Syntax Creative Clients Take 45 Nominations for the 35th Annual IBMA Awards
DESCRIPTION:
First recorded by Caleb Smith over a decade ago, “Virginia Girl” was never released until now. To honor original banjo player Patton Wages, who retired in 2021 after a stroke, engineer Clay Miller blended Wages’ playing with that of Marc Pruett. The track features solos from Smith, Alan Bibey, and Don Rigsby, supported by Tim Surrett. The result is a seamless tribute to friendship, tradition, and the spirit of bluegrass.
KEY SELLING POINTS
- 2018 IBMA’s Entertainer of the Year, Balsam Range, has become one of Bluegrass' most awarded acts.
- Since forming in 2007, the group has garnered 13 IBMA awards on the heels of 13 critically acclaimed albums.
- Buddy Melton won IBMA’s Male Vocalist of the Year, and Tim Surrett won IBMA’s Bass Player of the Year in 2018.
- They've landed several #1 singles on the Bluegrass Today Chart and scored five #1 radio hits from their album Moxie and Mettle.
- Their 2023 release Kinetic Tone produced the #1 hit “That’s What The Years Do,” with two other singles reaching the Top 3.
- Band members include: Buddy Melton (fiddle/vocals); Dr. Marc Pruett (banjo); Tim Surrett (bass, dobro, baritone, vocals); Caleb Smith (guitar, lead, vocals); and Alan Bibey (mandolin).
- 2018 IBMA’s Entertainer of the Year, Balsam Range, has become one of Bluegrass' most awarded acts.
- Since forming in 2007, the group has garnered 13 IBMA awards on the heels of 13 critically acclaimed albums.
- Buddy Melton won IBMA’s Male Vocalist of the Year, and Tim Surrett won IBMA’s Bass Player of the Year in 2018.
- They've landed several #1 singles on the Bluegrass Today Chart and scored five #1 radio hits from their album Moxie and Mettle.
- Their 2023 release Kinetic Tone produced the #1 hit “That’s What The Years Do,” with two other singles reaching the Top 3.
- Band members include: Buddy Melton (fiddle/vocals); Dr. Marc Pruett (banjo); Tim Surrett (bass, dobro, baritone, vocals); Caleb Smith (guitar, lead, vocals); and Alan Bibey (mandolin).
