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34th Annual SPBGMA

BLUEGRASS MUSIC AWARDS

– & 25th NATIONAL CONVENTION –

January 31, February 1-2-3, 2008

Held at the Sheraton Music City Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee

 

2008 NOMINEES

1. BLUEGRASS PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. Darrel Adkins
2. Dwight Dillman
3. Steve Dittman
4. John & Fern Hutchinson
5. Calvin Mickey
6. John Miller
2. BLUEGRASS RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR

1. WBRF-FM – Galax, VA
2. WBZI-AM – Xenia, OH
3. WBBC-FM – Blackstone, VA
4. WDVX-FM – Knoxville, TN
5. WPAQ-AM – Mount Airy, NC
6. WQDR-FM – Raleigh, NC
3. BLUEGRASS DJ OF THE YEAR

1. Jay Allen (WBRF-FM)
2. Brenda & Calvin Lawson (WBBC)
3. Joe Mullins (WBZI-AM)

4. Tom Reeder (WAMU-FM)
5. Freddy Smith (WDVX-FM)
6.TIm Woodall (WQDR-FM)
4. BLUEGRASS CLUB NEWSLETTER OF THE YEAR
1. "Bama Grass" – Alabama Bluegrass Music Association
2. "CBMA Newsletter" – Canton Bluegrass Music Association
3. "Fireball Mail" – Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Association
4. "Pickin' Post" – Louisville Bluegrass Music Association
5. "SEBA Breakdown" – Southeastern Bluegrass Association
6. "SMBA News" – Seven Mountain Bluegrass Association
5. BLUEGRASS SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR
1. Harley Allen
2. Cia Cherryholmes
3. Tom T. Hall / Dixie Hall
4. Connie Leigh
5. Rhonda Vincent
6. Randy Waller
6. BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1. "CAROLINA ROAD" – by Carolina Road / Blue Circle Records
2. "KEEPER OF THE FLAME" – by Country Gentlemen / Lendel Records
3. "THE LAST SUIT YOU WEAR" – by Larry Sparks / McCoury Music
4. "LEFTY'S OLD GUITAR" – by J.D. Crowe & The New South / Rounder Records
5. "MORE BEHIND THE PICTURE THAN THE WALL" – by Doyle Lawson & QS / Rounder Records
6. "THE ROAD HEADIN' HOME" – by Grasstowne / Pinecastle Records
7. BASSFIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Jamey Booher
2. Mike Bub
3. Gary Creed
4. Mickey Harris
5. Todd Meade
6. Adam Seale
8. DOBRO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Mike Auldridge
2. Jerry Douglas
3. Tim Graves
4. Rob Ickes
5. Randy Kohrs
6. Phil Leadbetter
9. GUITAR PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Skip Cherryholmes
2. Patrick Robertson
3. Kenny Smith
4. Tim Stafford
5. Randy Waller
6. Josh Williams
10. MANDOLIN PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Mike Andes
2. Alan Bibey
3. Lorraine Jordan
4. David Kirk
5. Ronnie McCoury
6. Danny Roberts

11. BANJO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Cia Cherryholmes
2. J.D. Crowe
3. Jason Davis
4. Mark Delaney
5. Kenny Ingram
6. Aaron McDaris

12. FIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Hunter Berry
2. Molly Kate Cherryholmes
3. Michael Cleveland
4. Josh Goforth
5. Chris Sexton
6. Jimmy Mattingly
13. FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)

1. Heather Berry
2. Cia Cherryholmes
3. Sonya Isaacs
4. Alison Krauss
5. Amanda Smith
6. Rhonda Vincent
14. FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Traditional)

1. Dale Ann Bradley
2. Lorraine Jordan
3. Claire Lynch
4. Michelle Nixon
5. Alecia Nugent
6. Jeanette Williams
15. MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)
1. Mike Andes
2. Ronnie Bowman
3. Steve Gulley
4. Russell Moore
5. Larry Stephenson
6. Randy Waller
16. MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Traditional)

1. Jerry Butler
2. James King
3. Del McCoury
4. Dan Paisley
5. Don Rigsby
6. Larry Sparks
17. GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)
1. Grasstowne
2. Harvest Wind
3. The Isaacs
4. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
5. The Marksmen
6. NewFound Road
18. GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR (Traditional)
1. Carolina Sonshine
2. The Churchmen
3. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
4. The Lewis Family
5. The Village Singers
6. Paul Williams & The Victory Trio
19. VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. The Grascals
2. Grasstowne
3. Carolina Road
4. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
5. IIIrd Tyme Out
6. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
20. INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Cherryholmes
2. The Grascals
3. Grasstowne
4. The Infamous Stringdusters
5. Rick Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
6. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
21. BLUEGRASS BAND OF THE YEAR (Overall)
1. Cherryholmes
2. The Grascals
3. Grasstowne
4. Michelle Nixon & Drive
5. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
6. The Country Gentlemen
22. SONG OF THE YEAR
1. "CAROLINA ROAD" – by Carolina Road / Blue Circle Records
2. "DIXIE FLYER" – by Grasstowne / Pinecastle Records
3. "LEFTY'S OLD GUITAR" – by J.D. Crowe & The New South / Rounder Records
4. "PRISONER OF YOUR LOVE" – by Michelle Nixon / Pinecastle Records
5. "SADIE'S GOT HER NEW DRESS ON" – by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Rounder Records
6. "SHOTGUN RIDER" – by The Country Gentlemen / Lendel Records
23. ENTERTAINING GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Cherryholmes
2. The Grascals
3. Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
4. Nothin' Fancy
5. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
6. Del McCoury Band
24. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

1. Mike Andes
2. Lorraine Jordan
3. Michelle Nixon
4. Rhonda Vincent
5. Randy Waller
6. Blake Williams