Here’s the archive for our live blog from the Awards Show last night. We’ve reversed the order so you can start reading at the top and follow the show to the end.
- 7:27 PM: – Just a couple minutes till show time folks!
- 7:29 PM: – Lonesome River Band is on stage and ready to kick things off.
- 7:30 PM: – Here we go!
- 7:30 PM: – Sammy in a suit, the band is rocking with “Them Blues”
- 7:31 PM: – LRB is back!! The love some Sammy Shelor.
- 7:33 PM: – The set looks nice. We’ll have some photos in a few minutes.
- 7:34 PM: – Commercial break – Ned Luberecki sounds great filling in for Eddie Stubbs.
- 7:36 PM: – Hot Rize cutting up with Kathy Mattea – ha, ha
- 7:39 PM: – No need to refresh the page folks. The new notices will pop up automatically.
- 7:40 PM: – Tom T. and Dixie Hall presenting the award for Male Vocalist of the year…
- 7:42 PM: – And the winner is…Dan Tyminski!
- 7:42 PM: – In spite of having lost his voice, Dan is here to receive the award. Visit Dan here www.dantyminski.com
- 7:43 PM: – Dale Ann Bradley takes the stage.
- 7:44 PM: – She’s got Alan Bibey on mandolin, and Kim Fox singing harmony plus her road band.
- 7:44 PM: – Ron Shuffler on bass… new banjo player Mike Sumner.
- 7:44 PM: – Won’t Back Down
- 7:46 PM: – Tony Trischka and Steve Martin to present…
- 7:46 PM: – Steve told us earlier that his wife was addicted to Bluegrass Today.
- 7:46 PM: – You know, he’s a funny guy.
- 7:47 PM: – Steve: Tony, when do we get our checks. Tony: Welcome to bluegrass, Steve.
- 7:48 PM: – They are presenting the award for Vocal Group of the Year.
- 7:48 PM: – …and the award goes to…Dailey & Vincent
daileyvincent.musiccitynetworks.com - 7:48 PM: – Congrats guys!
- 7:49 PM: – Spiffy looking bunch in their Tuxedos…
- 7:49 PM: – Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper getting ready to play.
- 7:51 PM: – Tom Adams makes a good lead singer!
- 7:52 PM: – He was never that animated as a banjo player. =)
- 7:54 PM: – Commercial break while the stage crew works in the dark. How do they do that?
- 7:56 PM: – Here comes IIIrd Tyme Out…
- 7:57 PM: – Hard Rock Mountain Prison ‘Till I Die
- 7:59 PM: – Andy Hall, Tammy Rogers and Andy Leftwich to present..
- 8:00 PM: – Gospel Recorded Performance award coming up
- 8:00 PM: – listening to the nominees now…
- 8:01 PM: – And the award goes to…
- 8:01 PM: – On The Other Side – by Dailey & Vincent
- 8:02 PM: – I smell another sweep.
- 8:02 PM: – Statler Brothers taking the stage
- 8:03 PM: – Nice tribute
- 8:03 PM: – Fiddle player of the year coming up…
- 8:04 PM: – Fiddler player of the year for 2009 is…Michael Cleveland
www.flamekeeperband.com - 8:04 PM: – Escorted to the stage by Tom Adams
- 8:04 PM: – Standing ovation
- 8:06 PM: – Bryan Sutton and Pete Wernick ad libbing…
- 8:06 PM: – Banjo jokes – groan.
- 8:06 PM: – Red Knuckles interrupting…
- 8:08 PM: – Ken Irwin gives them the bum’s rush.
- 8:08 PM: – Here comes The Dan Tyminski Band
- 8:09 PM: – Adam Steffey rocks!
- 8:09 PM: – That’s Bluegrass!
- 8:09 PM: – Ron Stewart too.
- 8:09 PM: – Justin Moses, too. I see a pattern here.
- 8:10 PM: – Dan’s rhythm isn’t hurting anything!
- 8:11 PM: – Another commercial…
- 8:13 PM: – Sierra Hull set to perform. She is a doll.
- 8:15 PM: – A singing doll
- 8:16 PM: – Remember folks, no need to refresh the page. It’ll update itself via AJAX goodness.
- 8:19 PM: – Cia Cherryholmes and Larry Stephenson to present…
- 8:19 PM: – Instrumental Performance of the Year.
- 8:20 PM: – Michael Cleveland takes the award for Jerusalem Ridge
- 8:21 PM: – Michael: “This is killer right here.”
- 8:22 PM: – Banjo Player Of The Year coming up…
- 8:23 PM: – The 2009 Banjo Player of the Year is…Kristin Scott Benson
Kristin is a member of www.grascals.com - 8:24 PM: – I ran into Kristin and Wayne coming up to The Ryman. I asked if they were both playing on the show. Wayne said “We’re playing a great song, and they’re playing too.” Funny guy…
- 8:25 PM: – G2 coming up
- 8:26 PM: – Such handsome young men
- 8:29 PM: – Doyle Lawson at the mic to present a Hall of Fame inductee – The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers
- 8:34 PM: – Doyle is bringing out the three surviving members: Bobby Osborne, Paul Williams and Melvin Goins.
- 8:34 PM: – Standing Ovation from the crowd
- 8:35 PM: – Paul: “I wouldn’t have no idea we would draw this good on Thursday night.”
- 8:36 PM: – Bobby: “I never thought much about ever winning a award.”
- 8:39 PM: – They really love Melvin.
- 8:40 PM: – Melvin: “It’s a dream I never thought would come true.”
- 8:43 PM: – No TV coverage that I’m aware of. Too bad, this would be a great year for it.
- 8:43 PM: – Commercial break…
- 8:46 PM: – Kitsy Kuykendall to the mic
- 8:46 PM: – Plug for the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro.
- 8:48 PM: – Pete Wernick and Kathy Mattea announcing this afternoon’s Special Awards winners.
- 8:49 PM: – Junior Sisk and Danny Paisley to perform – with both of their bands.
- 8:49 PM: – We’ve heard they have something special in store.
- 8:50 PM: – Paisley moves back stage and Junior moves front and center.
- 8:51 PM: – Singing “Baker County” to applause from the crowd.
- 8:51 PM: – Now both bands are doing Honky Tonkin’.
- 8:51 PM: – Hard to see from the top of the room, but Junior assured me his tie this evening was camouflage. Classic!
- 8:52 PM: – Claire Lynch and Tim Stafford to present…
- 8:52 PM: – …Recorded Event of the Year.
- 8:53 PM: – New rules for this event
- 8:53 PM: – 1. hold an event
- 8:53 PM: – 2. record it
- 8:53 PM: – Tim channels Ralph Stanley
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- 8:55 PM: – Recorded Event of the Year for 2009 is…Proud To Be A Daughter of Bluegrass
- 8:55 PM: – All of ’em on stage!
- 8:55 PM: – Miss Dixie Hall accepting.
- 8:57 PM: – Now announcing Guitar Player of the Year nominees
- 8:58 PM: – The guitar playingest guitarist this year is…Josh Williams!
- 8:58 PM: – Josh giving some due respect to Tim Stafford.
- 8:59 PM: – Gibson Brothers getting ready to play.
- 8:59 PM: – He’s getting a little choked up.
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- 8:59 PM: – What a class act
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- 9:01 PM: – Great pictures Dean!
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- 9:03 PM: – Remember that you don’t need to refresh the page. ScribbleLive is handling the updates for us.
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- 9:04 PM: – Commercial break.
- 9:07 PM: – And we’re back. Ronnie Bowman and Alison Brown to present…
- 9:08 PM: – … Female Vocalist of the Year.
- 9:10 PM: – The winner is…Dale Ann Bradley
- 9:10 PM: – The crowd here at the Ryman sure seems to approve
- 9:11 PM: – Dale Ann: “God bless you all. I love you very much.”
- 9:11 PM: – Dobro Player of the Year award…
- 9:13 PM: – the most resophonic guitarist in bluegrass this year is…Rob Ickes
- 9:14 PM: – Rob is accepting and thanking his wife and kids.
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- 9:15 PM: – Rob: “I think we have some of the best musicians in the world in this music.”
- 9:15 PM: – Red Knuckles just walked out, but Hot Rize chased them off…
- 9:15 PM: – How did that happen?
- 9:15 PM: – Am I seeing correctly?
- 9:16 PM: – We’ve got a couple musical performances coming up, I think the first is Steve Martin.
- 9:17 PM: – Steve’s got the Steep Canyon Rangers on stage with him
- 9:17 PM: – We had a chance to talk with Steve just before the show and we’ll get that video up as soon as we can.
- 9:19 PM: – Steve is tearing it up!
- 9:21 PM: – We’re at a commercial again folks
- 9:24 PM: – Dailey & Vincent to perform… Southern Gospel style.
- 9:24 PM: – What vocals!
- 9:24 PM: – Wow!
- 9:27 PM: – First standing ovation for a performance tonight, and well deserved!
- 9:27 PM: – Alecia Nugent, Josh Shilling and Jim Van Cleve to present…
- 9:28 PM: – Not finding the jokes particularly funny…
- 9:28 PM: – Emerging Artist of the Year coming up
- 9:30 PM: – The 2009 Emerging Artist of the Year is…The Steeldrivers
- 9:32 PM: – Alecia Nugent: “Who writes this stuff?”
- 9:32 PM: – Mandolin Player of the Year coming
- 9:33 PM: – and the award goes to…Jesse Brock
- 9:33 PM: – Jesse: “Who’s got the oxygen?”
- 9:36 PM: – Here come The Grascals.
- 9:36 PM: – Hot Rize recounting historic moments at IBMA Awards Shows past.
- 9:37 PM: – Kristin won banjo player of the year and they’ve got her on guitar for this tune
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- 9:40 PM: – Chris and Sally Jones presenting…
- 9:41 PM: – Song of the Year…
- 9:43 PM: – The 2009 Song of the Year is…Don’t Throw Mama’s Flowers Away by Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass, written by Chris Stuart & Ivan Rosenberg
- 9:44 PM: – Bass Player of the Year coming up…
- 9:45 PM: – The Bass player with the lowest notes this year is…Marshall Wilborn
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- 9:48 PM: – Remember: no need to refresh. ScribbleLive is handling the live blog for us and will dynamically add the new content. Just sit back and relax…
- 9:48 PM: – We’re on a commercial break now
- 9:48 PM: – Next up will be the induction of the Dillards into the Hall of Fame
- 9:49 PM: – I had lunch today with Rodney and Beverly and they are great people. Rodney grew up not far from where I did in Missouri, and Beverly grew up not far from where I now live in Virginia.
- 9:51 PM: – John McEuen is presenting
- 9:52 PM: – John McEuen: “I learned from Rodney Dillard that in Bluegrass songs a lot of people die.”
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- 9:54 PM: – Standing Ovation as the Dillards take the stage
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- 9:56 PM: – Doug Dillard: “I am absolutely flabbergasted”
- 9:59 PM: – Mitch Jayne shares a note from Andy Griffith…
- 10:00 PM: – Andy: “You guys deserve this award! I’m glad I could use you guys in a positive way on the show.”
- 10:02 PM: – Kathy Mattea performingc with Hot Rize
- 10:05 PM: – Jerry Douglas and Sam Bush presenting
- 10:06 PM: – They break into Muleskinner Blues at the podium.
- 10:06 PM: – Jimmy Martin ending…
- 10:06 PM: – Instrumental Group of The Year..
- 10:07 PM: – And the award goes to… Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper.
- 10:08 PM: – Michael: “This is awesome!”
- 10:09 PM: – No need to refresh. Updates will show automatically.
- 10:10 PM: – Album of the Year…
- 10:10 PM: – Album?
- 10:12 PM: – Sam and Jerry are pretending to be narrating…funny guys!
- 10:12 PM: – 2009 Album of the Year is…Wheels – by Dan Tyminski
- 10:13 PM: – Red Knuckles is on stage again…
- 10:14 PM: – Kathy Mattea introducing a bluegrass super group
- 10:15 PM: – Playing Herschel Sizemore’s Rebecca!
- 10:15 PM: – Stuart Duncan, Ronnie McCoury, Missy Raines, Bryan Sutton, Jim Mills and Rob Ickes
- 10:16 PM: – The visual: all the guys in dark suits and Missy in a bright red dress.
- 10:17 PM: – And red heels
- 10:20 PM: – Looks like we’re getting ready for a musical performance by Del McCoury and band.
- 10:21 PM: – Wait till you see the jacket Del’s wearing. He’s got some comments about it in our Red Carpet video. Those will be up in the next day or two.
- 10:23 PM: – Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White presenting the final award…Entertainer of the Year
- 10:24 PM: – Get that boy a haircut!
- 10:25 PM: – and the award goes to…Dailey & Vincent!
- 10:26 PM: – Thanking the band, the label, families, and others.
- 10:27 PM: – One last musical performance and then off to the after party
- 10:29 PM: – It’s Hot Rize with the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers – Bobby Osborne, Paul Williams, and Melvin Goins.
- 10:29 PM: – Pain In My Heart – a Melvin Goins classic.
- 10:30 PM: – They sound absolutely brilliant!
- 10:31 PM: – Now joined by The Dillards doing Old Home Place.
- 10:31 PM: – Rodney sounds great too.
- 10:33 PM: – The whole crowd joins in on the last chorus!
- 10:33 PM: – Another standing “o.”
- 10:34 PM: – That’s all folks!
- 10:35 PM: – Y’all come back now, hear?
