Feb 5
Rhonda, Rage and Rounder Artists Round up at 2008 SPBGMA awards
Rhonda Vincent photo by Albert SanchezBurlington, MA - Rounder Records is pleased to announce that its artists garnered 13 awards at the 34th annual SPBGMA [Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America] Music Awards show held Sunday in Nashville.
Rounder artists were the top winners overall, including seven awards for Rhonda Vincent & the Rage and three for The Grascals. Vincent was voted Entertainer of the Year and Best Contemporary Female Vocalist while she and her band won Vocal Group of the Year. The Grascals scored three awards including Bluegrass Band of the Year and Instrumental Group of the Year. J.D. Crowe & The New South won Song of the Year for “Lefty’s Old Guitar,” the title track from their Grammy® nominated (Best Bluegrass Album) release.
For a second time, NewFound Road and Alecia Nugent picked up their respective awards for Gospel Group of the Year (Contemporary) and Female Vocalist of the Year (Traditional) while James King returned to the throne of Male Vocalist of the Year (Traditional).
Below is the complete list of Rounder Records’ SPBGMA award winners:
Entertainer of the Year
- Rhonda Vincent
Song of the Year
- “Lefty’s Old Guitar” - J.D. Crowe & The New South
Bluegrass Band of the Year (Overall)
- The Grascals
Instrumental Group of the Year
- The Grascals
Vocal Group of the Year
- Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
Gospel Group of the Year (Contemporary)
- NewFound Road
Female Vocalist of the Year (Contemporary)
- Rhonda Vincent
Female Vocalist of the Year (Traditional)
- Alecia Nugent
Male Vocalist of the Year (Traditional)
- James King
Mandolin Performer of the Year
- Danny Roberts (member of The Grascals)
Fiddle Performer of the Year
- Hunter Berry (member of Rhonda Vincent & The Rage)
Banjo Performer of the Year
- Kenny Ingram (member of Rhonda Vincent & The Rage)
Bass Fiddle Performer of the Year
- Mickey Harris (member of Rhonda Vincent & The Rage)
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No offense intended, as I really like Rhonda, Rage, et al, but come on…something’s up when one band wins three instrumentalist of the year categories. Hunter, Mickey & Kenny are great — there’s no arguing that — but there are some other great pickers out there that deserve some consideration/recognition and for the Rage to blank the rest of the industry…I just don’t see it.
I must be missing something. There’s got to be something with the nomination process, the voting process, the voting community, or Rounder’s influence on the process to make this happen this way.
Given that the SPBGMA awards are voted on by the fan base as opposed to IBMA’s industry based voting, I suspect Rhonda’s immense popularity, relentless touring schedule and tireless work ethic go a long ways in keeping her and the band at the top of the list.
And talent, they’ve got it by the bucket loads.