Mountain Home Music Company Celebrates This Year's IBMA Nominees

Several of Mountain Home Music Company's award-winning artists were nominated today for honors from theInternational Bluegrass Music Association. IBMA announced the nominees this morning from SiriusXM's downtown Nashville studio. 

In addition, IBMA announced that Mountain Home's Mickey Gamble will be receiving the Distinguished Achievement Award.

Mountain Home's award nominees are:

Entertainer of the Year
Balsam Range

Vocal Group Of The Year
Balsam Range

Song Of The Year
"The Girl Who Invented The Wheel" - Balsam Range, written by Adam Wright and Shannon Wright
"Thunder Dan" - Sideline, written by Josh Manning

Gospel Recording Of The Year
"Let My Life Be A Light" - Balsam Range
"I Am A Pilgrim" - Roland White & Friends

Instrumental Recording Of The Year
"Cotton Eyed Joe" - Sideline

Collaborative Recording Of The Year
"Burning Georgia Down" - Balsam Range with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble
"Soldier's Joy/Ragtime Annie" - Roland White with Justin Hiltner, Jon Weisberger, Patrick McAvinue and Molly Tuttle

Banjo Player of the Year

Gina Furtado
Kristin Scott Benson

The IBMA awards ceremony will take place September 26 at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina as part of its annual World of Bluegrass, which will be held September 24-28.