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ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Special Consensus
Missy Raines
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Molly Tuttle
Mountain Heart
The Hillbenders

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Old Salt Union
Special Consensus
Mountain Heart
The Hillbenders

INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Special Consensus
Mountain Heart
The Hillbenders

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Crave”
Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen
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“Allegheny Town”
Missy Raines
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“I Wish You Knew”
Mike Barnett
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“Curly Headed Woman”
Mountain Heart
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“Steel Rails”
Louisa Branscomb, with, Tina Adair, Dale Ann Bradley, Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Stuart Duncan, Jenni Lyn Gardner, Steve Gulley, Sierra Hull, Kimber Ludiker, Bryan McDowell, Missy Raines, Molly Tuttle, Jeanette Williams, Celia Woodsmith
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“Take The Journey”
Molly Tuttle
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ALBUM OF THE YEAR
IF YOU CAN’T STAND THE HEAT, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen
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ROYAL TRAVELLER, Missy Raines
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THE HILLBENDERS, The HillBenders
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SOUL SEARCHING, Mountain Heart
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INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
“Darlin’ Pal(s) of Mine”
Missy Raines, featuring Mike Bub, Todd Phillips and Alison Brown
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“Crack of Noon”
Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, featuring Michael Cleveland
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“Blues for Vassar”
Mike Barnett, featuring David Grisman
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“Amicalola Falls”
Mountain Heart
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“Sod Buster”
The Hillbenders
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COLLABORATIVE RECORDING EVENT OF THE YEAR
“Darlin’ Pal(s) of Mine”
Missy Raines, featuring Mike Bub, Todd Phillips and Alison Brown
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“Steel Rails”
Louisa Branscomb, with, Tina Adair, Dale Ann Bradley, Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Stuart Duncan, Jenni Lyn Gardner, Steve Gulley, Sierra Hull, Kimber Ludiker, Bryan McDowell, Missy Raines, Molly Tuttle, Jeanette Williams, Celia Woodsmith
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“Lena” (“Leah” by permission)
Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, featuring Dudley Connell and Danny Paisley
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“I Wish You Knew”
Mike Barnett, featuring Jesse McReynolds
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“No Complaints”
Mountain Heart, featuring Ronnie Bowman
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NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Old Salt Union

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Jesse Farrar
Trey Hensley
Bobby Osborne
Frank Solivan
Josh Shilling
Rick Faris
Josh Richards

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Claire Lynch
Missy Raines
Molly Tuttle

BANJO PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Alison Brown
Greg Cahill
Mark Cassidy
Mike Munford
Ryan Murphey
Jasiah Shrode

BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dan Eubanks
Jesse Farrar
Tyler Griffith
Jeremy Middleton
Jeff Partin
Missy Raines
Mark Schatz
Gary Rea

FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mike Barnett
John Brighton
Michael Cleveland

RESOPHONIC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Chad Graves
Rob Ickes

GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Graham Curry
Trey Hensley
Chris Luquette
Jim Rea
Seth Taylor
Molly Tuttle
Rick Faris

MANDOLIN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nolan Lawrence
Nathan Livers
Bobby Osborne
Aaron Ramsey
Frank Solivan
Justin Wallace
Nick Dumas