NEW YORK (AP) — Get these banjos prepared, as a result of this is not a joke: Actor and comedy legend Steve Martin will co-host the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards for the primary time, alongside Grammy-award successful roots musician Alison Smith.
This yr’s present will happen Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Jap, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on the Troopers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium. Followers are capable of buy tickets by way of Ticketmaster.
“I’m thrilled to be hosting with Alison Brown, and connecting with all my bluegrass friends as opposed to my kinda dumb comedy friends,” Martin mentioned in an announcement.
“The IBMA Awards show is always one of my very favorite nights of the year,” Brown added. “I’m so honored to co-host this year with my banjo pal Steve Martin.”
Martin is a longtime lover of bluegrass, first selecting up the banjo as an adolescent. He is launched plenty of albums and even created the bluegrass musical “Bright Star ” for Broadway — a fancy love story set in opposition to the American South written by Martin and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Edie Brickell.
Along with their internet hosting duties, Martin and Brown’s collaborative single, “5 Days Out, 2 Days Back,” has been nominated in three classes: track of the yr, music video of the yr and collaborative recording of the yr.
IBMA is the Worldwide Bluegrass Music Affiliation.
