Punch Brothers Nominated for International Bluegrass Music Awards

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Congratulations to Punch Brothers, who have been nominated for a 2016 International Bluegrass Music Award for Instrumental Group of the Year. Nominees also include individual nods to band members Noam Pikelny ("Pickles"), up for Banjo Player of the Year (he won the award in 2014), and Chris Eldridge ("Critter"), up for Guitar Player of the Year. Winners will be announced at the International Bluegrass Music Awards on September 29 at the Duke Energy Performing Arts Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Congratulations to Punch Brothers, who have been nominated for a 2016 International Bluegrass Music Award for Instrumental Group of the Year. The band's latest album, The Phosphorescent Blues, and the follow-up EP, The Wireless, were released on Nonesuch Records last year. The nominees for the awards were announced yesterday at a press conference in Nashville, Tennessee, and also include individual nods to band members Noam Pikelny ("Pickles"), up for Banjo Player of the Year (he won the award in 2014), and Chris Eldridge ("Critter"), up for Guitar Player of the Year.

Awards are voted on by the professional membership of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), the trade association for the bluegrass music industry. Results of the balloting will be revealed at the International Bluegrass Music Awards, Thursday, September 29, at the Duke Energy Performing Arts Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.

"Congratulations to every nominee that earned the votes of their peers through every round of the voting process," said IBMA Executive Director Paul Schiminger. "It is an honor and great accomplishment."

The IBMA Music Awards are the centerpiece of IBMA's World of Bluegrass week. Tickets for the 27th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards Show and the complete list of award nominees are available ibma.org.

Punch Brothers perform at the RockyGrass Festival in Lyons, Colorado, this Sunday, then head to Japan and Australia to tour in August. For details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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  • Thursday, July 28, 2016
    Punch Brothers Nominated for International Bluegrass Music Awards
    Brantley Gutierrez

    Congratulations to Punch Brothers, who have been nominated for a 2016 International Bluegrass Music Award for Instrumental Group of the Year. The band's latest album, The Phosphorescent Blues, and the follow-up EP, The Wireless, were released on Nonesuch Records last year. The nominees for the awards were announced yesterday at a press conference in Nashville, Tennessee, and also include individual nods to band members Noam Pikelny ("Pickles"), up for Banjo Player of the Year (he won the award in 2014), and Chris Eldridge ("Critter"), up for Guitar Player of the Year.

    Awards are voted on by the professional membership of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), the trade association for the bluegrass music industry. Results of the balloting will be revealed at the International Bluegrass Music Awards, Thursday, September 29, at the Duke Energy Performing Arts Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.

    "Congratulations to every nominee that earned the votes of their peers through every round of the voting process," said IBMA Executive Director Paul Schiminger. "It is an honor and great accomplishment."

    The IBMA Music Awards are the centerpiece of IBMA's World of Bluegrass week. Tickets for the 27th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards Show and the complete list of award nominees are available ibma.org.

    Punch Brothers perform at the RockyGrass Festival in Lyons, Colorado, this Sunday, then head to Japan and Australia to tour in August. For details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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