Ron Stewart, winner of the IMBA fiddle Player of the Year in 2000, is looking to take home his second award this year.
Stewart, an Indiana native, has also won the Indiana State Fiddle Championship twice, and is a much sought after session player. Not only is Ron an outstanding fiddler, but is also equally [...]

Stuart Duncan - “Soppin’ The Gravy”
Stuart Duncan, an eight time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year, is nominated once again for this years award.
No stranger to awards, Duncan has also won two Grammy® awards with The Nashville Bluegrass Band, five Academy of Country Music Fiddle Player of the Year awards, and was awarded Specialty Instrument [...]

Jason Carter, a three time IBMA Fiddler of the Year winner, is once again vying for the honor of being crowned the 2008 IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year.
Jason, at eight years old, began taking guitar lessons from his father. Carter loved the festival scene growing up, and in 1991 , at the age of [...]

Hunter Berry & Darrell Webb “Son Drop In”
Hunter Berry, who has played fiddle professionally nearly all his young life, is hoping to pick up his first IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year award this year. Influenced by many great fiddlers such as Benny Martin and Kenny Baker, Berry currently plays fiddle in Rhonda Vincent’s [...]

“Lee Highway Blues” by Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Live! in Chicago - Oct. 2007
Michael Cleveland, a five time winner of the IBMA’s Fiddle Player of the Year award and reigning champ, is looking to take home his sixth IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year award.
Cleveland started playing fiddle at the age of four, and was [...]