48th Annual SPBGMA
BLUEGRASS MUSIC AWARDS
– & 39th NATIONAL CONVENTION –
January 26-29, 2023
Held at the Sheraton Music City Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee
2023 NOMINEES
| 1. BLUEGRASS PROMOTER OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. Dell Davis 3. Darrell Adkins 5. Ernie Evans |
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2. Danny Stewart 4. Cindy Pinion 6. Cody Johnson |
| 2. BLUEGRASS RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. WDVX-FM – Knoxville, TN 3. Sirius XM 062 5. WLHR – Lavonia, GA |
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2. WOBL – Oberlin, OH 4. WOBO – Batavia, OH 6. WBGJ – Princeton, NC |
| 3. BLUEGRASS DJ OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. Alex Leach – WDVX 3. Kyle Cantrell – Sirius XM 5. Michael Branch – WLHR |
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2. Michelle Lee – WOBL 4. Gary Strong – WOBO 6. Joey Black – Sirius XM |
| 4. BLUEGRASS SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. Edgar Loudermilk 3. John Meador 5. Donna Ulisse |
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2. Jerry Cole 4. Daryl Mosley 6. Mark Brinkman |
| 5. BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. "Something You Didn't Count On" Jaelee Roberts for Mountain Home Music 2. "We're All Crazy" Dave Adkins for Mountain Fever Records 3. "Never Slow Down" Po' Ramblin' Boys for Smithsonian Folkways 4. "Changes" Amanda Cook Band for Mountain Fever Records 5. "In Dreams I Go Back" Seth Mulder and Midnight Run on Mountain Fever Records 6. "Small Town Dreamer" Daryl Mosley on Pinecastle Records |
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| 6. BASSFIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. Mickey Harris 3. Gary Trivette 5. Terry Smith |
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2. Jason Moore 4. Zak McLamb 6. Edgar Loudermilk |
| 7. DOBRO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. Rob Ickes 3. Justin Moses 5. Josh Swift |
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2. Andy Hall 4. Jerry Douglas 6. Tim Graves |
| 8. GUITAR PERFORMER OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. Josh Williams 3. Greg Blake 5. Zach Arnold |
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2. Rick Faris 4. Kody Norris 6. Kenny Smith |
| 9. MANDOLIN PERFORMER OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. Wayne Benson 3. Alan Bibey 5. Ronnie McCoury |
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2. Larry Stephenson 4. Sierra Hull 6. CJ Lewandowski |
| 10. BANJO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. Daxson Lewis 3. Gena Britt 5. Aaron McDaris |
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2. Kristin Scott-Benson 4. Greg Cahill 6. Joe Mullins |
| 11. FIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. Jason Carter 3. Becky Buller 5. Mary Rachel Nalley-Norris |
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2. Michael Cleveland 4. Hunter Berry 6. Laura Orshaw |
| 12. FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Overall) | ||
| 1. Amanda Smith 3. Dale Ann Bradley 5. Donna Ulisse |
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2. Jaelee Roberts 4. Rhonda Vincent 6. Amanda Cook |
| 13. MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Overall) | ||
| 1. Russell Moore 3. Daryl Mosley 5. Alan Bibey |
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2. Rick Faris 4. Danny Paisley 6. Junior Sisk |
| 14. BLUEGRASS GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. King James Boys 3. The Isaacs 5. Nick Chandler and Delivered |
2. The Farm Hands 4. Dailey and Vincent 6. Balsam Range |
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| 15. VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. Amanda Cook Band 3. Po' Ramblin' Boys 5. Blue Highway |
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2. The Farm Hands 4. Balsam Range 6. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage |
| 16. INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage 3. Kody Norris Show 5. Alan Bibey and Grasstowne |
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2. Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper 4. Seth Mulder and Midnight Run 6. Special Consensus |
| 17. BLUEGRASS BAND OF THE YEAR (Overall) | ||
| 1. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage 3. Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out 5. Grascals |
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2. Po' Ramblin' Boys 4. The Farm Hands 6. Alan Bibey and Grasstowne |
| 18. ENTERTAINER(s) OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. Kody Norris 3. Fast Track 5. Po’ Ramblin’ Boys |
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2. Rhonda Vincent 4. Little Roy 6. Balsam Range |
| 19. SONG OF THE YEAR | ||
| 1. "Heartache & Trouble" Fast Track for Englehardt Music Group 2. "Deep River" Rick Faris for Dark Shadow Recording 3. "Riding the Chief" Chris Jones and the Night Drivers for Mountain Home Music 4. "Mill Worker" Becky Buller for Dark Shadow Recording 5. "My My My" Seth Mulder and Midnight Run for Mountain Fever Records 6. "Riding the Boston & Maine" Nick Dumas for Skyline Records |
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