Pictured with IBMA trophy are Dan Hays, Kathy Mattea and Del McCoury. Photo Courtesy of Alan Mayor.

Nashville, Tenn. — The IBMA announced the nominees yesterday for the 19th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, which will be held on October 2 at the Ryman Auditorium. The IBMA Awards show will be hosted by Del McCoury. Yesterday’s announcements were made by McCoury, along with Kathy Mattea, WSM air personality and country music historian Eddie Stubbs, and IBMA executive director Dan Hays, at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum.

Ticket information for the 19th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, bluegrass music’s biggest night of the year, is available by calling 888-438-4262, (615) 256-3222 or online at www.ibma.org.

Pictured left to right are: Kathy Mattea and nominees Missy Raines; Russ Barenberg; Larry Stephenson; Rob Ickes; Darrin Vincent, Adam Haynes and Jamie Dailey of Dailey & Vincent; Del McCoury; Jeff Parker of Dailey & Vincent; Dan Tyminski; Joe Dean of Dailey & Vincent; Buddy Cannon; Andy Falco, Andy Hall and Jeremy Garrett of the Infamous Stringdusters; Grascals Terry Smith and Jamie Johnson; Sonya Isaacs; Grascal Terry Eldredge; Richard Bailey of the SteelDrivers; Grascal Aaron McDaris; and Terry Herd, host of Into the Blue. Photo Courtesy of Alan Mayor.