The Isaacs, nominated for IBMA’s Vocal Group of the Year, have been performing for more than two decades — according to their Web site, “from the mean streets of New York City to the foothills of Eastern Kentucky and down every stretch of highway in between and beyond, fusing bluegrass, gospel and country to make an extraordinary mark on three distinctive genres of music.”

They come to the IBMA convention in Nashville with a recent CD to add to their many accomplishments. It’s called “Big Sky,” produced by country music producer Mark Bright and recorded in Reba McEntire’s Starstruck Studio. Amazingly, it’s the family group’s 30th album, and the second it has released on the Gaither Music Group label. And then, there’s a new concert DVD that’s just been released, “The Isaacs Live From Norway.”

According to a band biography on CMT.com, “vocalist and family matriarch Lily Isaacs helped carve the familys style out of a background that included off-Broadway theater and a 1968 Columbia Records album as half of the folk duo, Lily and Maria. Standup bass player and son, Ben Isaacs, has played with Tony Rice, Ralph Stanley, Aubrey Haynie, Rhonda Vincent and many others. Daughter Sonya Isaacs released several country singles on Lyric Street Records, toured with Vince Gill and has recorded with Dolly Parton, Stanley, Reba McEntire and Brad Paisley. Youngest daughter, Becky Isaacs Bowman, is an award-winning songwriter who has made guest appearances as a vocalist with Parton, Bryan Sutton, Paul Simon, Stanley, Mark Lowry and others. Another band member John Bowman, a world-class multi-instrumentalist who has worked and traveled with Alison Krauss & Union Station and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, is married to Becky.”

They have become a regular part of the touring Gaither Homecoming concerts and videos. Their first performance video for Gaither, entitled The Best of the Isaacs - Favorites from the Homecoming Series, highlights interviews and songs from a decade of Homecoming tours. It includes their rendition of The Star Spangled Banner at Carnegie Hall, a song that the family band traditionally uses as an opener at many of its concerts.

Web Site: http://theisaacs.musiccitynetworks.com/

The Isaacs Discography:

Other Media:
“Sweet Holy Spirit” By The Isaacs
“I Have Found A Way” By The Isaacs

Read about other 2008 IBMA Vocal Group of the Year Nominees

• Blue Highway
• Dailey & Vincent
• Danny Paisley & Southern Grass
• Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
• The Isaacs
• The Grascals

Who’s going to win the 2008 IBMA Vocal Group of the Year? Vote for your Favorite below!