2002 International Bluegrass Music Awards Nominees

Here are the nominees for the 2002 International Bluegrass Music Awards, which will be handed out Oct. 17 in Louisville, Ky.:

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 Stuart Duncan (writers).

"Is the Grass Any Bluer," Rhonda Vincent (artist), Cory Batten, Buck Moore, 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" (Lost Highway Records); 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).

"History of the Future" (Skaggs Family Records); Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder (artists), Ricky Skaggs (producer).

"Mountain Soul" (Epic); Patty Loveless (artist), Emory Gordy, Jr. (producer).

"New Favorite" (Rounder); Alison Krauss & Union Station (artists and producers).

"The Storm Still Rages" (Rounder); Rhonda Vincent (artist & producer).

Emerging artists of the year: