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(hps) Was verbindet Louisville, Kentucky mit Nashville, Tennessee?
Ganz einfach: Die Interstate 65. Aber Spaß beiseite - beide Städte verbindet natürlich auch die Musik
. Hier die Country Music, wie sie sich heute gibt, und in Louisville die Bluegrass Music, die in den letzten beiden Jahren so an Bedeutung gewonnen hat. Am 17. Oktober 2002 findet in Louisville das Fest der Bluegrass Music statt mit der Kür der diesjährigen Bluegrass-Award-Gewinner. 1991 und 1995 wurden Alison Krauss & Union Station Entertainer Of The Year. In diesem Jahr heißen die Nominierten der

INTERNATIONAL BLUEGRASS MUSIC ASSOCIATION 

Entertainer of the Year:
Alison Krauss & Union Station; Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; The Del McCoury Band; Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder; Rhonda Vincent & The Rage

Instrumental Group of the Year:
Blue Highway; Alison Krauss & Union Station; The Del McCoury Band; Nickel Creek; Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

Vocal Group of the Year:
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; The Del McCoury Band; Mountain Heart; IIIrd Tyme Out; Rhonda Vincent & The Rage

Male Vocalist of the Year:
Dudley Connell; Del McCoury; Russell Moore; Tim O'Brien; Dan Tyminski

Female Vocalist of the Year:
Dale Ann Bradley; Alison Krauss; Patty Loveless; Lynn Morris; Rhonda Vincent

Song of the Year:
1952 Vincent Black Lightning
, The Del McCoury Band (artists), Richard John Thompson (writer)
 
The Boys Are Back in Town
, Patty Loveless (artist), Don Humphries, Pat Enright and Stuart Duncan (writers)
Is the Grass Any Bluer, Rhonda Vincent (artist), Cory Batten, Buck Moore and Troy Seals (writers)
The Lucky One, Alison Krauss & Union Station (artists), Robert Lee Castleman (writer)
You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive, Patty Loveless (artist), Darrell Scott (writer).

Album of the Year:
Down From the Mountain
, featuring Fairfield Four, John Hartford, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Dan Tyminski, The Cox Family, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, The Whites, Chris Thomas King with Colin Linden and Emmylou Harris (artists), T Bone Burnett (producer), on Lost Highway Records
History of the Future, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder (artists), Ricky Skaggs (producer) on Skaggs Family Records
Mountain Soul, Patty Loveless (artist), Emory Gordy, Jr. (producer), on Epic Records
New Favorite, Alison Krauss & Union Station (artists and producers), on Rounder Records
The Storm Still Rages, Rhonda Vincent (artist and producer), on Rounder Records.

Emerging Artists of the Year:
The Chapmans; Sally Jones & The Sidewinders; The Mark Newton Band; Dave Peterson & 1946; Rock County; Wildfire

Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year:
Faraway Land
, Ron Block (artist and producer), on Rounder Records
Gospel Parade, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artists), Doyle Lawson (producer) on Sugar Hill Records.
Heavenward Bound, The Larry Stephenson Band (artists), David Parmley (producer), on Pinecastle Records.
The Journey, Mountain Heart (artists), Tim Austin and Mountain Heart (producers), on Doobie Shea Records.
What We Leave Behind, David Parmley & Friends, Mike Anglin, Danny Barnes, Steve Day, Glen Duncan, Ben Greene, Steve Gulley, Aubrey Haynie, Jim Hurst, Randy Kohrs, Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, Pat McInerney, Russell Moore, Missy Raines, Adam Steffey and Larry Stephenson (artists), David Parmley (producer) on Pinecastle Records.

Instrumental Album of the Year:
Adams County Banjo
, Tom Adams (artist and producer), on Rounder Records.
Bluegrass 2001, featuring: Jeff Autry, Wayne Benson, John Cowan, Randy Kohrs, Jim VanCleve and Scott Vestal (artists), Scott Vestal (producer), on Pinecastle Records
Flame Keeper, Michael Cleveland (artist), Mike Cleveland and Jeff White (producers), on Rounder Records
Bobby & Jesse: Masters of the Mandolin, Bobby Osborne & Jesse McReynolds (artists), Sonny Osborne (producer), on Pinecastle Records
Time Stands Still, Ron Stewart (artist), Lynn Morris (producer), on Rounder Records.

Recorded Event of the Year:
Another Saturday Night
, Dudley Connell & Don Rigsby (artists and producers), on Sugar Hill Records
Earl Scruggs & Friends, Earl Scruggs featuring Elton John, Sting, Melissa Etheridge, John Fogerty, Johnny Cash, Don Henley, Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam, Marty Stuart, Billy Bob Thornton, Randy Scruggs, Gary Scruggs, Travis Tritt and Rosanne Cash (artists), Randy Scruggs (producer), on MCA Records
Clinch Mountain Sweethearts, Ralph Stanley & Friends, Iris DeMent, Pam Tillis, Patty Mitchell, Gillian Welch, Dolly Parton, Maria Muldaur, Sara Evans, Joan Baez, Kristi Stanley, Gail Davies, Chely Wright, Melba Montgomery, Jeannie Seely, Lucinda Williams and Valerie Smith (artists), Bil VornDick (producer), on Rebel Records
What We Leave Behind, David Parmley & Friends, Mike Anglin, Danny Barnes, Steve Day, Glen Duncan, Ben Greene, Steve Gulley, Aubrey Haynie, Jim Hurst, Randy Kohrs, Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, Pat McInerney, Russell Moore, Missy Raines, Adam Steffey and Larry Stephenson (artists), David Parmley (producer), on Pinecastle Records
Full Circle, Vassar Clements featuring Peter Rowan, Ricky Skaggs, Bela Fleck, John Cowan and Sam Bush (artists), Hugh Moore and Billy Troy (producers), on OMS Records.

Instrumental Performers of the Year:
Banjo:

Tom Adams, Ron Block, J.D. Crowe, Rob McCoury, Jim Mills, Sammy Shelor

Bass:

Barry Bales, Mike Bub, Missy Raines, Mark Schatz, Marshal Wilborn

Dobro:

Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas, Rob Ickes, Phil Leadbetter, Gene Wooten

Fiddle:

Jason Carter, Michael Cleveland, Stuart Duncan, Bobby Hicks, Ron Stewart

Guitar:

Jim Hurst, Tony Rice, Kenny Smith, Bryan Sutton, Dan Tyminski

Mandolin:

Sam Bush, Mike Compton, Ron McCoury, Adam Steffey, Chris Thile

And The winner is:
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Am 17. Oktober fiel die Entscheidung in Louisville, Kentucky