L to R: Chris Luquette, Danny Booth, Frank Solivan & Mike Munford
Photo Credit: Dave Brainard
FRANK SOLIVAN & DIRTY KITCHEN WIN
IBMA INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR AWARD
Band Wows Crowd With Awards Show Performance, Begins October Tour at IBMA Wide Open Bluegrass Street Festival
AUSTIN,
Texas — Washington, D.C. area bluegrass quartet Frank Solivan &
Dirty Kitchen were named Instrumental Group of the Year at the 25th
Annual International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, held Thursday
evening in Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium at the Duke Energy Center for
the Arts.
Although
this is Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen’s first Instrumental Group of
the Year Award, this is the second consecutive year the band has been
nominated in the category. The reigning IBMA Banjo Player of the Year,
Mike Munford, was nominated for the award again this year, and Solivan
received a Mandolin Player and Male Vocalist of the Year nod.
The
band, which also includes guitarist Chris Luquette and bassist Danny
Booth, got to demonstrate how they earned their award during the
evening’s ceremony, wowing the crowd of fans and fellow musicians with a
thrilling performance of the title track from the band’s latest album, Cold Spell
(Aug. 12, 2014; Compass Records). Following a set at IBMA’s Wide Open
Bluegrass Street Festival this afternoon, Frank Solivan & Dirty
Kitchen will hit the road for the rest of October; their tour schedule
includes a show at Nashville’s legendary bluegrass venue, The Station
Inn.
