IBMA award nominees announced today

The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) will announce later today the names of nominees for the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Awards.

The announcement will be made at the Loveless Barn, 8400 Hwy 100, Nashville, TN, home base of Music City Roots. For those who can't be there in person, the show can be heard live on Sirius XM ('Bluegrass Junction') or watched live stream on the Music City Roots channel. And it's quite a show: the press conference and announcement of nominees, hosted by Sonya Isaacs and Bradley Walker, will be followed by a concert with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, the Lonesome River Band, the Isaacs, and Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, with Jim Lauderdale as host.

The award winners will be announced live on Thursday 27 September at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, where the ceremony will be hosted by Laurie Lewis and Del McCoury. Read more details on the IBMA e-newsletter.