EWOB Awards History

From the 2nd European World Of Bluegrass Festival in 1999 onwards, an audience popolarity award has been presented to bands.

In 2002 an additional Award was created with the goal to emphasize a bands professional skills. This #1 European Band Award is rated to bands only by the performing musicians present at the EWOB Festival.

Here is the list of previous Award winners:

1999:
1. Nugget (A)
2. Relief (CZ)
3. Lilly of the West (BG)

2000:
1. Relief (CZ)
2. Bluegrass Stuff (I)
3. Lusatian Grass (CZ)

2001:
1. Petr Brandejs Band (CZ)
2. (tie) - Countrybandists (RUS
2. (tie) - Four Wheel Drive (NL)

 

#1 European Bluegrass Band

 

Audience Popularity Award

2002:
1. 4-Wheel Drive (NL)
2. Nugget (A)
3. Red Wine (I)


1. Bluegrass Stuff (I);
2. Four-Wheel Drive (NL);
3. Bluegrass Boogiemen (NL)

2003:
1. Nugget (A)
2. MONOGRAM (CZ)
3. Mideando String Quartet (I)


1. Lonesome Mountaineers (SE);
2. Looping Brothers (D);
3. Monogram (CZ)

2004:
1. Fragment (SK/CZ)
2. Blue Grass Boogiemen (NL)
3. Trio Vibraçao (D)


1. Blue Grass Boogiemen (NL);
2. Sunny Side (CZ);
3. GroundSpeed (D)

2005:
1. Carmel Sheerin and the Ravens (IR)
2. Blue Cartel (B)
3. Petr Brandejs Band (CZ)


1. Sunny Side (CZ)
2. Mousetrap (CZ);
3. Bluegrass Cwrkot (CZ)

2006:
1. MIDEANDO String Quintet (I)
2. 4Wheel Drive (NL)
3. Bononia Bluegrass Band (I)


1. 4Wheel Drive (NL)
2. Blue Grass Boogiemen (NL)
3. Rawhide (B)

2007:
#1 G2 Bluegrass Band (Sweden)
#2 Meantime (Slovakia)
#3 Kreni (Czech Republic)


#1 4 Wheel Drive (Netherlands)
#2 G2 Bluegrass Band (Sweden)
#3 Rawhide (Belgium)