El actor Steve Martin copa los premios de Bluegrass

No es coña: el actor cómico Steve Martin (impresionante su papel en la última entrega de "La Pantera Rosa" ) lidera, con seis nominaciones, los premios de la International Bluegrass Music Association para su vigésima entrega anual de premios colocándose, de este modo, entre los principales finalistas.

Y es que mientras Steve Martin aparece en la gran pantalla con el objetivo de hacer reir a la audiencia, mejora sus dotes interpretativas con el banjo y lanza su primer disco: "The Crow: New songs For The Five-String Banjo"

Steve Martin trajo un reconocimiento adicional este año al bluegrass cruzando desde un genero totalmente diferente de entretenimiento (la comedia). Hizo su debut en el Grand Ole Opry y presentó el show "Saturday Night Live" de la NBC justo antes del lanzamiento de su disco. A juzgar por las nominaciones, que incluyen la de "Mejor intérprete de Banjo" los miembros de la IBMA está claro que aprecian la presencia de Martin en la escena del Bluegrass.

Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios 2009 de la International Bluegrass Music Association (traduzco sólo los titulos principales):

ARTISTA DEL AÑO
• Dailey & Vincent
• The Grascals
• Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
• The Del McCoury Band
• Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out
• Dan Tyminski Band

GRUPO VOCAL DEL AÑO
• Blue Highway
• Dailey & Vincent
• The Isaacs
• Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
• Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

GRUPO INSTRUMENTAL DEL AÑO
• Blue Highway
• Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
• The Infamous Stringdusters
• Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
• Dan Tyminski Band

CANTANTE MASCULINO DEL AÑO
• Jamie Dailey
• Russell Moore
• Danny Paisley
• Junior Sisk
• Dan Tyminski

CANTANTE FEMENINA DEL AÑO
• Dale Ann Bradley
• Sonya Isaacs
• Claire Lynch
• Alecia Nugent
• Rhonda Vincent

ÁLBUM DEL AÑO
• Blue Side Of The Blue Ridge, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice (artist), Ronnie Bowman (producer)
• Brothers From Different Mothers, Dailey & Vincent (artist), Jamie Dailey & Darrin Vincent (producers)
• Keep On Walkin', The Grascals (artist/producers)
• The Room Over Mine, Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass (artist), Ken Irwin & Danny Paisley (producers)
• Wheels, Dan Tyminski, (artist/producer)

CANCIÓN DEL AÑO
• "Don't Throw Mama's Flowers Away," Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass (artist), Chris Stuart & Ivan Rosenberg (writers)
• "Iron & Diamonds," The Gibson Brothers (artist), Leigh & Eric Gibson (writers)
• "Leaving Baker County," Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice (artist), Tom T. Hall & Dixie Hall (writers)
• "Moneyland," Del McCoury Band (artist), John Herald (writer)
• "Wheels," Dan Tyminski (artist), Patrick McDougal (writer)

EVENTO GRABADO DEL AÑO
• "After The Fire Is Gone;" Bobby Osborne, Rhonda Vincent & Darrin Vincent (artists); Glen Duncan & Bobby Osborne (producers)
• "The Crow," Steve Martin with Tony Trischka (artists), John McEuen (producer)
• "Daddy Played The Banjo;" Steve Martin with Tim O'Brien & Earl Scruggs (artists), John McEuen (producer)
• "Proud To Be A Daughter of Bluegrass;" Daughters of Bluegrass featuring Dale Ann Bradley, Heather Berry, Lisa Martin, Gloria Belle, Sierra Hull, Rhonda Vincent, Lisa Ray, Linda Lay, Sally Jones, Jeanie Stanley, Carol Lee Cooper, Sonya Isaacs, Becky Isaacs Bowman, Michelle Nixon, Jeanette Williams, Sophie Haislip, Louise Tomberlain, Mindy Rakestraw, Lizzy Long, Frances Mooney, Lorraine Jordan, Annette Kelley, Lily Lieux, Dixie Hall, Judi Marshall, Melissa Lawrence, Beth Lawrence, Rebecca Frazier, Donica Christensen, Lisa Manning & Jenni Lyn Gardner (artists); Dixie Hall, Paula Wolak & Frances Mooney (producers)
• "Sad Wind Sighs," The Grascals with Vince Gill (artists), The Grascals (producers)

ACTUACIÓN GRABADA GODSPEL DEL AÑO
• "Darkness Wept," Lonesome River Band (artist/producers), Dee Gaskin & Rebecca Bowman (writers)
• "On The Other Side;" Dailey & Vincent (artist); Jimmy Fortune, Kevin Denney & Tom Botkin (writers); Jamie Dailey & Darrin Vincent (producers)
• "What A Journey," Paul Williams & The Victory Trio (artist), Bret Bronson & Louise Gorman (writers), Paul Williams (producer)
• "When The Last Of Our Days Shall Come," Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artist), Chris Stuart (writer), Doyle Lawson (producer)
• "Who'll Sing for Me?" Audie Blaylock & Redline (artist), Thomas J. Farris (writer), Audie Blaylock (producer)

ACTUACIÓN INSTRUMENTAL GRABADA DEL AÑO
• "Angeline The Baker," Rob Ickes & Andy Leftwich (artists), public domain, Rob Haines (producer)
• "The Crow," Steve Martin (artist/writer), John McEuen (producer)
• "Don't Tread On Me," Kristin Scott Benson (artist/writer/producer)
• "Jerusalem Ridge," Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper (artist), Bill Monroe (writer), Jeff White & Michael Cleveland (producers)
• "Struttin' To Ferrum," Lonesome River Band (artist/producer), arrangement by Gene Parker

NUEVO ARTISTA DEL AÑO
• Sierra Hull & Highway 111
• Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass
• Junior Sisk & Rambler's Choice
• The SteelDrivers
• Josh Williams Band

INTERPRETES INSTRUMENTALES AÑO

BANJO
• Kristin Scott Benson
• J.D. Crowe
• Steve Martin
• Sammy Shelor
• Ron Stewart

BAJO
• Barry Bales
• Mike Bub
• Missy Raines
• Darrin Vincent
• Marshall Wilborn

VIOLÍN
• Hunter Berry
• Jason Carter
• Michael Cleveland
• Stuart Duncan
• Ron Stewart

DOBRO
• Mike Auldridge
• Jerry Douglas
• Andy Hall
• Rob Ickes
• Randy Kohrs
• Phil Leadbetter

GUITARRA
• Jim Hurst
• Tony Rice
• Kenny Smith
• Bryan Sutton
• Josh Williams

MANDOLINA
• Jesse Brock
• Sam Bush
• Sierra Hull
• Ronnie McCoury
• Adam Steffey

NOTAS PARA UN PROYECTO GRABADO
• Charlie Cushman, Marty Stuart, Eddie Stubbs & Johnny Warren (writers); A Tribute to Fiddlin' Paul Warren; Johnny Warren & Charlie Cushman (artists)
• Eddie Dean (writer); Old-Time Pickin': A Clawhammer Banjo Collection, Ralph Stanley (artist)
• Steve Martin (writer), The Crow, Steve Martin (artist)

MEJOR DISEÑO GRAFICO
G. Carr & Salli Ratts (designers), The Crow, Steve Martin (artist)
• Stumptown Printers (designer), Uncle Charlie Osborne: The June Appal Recordings, Uncle Charlie Osborne (artist)
• Loren Witcher (designer), Inside Out, Missy Raines & the New Hip (artist