Daughters of Bluegrass accept the award for IBMA's 2009 Recorded Event of the Year at the Ryman Auditorium. Photo by Ted Lehmann.

Nashville, Tenn., — The Daughters of Bluegrass garnered their second International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Recorded Event of the Year for their song, “Proud to be a Daughter of Bluegrass.” The song is from their current Blue Circle Records CD, “Bluegrass Bouquet” produced by Dixie Hall, Frances Mooney and Paula Wolak. Winners were announced during the 20th Annual IBMA Awards Show held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN on October 1, 2009. Dale Ann Bradley, who provides vocals on “Proud to be a Daughter of Bluegrass,” also won her third consecutive award for IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year.

Dixie Hall gets sole writer credit for “Proud to be a Daughter of Bluegrass” in addition to the other 16 songs on the project (some co-written with Tom T. and one each with Billy Smith and Troy Engle). This makes her third Recorded Event win with two earlier awards for Mark Newton’s “Follow Me Back To The Fold” with Tom T. as co-writer and the Daughters’ “Back To The Well” with Lorraine Jordan co-writer.

“A very well deserved win for these mega-talented Daughters of Bluegrass who came shining through in spite of what once appeared to be insurmountable odds. The award also seems like a tip of the hat to all the girls down through the years who have manned the trenches and the record tables!” said Ms. Dixie.

Frances Mooney helped receive the award on stage and later stated, “To be nominated for the 2009 IBMA Recorded Event of the Year among such great bluegrass artists is truly an honor; but to win this Award simply touched my heart to know we had so many fans who loved our music and voted for us. I only wish IBMA rules had not changed this year, so that all Daughters on this project could have been eligible for this award.” The group also won the same award in 2006 for their album, “Back To The Well” also on the Blue Circle label.

“Bluegrass Bouquet” features 17 songs and 50 daughters: Dale Ann Bradley, Dixie Hall, Frances Mooney, Lorraine Jordan, Jeanette Williams, Janet McGarry, Michelle Nixon, Valerie Smith, Becky Buller, Rhonda Vincent, Sierra Hull, Stacy York, Dara Wray, Alecia Nugent, Jennifer Strickland, Heather Berry, Lisa Martin, Gloria Belle, Lisa Ray, Linda Lay, Sally Jones, Carol Lee Cooper, Jeanie Stanley, Sonya Isaacs, Becky Isaacs Bowman, Sophie Haislip, Louise Tomberlain, Mindy Rakestraw, Lizzy Long, Annette Kelly, Lily Lieux, Donica Christensen, Judi Marshall, Beth Lawrence, Melissa Lawrence, Rebecca Frazier, Jenni Lyn Gardner, Lizzy Long, Lisa Manning, Gena Britt, Vicki Simmons, Megan McCormick, Tina Adair, Kristin Scott Benson, Rebekah Long, Jenee Fleenor, Jeana Martin, Janice Martin, Larita Martin, Martha Adcock, Amber Burks, Beth Stevens, and more.

– From Blue Circle Records & Hope River Entertainment

Photo Credit — Ted Lehmann