Collin Peterson Photography

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Hosted by Hot Rize and Kathy Mattea.  Performances and appearances include Steve Martin, Dan Tyminsky, Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas, Sierra Hull,  Cia Cherryholmes, The Del McCoury Band, Stuart Duncan, Rob Ickes, Dailey and Vincent, etc, etc.  The Dillards were inducted into the IBMA hall of fame!

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Steve Martin during IBMA 2009 backed by The Steep Canyon Rangers!

All-star jam featuring Rob Ickes, Tim Stafford, Michael Cleveland, Alan Bibey, Dale Ann Bradley and more!

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Lindsey Bankester of The Bankester Family from Carbondale, IL.  Many more pics to come, IBMA is just getting started!

Sierra’s mandolin playing is amazing!  I would have liked to see her win mandolin player of the year, even though Adam Steffey is extremely deserving.

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Dailey and Vincent won nearly every award this year at IBMA.

• Entertainer of the Year
• Vocal Group
• Male Vocalist (Jamie)
• Album of the Year
• Gospel Recorded Performance
• Recorded Event of the Year
• Emerging Artist of the Year

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What an amazing treat!  IBMA was fortunate enough this year to have the legendary Tony Rice accompany Mountain Heart for after hours and official showcases.   Between the 2 sets, a good number of classic Tony tunes were covered such as Manzanita, Old Train, Blue Railroad Train, and Nine Pound Hammer.  Mountain Heart is an amazing band and Tony seemed to be having a blast… definitely the highlight of the entire IBMA conference!

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2008 IBMA World of Bluegrass - Nashville, TN

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Very deserving!

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Andy always sounds spectacular… whether with Ricky, Three Ring Circle, the Whites or anybody.  I’d like to see Andy get more recognition at IBMA in the future, he’s one of the best out there in my opinion.

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Can’t get a better band anywhere… Luke Bulla on the fiddle, Bryan Sutton on guitar, Paul Franklin on Steel, and Tommy G. on drums.  Some of Nashville’s finest came together for Dave Peterson’s IBMA after hours showcase.  Only in Nashville can surprises like this happen!

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The amazing Mark Schatz… this time on Clawhammer instead of the bass.

Josh took home IBMA guitar player of the year and all of his showcases were packed… watch out for this guy!

Tammy Rogers, Mike Flemming and Chris Stapleton… Great band!

The after hours show at IBMA World of Bluegrass… they followed John Cowan and this was the first time I saw them (except for the 1 song at the IBMA award show) with new guitar player Andy Falco.  10-5-2007 (I think)