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Steve Martin Music

October 1, 2011 by · Comments Off on Steve Martin Music 

Steve Martin MusicSteve Martin Music, After spending an evening watching people walk away with trophies for which it had been nominated, Steve Martin finally captured the biggest prize – Entertainer of the Year – on Thursday night (September 29) in the International Bluegrass Music Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

Among the top gainers were other cars, the Gibson Brothers, Michael Cleveland violinist and JD Crowe, Doyle Lawson and Paul Williams, the trio of stars behind the album Prayer Bells of Heaven.

The wrapping style bluegrass guitarist George Mix and Del McCoury unconditional were included in the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.

Martin, best known for his film acting, stand-up comedy and fiction writing, shared the honor with his band, the steep canyon rangers.

Martin was a skill banjo picker and devotion to bluegrass music obvious, however, that earned him the prize – which, besides the fact that its importance in the other arts has allowed the Rangers to carry out high visibility places normally inaccessible to bluegrass musicians, including television.

Martin’s victory compensated very well for having failed before winning in four other categories: best album of the year, instrumental recorded event of the year, best script and best graphic design of a registered project. All these proposals are focused on his current album, Rare Bird Alert.

While his victory may have seemed relatively small potatoes compared to his other career achievements, Martin was clearly delighted by it – but not ignorance of its comic potential.

After jumping up and down like a girl in a park to hear the announcement, said, “I congratulate the other candidates and thank them for having lost.”

The show, which lasted 7:30 to 22:40 and was broadcast live on satellite radio, was filled with stirring performances of “Roll on Buddy”, the opening number by McCoury and Sam Bush awards presenter, to the end, a mixture of standards by the new hall of fame, Mixing and McCoury, with instrumental help from Bush and Roland White, two of the most dazzling mandolin bluegrass music.

No act of a greater number of awards, but the cars, a relatively new band formed by veterans who have worked in other groups, and the Gibson brothers each won two honors.

Gibson Brothers won the vocal group and album of the year laurels, while the coaches are instrumental group laurels and emerging artist. In addition, Adam Steffey, a founding member of the wagons, won the trophy Mandolin year.

Michael Cleveland was chosen as the top violinist and also won the recorded instrumental performance for his version of Buddy Spicher and adjust Jimmy Martin, “Goin ‘Up withered branch.”

Kingdom as a vocal and instrumental trio for prayer bells album Heaven, JD Crowe, Doyle Lawson and Paul Williams won the event recorded and gospel recorded performance categories.

The crowd also cheered wildly almost capacity outreach performances Balsamo (“Trains I Missed”, later revealed as the winning song of the year), Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (“Gone Long Gone”), Lawson, Williams and Crowe (” Prayer Bells of Heaven “), Sierra Hull & Highway 111 (” Best Buy “), and the steep canyon Martin Rangers (” Me & Paul Revere “). Other songs were provided by Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out (“Pretty girl Galax”), the Grascals (“I am strong”), the freight cars (“December 13”), the Gibson Brothers (“help my brother “), Banda del Rio solo (” Record Time Machine “) and Dailey & Vincent (” near “).

Big names absent from the show includes Ricky Skaggs, Rhonda Vincent, Alison Krauss and while high profile band Cherryholmes. Vincent and Krauss were nominated for best female vocalist, a category won by Dale Ann Bradley.

James Alan Shelton, lead guitarist for Ralph Stanley Clinch Mountain Boys band, presented his mentor, Mixing Hall of Fame, noting that cross-picking innovation Mixed style was so crucial to the sound that earned Stanley Brothers the nickname “the third brother Stanley.”

Still agile at 86, mixing with wooden beams in the ovation he received when he entered the scene.

“I could sit here and listen all night,” the rapturous applause. Stanley Brothers thanked for “giving me the opportunity to play my feelings,” and then broke on his guitar style, “If I knew it was going to catch on as it did, I could have done a little better.”

McCoury and band mates sons, Ronnie and Rob, welcomed, both noting that a father was kind and generous with their time helping them learn to play, even when I was working a day job in the lumber industry.

“He never asks us to practice,” says Ronnie. He also spoke of his father’s will to experiment musically, citing its partnerships with acts as diverse as Phish and Band Preservation Hall Jazz.

The always friendly 72-year-old McCoury recalled his years playing with Bill Monroe and then brought his entire family – wife, daughter, daughters-in-law and grandchildren – to the stage to share his spotlight. It is always a cheerleader for their favorite type of music, McCoury proclaimed: “The state of bluegrass is better than ever.” The crowd applauded echoed that sentiment.

Throughout the night, artists and host of the Bush referred to the fact that 2011 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bill Monroe, the man who is commonly credited with creating and naming the bluegrass music .

Here is a complete list of IBMA winners this year:

Hall of Fame: Del McCoury, George Mix

Artist of the Year: Steve Martin and the steep canyon Rangers

Vocal Group: The Gibson Brothers

Instrumental Group: Cars

Female Singer: Russell Moore

Female Vocalist: Dale Ann Bradley

Emerging Artist: wagons

Album of the Year: help my brother, the Gibson Brothers (artists), Eric and Leigh Gibson and Mike Barber (producers)

Recording Instrumental Performance: “Goin ‘Up withered branch,” Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper (artist), Buddy Spicher and Jimmy Martin (composer), Jeff White and Michael Cleveland (producers)

Gospel recorded performance: “Prayer Bells of Heaven”, JD Crowe, Doyle Lawson and Paul Williams (artists), Ben Isaacs (producer)

Song of the Year: “Trains lost,” Balsam Range (artists), Walt Wilkins, Gilles Godard and Nicole Witt (composer)

Recorded event: “Prayer Bells of Heaven” by JD Crowe, Doyle Lawson and Paul Williams (artists), Ben Isaacs (producer)

Banjo Player: Kristin Scott Benson and Ron Stewart (tie)

Guitar Player: Bryan Sutton

Fiddle player: Michael Cleveland

Bassist Marshall Wilborn

Mandolin: Adam Steffey

Dobro player Rob Ickes

Earlier in the day, these awards were announced at a special meal:

Distinguished Achievement Award: Greg Cahill, Bill Knowlton, Lilly Pavlak, Geoff Stelling, Roland White

Broadcaster of the Year: Katy Daley, WaMu Bluegrass Country

Print Media Person: Juli Thanki, Engine145.com

Bluegrass Event: Bluegrass and BBQ Silver Dollar City Festival (Branson, MO)

Best Graphic Design: Ricardo Alessio and Erica Harris (designer and artist), Abigail Washburn (Artist), round (label)

Best Liner Notes: Colin Escott (writer), a mother’s prayer, Ralph Stanley (Artist), Rebel (label)

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