Here is the list of 2007 IBMA Award winners. This year had a bunch of surprises bringing some new faces to the picture. I thought they were all good choices and it is good to see some different winners in some of these categories for a change. Here is the list directly from the IBMA website.
THE 2007 INTERNATIONAL BLUEGRASS MUSIC AWARDS
BLUEGRASS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Carl Story
Howard Watts (Cedric Rainwater)
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
The Grascals
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper featuring Audie Blaylock
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Bradley Walker
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dale Ann Bradley
SONG OF THE YEAR
Fork In The Road, The Infamous Stringdusters (artists), Chris Jones & John Pennell (songwriters)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (tie)
Lefty's Old Guitar, J.D. Crowe & The New South (artists), Rounder Records, J.D. Crowe & The New South (producers)
Fork In The Road, The Infamous Stringdusters (artists), Sugar Hill Records, Tim Stafford & The Infamous Stringdusters (producers)
RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR
Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular; Tony Trischka with Earl Scruggs, Kenny Ingram, Tom Adams, Bela Fleck, Noam Pikelny, Alison Brown, Scott Vestal, Steve Martin & Bill Emerson (artists); Rounder Records; Tony Trischka, Bela Fleck & Ronnie Freeland (producers)
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular; Tony Trischka (artist); Rounder Records; Tony Trischka, Bela Fleck & Ronnie Freeland (producers)
GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
He Lives In Me, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artists), Horizon, Doyle Lawson (producer)
EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
The Infamous Stringdusters
INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR:
BANJO
Tony Trischka
BASS
Missy Raines
FIDDLE
Michael Cleveland
DOBRO
Rob Ickes
GUITAR
Tony Rice
MANDOLIN
Sam Bush
Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients
Mike Auldridge
The Bluegrass Breakdown
Marko Cermak
Warren Hellman
Happy & Jane Traum
Bluegrass Broadcaster of the Year:
Chris Jones, Sirius Satellite Radio
Print Media Person of the Year:
John Lawless & Brance Gillihan, The Bluegrass Blog
Best Liner Notes for a Recorded Project:
Barry Poss & Jay Orr (writers); Sugar Hill Records, A Retrospective; Various Artists; Sugar Hill
Best Graphic Design for a Recorded Project:
Don Bailey (designer), Hillbilly Hemingway, by The Mark Newton Band, Rebel Records
Bluegrass Event of the Year Award:
33rd Festival of the Bluegrass; Lexington, KY; June 2006