Sister Sadie founding member Deanie Richardson was presented the Fiddle Player of the Year at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards. This is Richardson’s second time winning the award. Her first was in 2020.
”I was not expecting this at all,” Richardson said as she accepted her award. “I grew up playing fiddle with my grandfathers, and I never expected to even be in the same room as all of you. I get to make a living playing my fiddle; but more than anything, I get to play bluegrass music, and that’s what I love so much. I just can’t say enough about growing up in Nashville, Tennessee. I used to go to the Station Inn and see Mark O’Connor and Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas and Bela Fleck; and I just never dreamed I’d get to be up here with all of you. Thank you!”
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