Dailey and Vincent Clean Up at IBMA

Category:  News

Dailey and Vincent are well on their way to becoming the supergroup of bluegrass music following their dominance of the awards at the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) awards ceremony held September 30th in Nashville.

The duo's three trophies for album of the year, vocal group, and entertainer of the year bring their tally to twelve awards, all accumulated since their 2008 breakout with the Gillian Welch gospel tune "By the Mark."  They have also appeared on other award-winning projects (such as this year's "Recorded Event" award recipient, singing with Larry Stephenson on the cover of the Louvin Brothers' "Give This Message to Your Heart"), and the graphics for their best album tribute to the Statler Brothers also snagged an award.

Michael Cleveland, the masterful fiddler from Kentucky, picked up his fifth consecutive award (and eighth overall) as best fiddler, and he and his band Flamekeeper were awarded their fourth consecutive "instrumental band" trophy. 

Rob Ickes repeated as Dobro player of the year, his twelfth award.  Rob emerged as the Dobro player with the reunited Whitstein Brothers band in the early 90s and from there has become, along with the legendary Jerry Douglas, the standard for Dobro players.

Louise Scruggs, wife of Earl Scruggs, was inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame for her work as her husband's manager.  John Hartford was also inducted for his lasting legacy as a performer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter.  Both awards, sadly, were posthumous inductions.

The complete list of winners:

BLUEGRASS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
John Hartford
Louise Scruggs

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
 Dailey & Vincent

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Dailey & Vincent

INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Russell Moore 

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Claire Lynch

SONG OF THE YEAR
"Ring The Bell", The Gibson Brothers (artists), Chet O'Keefe (songwriter)

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
 Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers; Dailey & Vincent (artists & producers); Cracker Barrel/Rounder 

RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR
"Give This Message To Your Heart", Larry Stephenson featuring Dailey & Vincent (artists), Ben Surratt & Larry Stephenson (producers), Whysper Dream

INSTRUMENTAL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
"Durang's Hornpipe" by Adam Steffey (artist), Barry Bales & Gary Paczosa (producers)

GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

"Ring The Bell", The Gibson Brothers (artists & producers), Chet O'Keefe (songwriter), Compass Records

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Josh Williams Band

INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR
BANJO:  Kristin Scott Benson
BASS:  Marshall Wilborn
FIDDLE:  Michael Cleveland
DOBRO:  Rob Ickes
GUITAR:  Josh Williams
MANDOLIN:  Adam Steffey

Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients
Benjamin "Tex" Logan
Sherry Boyd
Lynn Morris
Richard Weize
Pete Wernick

Bluegrass Broadcaster of the Year: 
Kyle Cantrell; Sirius XM Satellite Radio 

Print Media Person of the Year
Eddie Dean & Dr. Ralph Stanley, authors of Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times (Gotham Books)

Best Liner Notes for a Recorded Project
Dr. Ted Olson (writer), Appalachia Music from Home, Various Artists, Lonesome Records (label)

Best Graphic Design for a Recorded Project
Julie Craig, Cracker Barrel (designer); Dailey & Vincent; Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers; Cracker Barrel/Rounder (label)

Bluegrass Event of the Year Award:
14th Annual Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival; East Hartford, CT