Dark Shadow Recording is proud to announce that collectively their artists received 17 nominations for the 2020 International Bluegrass Music Awards' round two of balloting.
“It excites me to see that all of the hard work from our DSR Artists resonates with the Bluegrass community. We are thrilled to see such great representation on the 2nd round ballot,” states Dark Shadow Recording Co-Founder, Stephen Mougin.
Entertainer - Becky Buller Band
Vocal Group - Becky Buller Band
Instrumental Group - Becky Buller Band; Sam Bush Band (Stephen Mougin)
Song - Rick Faris "Breaking In Lonesome"; Becky Buller "The Barber’s Fiddle"
Album - Rick Faris Breaking In Lonesome
Instrumental Recording - Rick Faris "Stoneman’s Raid"
New Artist - Rick Faris
Male Vocalist - Rick Faris
Female Vocalist - Becky Buller
Banjo Player - Ned Luberecki (Becky Buller Band)
Fiddle Player - Becky Buller
Guitar Player - Rick Faris
Mandolin Player -Nate Lee (Becky Buller Band)
Collaborative Recording -"The Wedding Couple” (Rick Faris and Becky Buller); “The Barber’s Fiddle” (Becky Buller with Jason Carter, Kati Penn, Sam Bush, Laurie Lewis, Shawn Camp, Laura Orshaw, Michael Cleveland, Stuart Duncan, Jason Carter, Deanie Richardson, Johnny Warren, and Sam Bush. Other fiddling guests include Jason Barie, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Fred Carpenter, Tyler Andal, and Brian Christianson)
In addition, Becky Buller and Rick Faris also appear on a number of different collaborations that received nominations outside the Dark Shadow label.
The final round of balloting will take place on July 21, 2020.
31st Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards is scheduled for Thursday, October 1, 2020, in Raleigh, NC.
About Dark Shadow Recording:
Dark Shadow Recording is an independent record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2008 by Stephen and Jana Mougin, the label has released music from some of the finest bluegrass and Americana musicians around the country, including Becky Buller, Rick Faris, Stephen Mougin, The Rigneys, Man About a Horse, and Jana Mougin. The label has a unique approach in that it is run by musicians for musicians, which they believe to be the best approach for releasing quality music and meeting the needs of their artists.