YOU" – by Blue Highway for Rounder Records
3. "THAT'S KENTUCKY" – by Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road for Pinecastle Records
4. "SO FAR” – by Flatt Lonesome for Crossroads Music
5. "FROM YOUR KNEES" – by The Farm Hands for Pinecastle Records
6. "COME TO JESUS MOMENT" – by Larry Stephenson Band for Whysper Dream Music