IBMA Awards | Ballot 2 | Compass Records Releases & Artists

Compass Records is pleased to present their releases & artists nominated for 2018 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Special Consensus
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
The Infamous Stringdusters
Bobby Osborne
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Molly Tuttle

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

The Infamous Stringdusters
Special Consensus
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Molly Tuttle
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Special Consensus
The Infamous Stringdusters

SONG OF THE YEAR

You Didn’t Call My Name
Molly Tuttle
[WATCH HERE] [LISTEN HERE]

Swept Away
Missy Raines, featuring Alison Brown, Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull and Becky Buller
[WATCH HERE] [LISTEN HERE]

They Call the Wind Maria
Bobby Osborne, featuring Sierra Hull, Trey Hensley, Stuart Duncan, Alison Brown, Jim Lauderdale, Todd Phillips and David Mayfield
[LISTEN HERE]

Way Down the River Road
Special Consensus
[LISTEN HERE] [WATCH HERE]

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

RIVERS AND ROADS, Special Consensus
[LISTEN HERE]

RISE, Molly Tuttle
[LISTEN HERE]

GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Travelin’ Shoes
Special Consensus
[LISTEN HERE]

INSTRUMENTAL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Squirrel Hunters
Special Consensus, featuring Ten String Symphony, Alison Brown and John Hartford
[LISTEN HERE]

Sirens
The Infamous Stringdusters
[LISTEN HERE]

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Molly Tuttle

RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR

Swept Away
Missy Raines, featuring Alison Brown, Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull and Becky Buller
[WATCH HERE] [LISTEN HERE]

She Took the Tennessee River
Special Consensus, featuring Bobby Osborne and Becky Buller
[WATCH HERE] [LISTEN HERE]

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Trey Hensley
Jeremy Garrett
Bobby Osborne
Frank Solivan
Rick Faris

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Molly Tutle
Missy Raines
Claire Lynch

BANJO PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Chris Pandolfi
Mike Munford
Alison Brown
Greg Cahill

BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Missy Raines
Travis Book
Jeremy Middleton
Mark Schatz
Dan Eubanks
Tyler Griffith

FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Mike Barnett
Jeremy Garrett
Michael Cleveland

DOBRO PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Andy Hall
Rob Ickes

GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Andy Falco
Chris Luquette
Rick Faris
Trey Hensley
Molly Tuttle

MANDOLIN PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Nick Dumas
Nathan Livers
Bobby Osborne
Frank Solivan

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