****AND THE WINNERS ARE****
▪ Entertainer of the Year: Balsam Range
▪ Vocal group of the Year: Doyle Lawson & Quicksliver
▪ Song of the Year: “If I’d Have Wrote That Song” (written by Larry Cordle, Larry Shell and James Silvers)
▪ Album of the Year: “Rivers & Roads,” Special Consensus
▪ Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year: Becky Buller, “Speakin’ to That Mountain”
▪ Instrumental Recorded Performance: SpecialConsensus “Squirrel Hunters,”
▪ Emerging Artist of the Year: Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
▪ Recorded Event of the Year: “Swept Away,” Missy Raines with Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Sierra Hull and Molly Tuttle
▪ Female vocalist of the year: Brooke Aldridge (Darin & Brooke Aldridge)
▪ Male vocalist of the year: Buddy Melton (Balsam Range)
▪ Banjo player of the year: Ned Luberecki (Becky Buller Band, Nedski & Mojo)
▪ Bass player of the year: Tim Surrett (Balsam Range)
▪ Dobro player of the year: Justin Moses
▪ Fiddle player of the year: Michael Cleveland
▪ Guitar player of the year: Molly Tuttle
▪ Mandolin player of the year: Sierra Hull
▪ Bluegrass songwriter: Jerry Salley
▪ Best sound engineer: Ben Surratt
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