The nominees for the 2009 IBMA Entertainer of the Year award include past winners as well some new to the ballot this year. Dailey & Vincent (2008) along with The Grascals (2007, 2006) and the Del McCoury Band (9 time winners between 1994 and 2004) have all graced the stage as winners IBMA’s biggest award of the night. Rounding out the nominees are veteran bluegrass acts, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out and the Dan Tyminski Band. Vote for your favorite now !

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Dailey & Vincent
“Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent became the most heralded new act in bluegrass as their debut album Dailey & Vincent (2008) and busy tour schedule introduced them to wildly appreciative audiences. The group took home seven awards at the 2008 International Bluegrass Music Awards Show, including Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year.” DaileyVincent.com

The Grascals
“The Grascals began their career in 2004, when they recorded their debut album and were invited by Dolly Parton to open her fall tour. They opened additional dates for her in 2005, including her sold-out concert at Radio City Music Hall, and they have also shared the stage with Brooks & Dunn, Dierks Bentley, Patty Loveless, Mac Wiseman, J. D. Crowe, Charlie Daniels, Kenny Rogers, Steve Wariner, Vince Gill, the Jordanaires and many others. They are proud to make regular guest appearances on the Grand Ole Opry and have also appeared on Opry Live, The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson and the TV Guide Channel.” Grascals.com

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
“In the next few months, Terry Baucom, Jimmy Haley, Lou Reid and I laid the foundation for what has become the Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver sound. The makeup of my band has changed many times in the last 27 years. I jokingly tell folks that Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver is the “farm team” for bluegrass. I try to integrate each member’s special talents into my group, while not sacrificing the Quicksilver sound.” DoyleLawson.com

Del McCoury Band
“The Del McCoury Band has shown unprecedented stability, with but a single change in membership in fifteen years; their namesake earned membership in the cast of the legendary Grand Ole Opry in 2003, and the Band earned their first Best Bluegrass Album Grammy award two years later; they traveled with the groundbreaking post-O Brother “Down From The Mountain”tour, performed and recorded (on his Grammy-winning These Days) with Vince Gill… they’ve made multiple appearances at the spectacular Bonnaroo Music Festival and launched an impressively popular annual New Year’s Eve show at the Ryman Auditorium.” DelMcCouryBand.com

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out
“Success for ‘Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out’ was nearly an overnight occurrence for this group after its forming in 1991. Led by the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) 2-time “Male Vocalist Of The Year”, Russell Moore, IIIrd Tyme Out, consisting of Moore (guitar), Steve Dilling (banjo), Justen Haynes (fiddle), Wayne Benson (mandolin), and Edgar Loudermilk (bass), has walked away with IBMA’s “Vocal Group Of The Year” award 7 consecutive years.” IIIrdTymeOut.com

Dan Tyminksi Band
The Dan Tyminski Band features a stellar lineup of musicians and most of them are no stranger to the IBMA Awards Show Stage. Adam Steffey is a 6-time IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year winner, Barry Bales and Ron Stewart each have a win as Bass Player and Fiddle Player of the year respectively. Rounding out the Dan Tyminski Band is Justin Moses on fiddle and leader of the outfit Dan Tyminski who is a 3-time IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year winner.

Have you missed our other IBMA Awards Reader’s polls?

• Who wins the IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year Award? *Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder (25%)
• Can you pick the 2009 IBMA Vocal Group of the Year? * Dailey & Vincent (57%)
• Vote for the IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year *Russell Moore (43%)
• Vote for the IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year * Alecia Nugent (48%)
• Vote for the 2009 IBMA Bluegrass Event of the Year *Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival (50%)
• Who grabs the 2009 IBMA Instrumental Recording of the Year? *”Jerusalem Ridge” by Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper (43%)
• 2009 IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year *Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass (39%)
• Who’s the 2009 IBMA Broadcaster of the Year ? * Ned Luberecki (58%)
• Who slides in as the 2009 IBMA Dobro Player of the Year? *Phil Leadbetter (31%)
• Stop fiddlin’ around! Vote for the IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year. *Michael Cleveland (50%)
• Who’s on a roll? Vote for the ‘09 IBMA Banjo Player of the Year. *Kristin Scott Benson (31%)
• IBMA Bass Player of the Year Reader’s Poll *Darrin Vincent (41%)
• IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Reader’s Poll *Kenny Smith (43%)
• IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year Reader’s Poll *Jesse Brock (29%)

* Current leader(s) (percentage of vote) as of publishing time.

The IBMA Awards Show takes place during the World Of Bluegrass Week on Thursday, October 1 at 7:30 pm (Central Time) at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.