2018 Music Awards Nominees | SPBGMA

44th Annual SPBGMA

BLUEGRASS MUSIC AWARDS

– & 35th NATIONAL CONVENTION –

February 1-4, 2018

Held at the Sheraton Music City Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee

2018 NOMINEES

1. BLUEGRASS PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. Norman Adams 3. Ryan Frankhouser 5. Melanie Wilson		2. Bob Ault 4. DA Callaway 6. Sammy Karr
2. BLUEGRASS RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
1. WBRF-FM – Galax, VA 3. WPAQ-AM – Mt. Airy, NC 5. WBZI-AM – Xenia, OH		2. WCHQ-FM – Louisville, KY 4. Sirius XM 062 – Bluegrass Junction 6. WSM-AM – Nashville, TN
3. BLUEGRASS DJ OF THE YEAR
1. Judith Burnette – WBRF-FM – Galax, VA 3. Tim Frye – WPAQ-AM – Mt. Airy, NC 5. Chris Jones – Sirius XM 062		2. Bob Mitchell WCHQ-FM – Louisville, KY 4. Kyle Cantrell – Sirius XM 062 6. Cindy Baucom – online
4. BLUEGRASS SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
1. Larry Cordle 3. Milan Miller 5. Daryl Mosley		2. Donna Ulisse 4. Eric Gibson 6. Wayne Taylor
5. BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1. "COLORS" The Farm Hands on Pinecastle Records 2. "LET THEM KNOW I'M FROM VIRGINIA" Big Country Bluegrass on Rebel Records 3. "IN THE GROUND" The Gibson Brothers on Rounder Records 4. "LIFE IS A STORY" Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver on Mountain Home Music Company 5. "BEFORE BREAKFAST" The Grascals on Mountain Home Music Company 6. "SILENCE IN THESE WALLS" Flatt Lonesome on Mountain Home Music Company
6. BASSFIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
1. Tyler Wiseman 3. Gary Trivette 5. Mike Bub		2. Michael Gregory 4. Mickey Harris 6. Darrin Vincent
7. DOBRO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
1. Gaven Largent 3. Rob Ickes 5. Dylan Armour		2. Tim Graves 4. Jerry Douglas 6. Josh Swift
8. GUITAR PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
1. Tony Wray 3. Keith Tew 5. Kody Norris		2. Rebecca Frazier 4. Josh Williams 6. Jacob Greer
9. MANDOLIN PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
1. Tristin Norfleet 3. Alan Bibey 5. Wayne Benson		2. Zack Arnold 4. Larry Stephenson 6. Danny Roberts
10. BANJO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
1. Don Hill 3. Tyler Thompson 5. Mitch Walker		2. Josiah Tyree 4. Billy Lee Cox 6. Kristin Scott-Benson
11. FIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
1. Gil Benson 3. Ron Stewart 5. Hunter Berry		2. Adam Haynes 4. Jamie Harper 6. Mary Rachel Nalley
12. FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Overall)
1. Brooke Aldridge 3. Dale Ann Bradley 5. Jeanette Williams		2. Amanda Smith 4. Rhonda Vincent 6. Sonya Isaacs
13. MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Overall)
1. Johnny Williams 3. Jr Sisk 5. Jacob Greer		2. Kody Noris 4. Russell Moore 6. Daryl Mosley
14. BLUEGRASS GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers 3. The Churchmen 5. ClayBank		2. The Farm Hands 4. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver 6. The King James Boys
15. VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice 3. The Farm Hands 5. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver		2. Carolina Blue Band 4. ClayBank 6. Branded Bluegrass
16. INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. ClayBank 3. The Kody Norris Show 5. Branded Bluegrass		2. The Farm Hands 4. Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper 6. Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
17. BLUEGRASS BAND OF THE YEAR (Overall)
1. The Kody Norris Show 3. The Farm Hands 5. Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice		2. Branded Bluegrass 4. Remington Ryde 6. ClayBank
18. ENTERTAINER(s) OF THE YEAR
1. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver 3. Flatt Lonesome 5. Branded Bluegrass		2. The Farm Hands 4. Remington Ryde 6. ClayBank
19. SONG OF THE YEAR
1. "BURN THE BARN" Big Country Bluegrass on Rebel Records 2. "ALL MY LIFE" Flatt Lonesome on Mountain Home Music Company 3. "RURAL ROUTE" The Farmhands on Pinecastle Records 4. "LIFE TO MY DAYS" Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver on Mountain Home Music Company 5. "MY QUIET MIND" The Gibson Brothers on Rounder Records 6. "SLEEPING WITH THE REAPER" The Grascals on Mountain Home Music Company