Earls of Leicester Get Third Top Award At Bluegrass Awards

The Grammy-winning Earls of Leicester took home their third entertainer of the year award in a row at the International Bluegrass Music Awards while the band Volume Five won emerging artist of the year and song of the year for their song “I Am a Drifter.”

– Earls Of Leicester
Bluegrass Music Awards in Raleigh, N.C.

The awards were given out Thursday in Raleigh, North Carolina. Flatt Lonesome got its second win in a row for vocal group of the year, while Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper won for the fourth time as instrumental group of the year.

Balsam Range won album of the year, Brooke Aldridge won female vocalist of the year and Shawn Camp won male vocalist of the year. Molly Tuttle became the first ever woman to be named guitar player of the year.