The International Bluegrass Music Association has chosen it’s winners for 2016. The IBMA Awards were hosted by Sierra Hull and Dan Tyminski. The full list of awards winners is below.
2016 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards Winners
Entertainer of the Year
The Earls of Leicester
Female Vocalist of the Year
Becky Buller
Male Vocalist of the Year
Danny Paisley
Vocal Group of the Year
Flatt Lonesome
Instrumental Group of the Year
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Song of the Year
“You’re the One,” Flatt Lonesome
Album of the Year
Runaway Train, Flatt Lonesome
Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year
“All Dressed Up,” Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers
Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year
“Fireball,” Special Consensus feat. Rob Ickes, Trey Hensley and Alison Brown
Emerging Artist of the Year
Mountain Faith
Recorded Event of the Year
“Longneck Blues,” Junior Disk and Ronnie Bowman
Banjo Player of the Year
Charlie Cushman
Bass Player of the Year
Barry Bales
Dobro Player of the Year
Jerry Douglas
Fiddle Player of the Year
Becky Buller
Guitar Player of the Year
Bryan Sutton
Mandolin Player of the Year
Sierra Hull
Bluegrass Hall of Fame Inductees
Clarence White Rounder Records founders Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton-Levy and Bill Nowlin
Distinguished Achievement Awards
Bluegrass Unlimited magazine
Boston Bluegrass Union
Bill Emerson
Jim Rooney
SiriusXM’s Bluegrass Junction