The 2024 IBMA Award nominees came out earlier this week. The list can be found here at Bluegrass Today (https://bluegrasstoday.com/2023-ibma-bluegrass-music-awards-nominees-announced-2/).
There is not much surprise here. The usual suspects appear in a number of categories, such as Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull, Del McCoury, and Sister Sadie. The one category that I am glad to see some fresh faces, even though most of them have been around a while and have great PR. However, I do think that it is time that the IBMA has recognized The Kody Norris Show in that category. After years of endless touring and a number of SPBGMA wins, Kody and his band deserve more "mainstream" bluegrass spotlight.
As far as instrument/vocal awards, the names seem the same as previous years, whether the performer has done any recording or extensive performing. In fact, there is only one name in all of the categories that is brand new (Gaven Largent - Resophonic Guitar Player of the Year). Over the past few years, I tend to lose interest in these categories, and can probably guess who will win way before the show.
As for the Hall of Fame inductees, all three are deserving. Alan Munde has played influential banjo for decades. What can be said about the dobro genius Jerry Douglas that has not been said already. And Katy Daley has been an amazing voice in bluegrass publicity and broadcasting for as long as I can remember.
Not much else to say. Other than hoping my friends in the Kody Norris Show win at least one of the two categories, I really have little interest in the outcome. I only wrote about it this week because I didn't have any other topic to write about off the top of my head.
Chew on it and comment.
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