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International Bluegrass Music Awards

REFERENCE LIST OF ELIGIBLE RECORDED PRODUCT:

 

Bluegrass Recordings, Reported as Released between
April 1, 2008March 31, 2009
*

 

This list is solely for the informational needs of IBMA members when nominating recorded product for any of the related awards in the first round of balloting.  Due to the limited nature of IBMA’s informational resources, this list does not necessarily contain 100% of the bluegrass recordings first released during the eligibility period, so members are not restricted to the entries on this list when making their first ballot write-in nominations.  Albums re-issued and/or special compilations of previously released material are not listed here, but may contain individual songs eligible for certain awards. 

All recordings are listed in alphabetical order by artist or group name.


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Update: June 4, 2009
If you have recordings that should be included in this list - please email artist name, album title, label, website and first commercial release date info to katy@ibma.org.


ARTIST – RECORDING TITLE – LABEL – WEBSITE

 

Darin Aldridge & Brooke Justice, I’ll Go With You, Pinecastle Records, www.pinecastle.com

 

Allegheny Drifters, Can’t Wait, www.alleghenydrifters.com

 

Balsam Range, Last Train to Kitty Hawk, Mountain Home, www.balsamrange.com

 

The Bankester Family, Somewhere In Between, Covenant Hills Records, http://www.bankesterfamily.com

Beatlegras, In a Perfect World, GeMiDaCo Records LLC,
www.beatlegras.com

 

Kristin Scott Benson, Second Season, Pinecastle Records, www.pinecastle.com

 

Heather Berry and Tony, Before Bluegrass, Blue Circle Records, www.heatherberrymusic.com


Big Country Bluegrass, Open For Business, Mountain Roads Recordings, www.mountainroadsrecordings.com
 

Audie Blaylock & Redline, Audie Blaylock & Redline, Rural Rhythm Records, www.ruralrhythm.com

 

The Bluegrass Brothers, As Time Goes By, www.thebluegrassbrothers.com

Blue Maggie, The Nearest Way, http://www.bluemaggiebluegrass.com

Blue Moon Rising, One Lonely Shadow, Lonesome Day Records, www.LonesomeDay.com

Gena Britt Tew, Doing All I Can, http://www.myspace.com/genabritt
 

Cadillac Sky, Gravity’s Our Enemy, Skaggs Family Records, www.skaggsfamilyrecords.com

 

Canaan’s Crossing, Canaan’s Crossing, Song Garden, www.canaanscrossing.com

 

Melonie Cannon, And The Wheels Turn, Rural Rhythm Records, www.ruralrhythm.com

 

Cats and The Fiddler, Road To Nashville, catsandthefiddler.com

 

Cherryholmes, Cherryholmes III: Don’t Believe, Skaggs Family Records, www.skaggsfamilyrecords.com

 

The Chigger Hill Boys and Terri, Hymns from Chigger Hill, Thoroughbred/Daywind Records

 

The Churchmen, I’ll Be Long Gone, Pinecastle Records, www.pinecastle.com

 

Bryan Clark, Gossip, Inspiration & Slander, Rainfeather Records, www.bryanclarkmusic.com

 

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Leavin’ Town, Rounder, www.Rounder.com

 

Cockman Family, All About Love, CF Records, www.cockmanfamily.com

 

Mary Z. Cox, Florida Banjo, http://www.maryzcox.com/

Vincent Cross & Good Company, Home Away from Home, www.myspace.com/vincentcrossx

 

The Crowe Brothers, Brothers-N-Harmony, Rural Rhythm Records, www.ruralrhythm.com

 

Dailey & Vincent, Brothers from Different Mothers, Rounder, www.Rounder.com

 

The Daughters of Bluegrass featuring Tina Adair, Martha Adcock, Gloria Belle, Kristin Scott-Benson, Heather Berry, Rebecca Isaacs-Bowman, Dale Ann Bradley, Gena Britt, Becky Buller, Amber Burks, Donica Christensen, Carol Lee Cooper, Rebecca Frazier, Jenee Fleenor, Jenni Lyn Gardner, Sophie Haislip, Dixie Hall, Sierra Hull, Sonya Isaacs, Sally Jones, Lorraine Jordan, Annette Kelley, Beth Lawrence, Melissa Lawrence, Linda Lay, Lily Lieux, Lizzy Long, Rebekah Long, Lisa Manning, Judi Marshall, Janice Martin, Jeana Martin, Larita Martin, Lisa Martin, Megan McCormick, Janet McGarry, Frances Mooney, Michelle Nixon, Alecia Nugent, Mindy Rakestraw, Lisa Ray, Vicki Simmons, Valerie Smith, Jeanie Stanley, Beth Stevens, Jennifer Strickland, Louise Tomberlain, Rhonda Vincent, Jeanette Williams, Paula Wolak, Dara Wray, Stacy York, Bluegrass Bouquet, Blue Circle Records, www.daughtersofbluegrass.com

 

Mark Delaney, SideCar, Patuxent Music, www.pxrec.com

 

The Doerfels, What I’m Looking For, Patuxent Music, www.pxrec.com

 

Jerry Douglas, GLIDE, Koch Records, www.jerrydouglas.com

 

Downtown Ramblers, Downtown Ramblers, www.downtownramblers.com

 

Dry Branch Fire Squad, Echoes of the Mountains, Rounder, www.Rounder.com

 

Van Eaton and Friends, Blood On The Ground, Eyetune Music, http://myspace.com/vaneatonfriends


Elkville String Band, Over The Mountain, Mountain Roads Recordings, www.mountainroadsrecordings.com
 

Drew Emmitt, Long Road, Compass Records, http://www.drewemmitt.com

 

Bill Evans & Megan Lynch, let’s do something…, Native and Fine Records, www.myspace.com/billevansandmeganlynch


The Far City Boys, I Have Been Blessed, Lamon Records, www.lamonrecords.com
 

Anita Fisher Band with Ray Deaton, It’s Amazing What A Prayer Can Do, C and L Entertainment, www.candlentertainment.com

 

Bela Fleck, Throw Down Your Heart - Africa Sessions, Rounder, www.Rounder.com

Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Jingle All the Way, Rounder,
www.Rounder.com

 

The Foghorn Duo, Lonesome Song, www.myspace.com/foghornduo

 

Randall Franks with Four Fold, Buddy Liles, The Marksmen Quartet, Barney Miller, The Smoky Mountain Boys, The Southern Sound Quartet, The Testimony Quartet, Voices Won, Walnut Grove Bluegrass Band, The Watkins Family, Garrett Arb, Brady Hughes, John Rice, Deborah Taylor, Calvary Strings, Mt. Peria Baptist Church Male Chorus, Ringgold United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, An Appalachian Musical Revival: Live at the Ringgold Depot, Crimson/Share America Foundation, www.myspace.com/shareamerica

 

Pam Gadd, Benefit of Doubt, Home Sweet Highway Productions, www.pamgadd.com

 

Jeremy Garrett, I Am A Stranger, Sugar Hill Records, www.sugarhillrecords.com

 

Melvin Goins and Windy Mountain, Dancin’ In The Dirt, Blue Circle Records, www.myspace.com/melvingoins

 

Gold Heart, Never Let Go, www.goldheartbluegrass.com

 

The Grascals, Keep on Walkin’, Rounder, www.Rounder.com

 

Greensky Bluegrass, Five Interstates, Big Blue Zoo, www.greenskybluegrass.com

 

Angelica Grim, Look For Me, Patuxent Music, www.pxrec.com

 

Hardline Drive, Gonna Be Alright, www.hardlinedrive.com

 

Hard Ryde, Stages, Hapidawg, www.hardryde.ca

 

Mickey Harris, DogHouse Blues, MJH Records, www.mickeyharris.net

 

Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, CCHR2, Rural Rhythm Records, www.ruralrhythm.com

 

Rick Hayes, Fly By Night, Kang Records, www.RickeyHayes.com

 

High Windy, A Greater Storm, Mountain Home, www.highwindyband.com

 

Kenny Ray Horton, A Canary’s Song, Fader 4 Records, www.KennyRayHorton.com

 

Sierra Hull, Secrets, Rounder, www.Rounder.com

 

Hurley Ridge, Hurleyriginals, Hurley Ridge Label, www.hurleyridge.com

 

Rob Ickes, Rob Ickes: Contemporary Dobro Artistry, Mel Bay, http://melbay.com

 

Infamous Stringdusters, Infamous Stringdusters, Sugar Hill Records, www.sugarhillrecords.com

 

Jeni & Billy, Jewell Ridge Coal, Jewell Ridge Records, www.jeniandbilly.com

 

Jett’s Creek, Supposed To Be, www.jetts-creek.com

 

The Kickin Grass Band, The Kickin Grass Band, Superfan Records, LLC, http://kickingrass.com

 

Dick Kimmel & Adam Granger, Live at the Rhein, Jeep Records, www.granger-music.com

 

Jackie Kincaid and Steppin' Out, Where Did You Go, www.jackiekincaid.com

Nate Leath, Rockville Pike, Patuxent Music, www.pxrec.com

 

Jeff and Eric Leonardis, The Ballad of Big Brown, Mahalahassee Productions, www.tunecore.com/music/sully

Jeff and Eric Leonardis, Put her Down Sully, www.tunecore.com/music/sully

Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mt. Boys: Jorma Kaukonen, Hazel Dickens, Barry Mitterhoff, Kenny Kosek, Joe Selly, Marty Confurius, 2nd Avenue Square Dance, Traditional Crossroads,
www.traditionalcrossroads.com

 

Lonesome River Band, No Turning Back, Rural Rhythm Records, www.ruralrhythm.com

 

Lonesome Traveler, Listen To That Sound, www.lonesometravelerband.com

 

Longview, Deep in the Mountains, Rounder, www.Rounder.com

 

Lost & Found, Love, Lost and Found, Rebel Records, www.lostandfoundbluegrass.com

Steve Martin, The Crow, 40 Share Productions,
www.stevemartin.com

 

Mashville Brigade, Bluegrass Smash Hits, Volume 1, Rural Rhythm Records, www.ruralrhythm.com

 

Kathy Mattea, COAL, Captain Potato Records, www.mattea.com


Bobby Maynard, Livin' Lovin' Laughin', Lamon Records, www.lamonrecords.com
 

Patrick McAvinue, Rutland’s Reel, Patuxent Music, www.pxrec.com

 

Diane McKoy, Ready Or Not Here I Come, Deep South Productions, www.dianemckoyandasmallfew.com

 

Mideando String Quintet, Tutte Le Direzioni, Velut Luna, www.mideando.it

 

Alan Munde Gazette, Made to Last, Munde’s Child Records, www.myspace.com/alanmundegazette

 

Michael Martin Murphey, Buckaroo Blue Grass, Rural Rhythm Records, www.ruralrhythm.com

 

Northern Lights, One Day, Fifty Fifty Music, www.fiftyfiftymusic.com

 

Nothin’ Fancy, Lord Bless This House, Pinecastle Records, www.pinecastle.com

 

Tim O’Brien, Chameleon, Proper American, www.timobrien.net


Original Motion Picture Cast, Stuck In The Past Soundtrack, Lamon Records, www.lamonrecords.com
 

Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top X-Press, Bluegrass & Beyond, Rounder, www.Rounder.com

 

Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass, The Room Over Mine, Rounder, www.Rounder.com

 

David Parmley, 3 Silver Dollars, Pinecastle Records, www.pinecastle.com

 

Kati Penn, My Turn To Cry, www.katipenn.com

The Persimmon Sisters, Green Persimmon Trees, Green Persimmon Music, www.persimmonsisters.com
 

Missy Raines & The New Hip, Inside Out, Compass Records, www.compassrecords.com

 

Marty Raybon and Full Circle, This That and the Other, Synchoro Records, www.martyraybon.com

 

Red Molly, Love and Other Tragedies, http://www.redmolly.com

 

Revonda Roberts & Harvest Wind, Stillwater, C and L Entertainment, www.candlentertainment.com

 

Runaway Freight, Hillbilly Bailout-the recession tapes, Switchtrack Records

 

Darrell Scott, Modern Hymns, Appleseed Recordings, www.AppleseedMusic.com

 

Earl Scruggs with Family & Friends, The Ultimate Collection: Live at the Ryman, Rounder, www.Rounder.com

 

Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad, Pickin’, Praisin’ and Singin’…Hymns from the Mountains, Rural Rhythm Records, www.ruralrhythm.com

 

Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers, Past is Prelude, http://www.marcsilvermusic.com


Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, Blue Side of the Blue Ridge, Rebel Records, www.juniorsiskandramblerschoice.com
 

Americana Master Series: Ricky Skaggs, Best of the Sugar Hill Years, Sugar Hill Records, www.sugarhillrecords.com

 

Olivia Smiley & Main Street, Bright Lights and Avenues, www.oliviasmiley.com


Kenny & Amanda Smith Band, Live and Learn, Rebel Records, www.kenny-amandasmith.com
 

Valerie Smith & Becky Buller, Here’s A Little Song, Bell Buckle Records, www.valeriesmithonline.com

 

Songs From the Road Band, As The Crow Flies, Lucks Dumpy Toad Records

 

Special Consensus, Signs, Pinecastle Records, www.pinecastle.com

 

The Stairwell Sisters, Get Off Your Money, Yodel-Ay-Hee, http://www.stairwellsisters.com


Ralph Stanley II, This One Is Two, Lonesome Day Records, www.LonesomeDay.com
 

Steel String Session, Ocoee Road, Curmudgeon Cafe Records, www.SteelStringSession.com

 

Beth Stevens, Strong Enough, Pinecastle Records, www.pinecastle.com

 

The Stonemans, Patsy, Donna & Roni, Patuxent Music, www.pxrec.com

 

Chris Stuart & Backcountry, Crooked Man, Backcountry Music, www.chrisstuart.com

 

Sweet Potato Pie, Nothing’s the Same, www.sweet-potato-pie.com


Jussi Syren & The Groundbreakers, From Vyborg to L.A., Goofin' Records, www.syren.fi
 

Barry and Holly Tashian, Long Story Short, Rock-A-Lot Records, www.tashianmusic.com

 

Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa, Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa, Raincoe Music, www.waynetaylorandappaloosa.com

 

Ernie Thacker, The Hangman, Pinecastle Records, www.pinecastle.com

 

Jordan Tice, Long Story, Patuxent Music, www.pxrec.com

 

Town Mountain, Heroes & Heretics, www.townmountain.net

 

Dan Tyminski, Wheels, Rounder, www.Rounder.com

 

Donna Ulisse, Walk This Mountain Down, Hadley Music Group, www.donnaulisse.com

 

Various Artists, including:  Jim Hurst, Shad Cobb, Charlie Chadwick, Brad Davis, Wil Maring, Dave Harvey, Tim Stafford, Chris Joslin, Tim May, Josh Williams, Patty Mitchell, Kenny Smith, Amanda Smith, Jeff White, Richard Bennett, Stephen Mougin, Jana Mougin, John Chapman, Jeremy Chapman, Jason Chapman, Alan O'Bryant, Chris Jones, Jim Nunally, Flatpicking Bluegrass, FGM Records, http://www.fgmrecords.com

 

Various Artists (Rob Ickes, Randy Kohrs, Sally Van Meter, Bruce Bouton, Mike Witcher, Andy Hall, Lou Wamp, Shannon Hayes, Justin Moses, Todd Livingston, Tim Scheerhorn, Lee Hiers, Jack Ferguson, Billy Cardine, Jimmy Ross), Hornography, Left of Center Records, http://www.myspace.com/hornographycd

 

April Verch, Steal The Blue, Slab Town Records, www.aprilverch.com

 

Frank Wakefield, Own Self Blues, Patuxent Music, www.pxrec.com


Johnny Warren & Charlie Cushman, A Tribute to Fiddlin' Paul Warren Featuring Johnny Warren & Charlie Cushman, Warren Cushman, www.charliecushman.com
 

Rickey Wasson, From the Heart & Soul, Rural Rhythm Records, www.ruralrhythm.com

 

Americana Master Series: Doc Watson, Best of the Sugar Hill Years, Sugar Hill Records, www.sugarhillrecords.com


Jon Weisberger, If This Road Could Talk, Use Your Words, http://www.myspace.com/jonweisberger

Whitetop Mountain Band, Loafer's Dream, Mountain Roads Recordings

Williams & Clark Expedition, Brand New Set of Blues, AcoustiBlue Records,
www.Acoustibluerecords.com

Johnny Williams, Last Day Of Galax, Mountain Roads Recordings, www.mountainroadsrecordings.com

Paul Williams & The Victory Trio, What A Journey, Rebel Records, myspace.com/paulwilliamsandthevictorytrio
 

Jeanette Williams, Thank You For Caring, Blue Circle Records, www.jeanettewilliams.com

 

Robin & Linda Williams, Buena Vista, Red House Records, www.robinandlinda.com

 

 

*Information provided in this reference list has not been confirmed as eligible.  If a member believes an album or song under consideration may not fit within the award’s eligibility requirements, they should contact IBMA.

 

To qualify for awards consideration, albums and songs must have been released during the eligibility period.  “Release” shall be defined as the date any portion of the general public, anywhere in the world, could first acquire (through sale or for free), listen to and hold ownership of their copy of the recorded album project or song under consideration in any format or through any method of distribution.  Promotional copies sent to entertainment industry or media entities to foster awareness prior to public release shall not be considered in determining the date of release.  At least 50% of the songs on an album must be new recordings first released during the eligibility period to be eligible. 

 

IBMA reserves the sole and exclusive right to make eligibility determinations and may require additional information from candidates and/or their representatives in order to make such determinations.     

 

 



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