2015 | IBMA, Distinguished Achievement Award |
2014 |
United States Artists Berresford Fellow in Music |
2014 |
IBMA, Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year Special Consensus w/ Buddy Spicher, Michael Cleveland, & Alison Brown (Banjo, Producer) |
2010 |
GRAMMY Nomination, Best Country Instrumental Performance "Under The (Five) Wire" |
2009 |
Stars of the South Award |
2009 |
Irish Voice Award for Top 25 Women in Business |
2007 |
IBMA, Recorded Event of the Year Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular w/ Tony Trischka |
2003 |
AFIM Indie Award, Best Acoustic Instrumental Recording Alison Brown Quartet, Replay |
2002 |
Women in Music Touchstone Award, NYC |
2001 |
GRAMMY Award, Best Country Instrumental Performance "Leaving Cottondale" (w/ Bela Fleck) |
2001 |
GRAMMY Nomination, Best Bluegrass Album, Fair Weather |
1991 |
IBMA, Instrumentalist of the Year - Banjo |
1991 |
IBMA, Entertainer of the Year, Alison Krauss & Union Station |
1990 |
GRAMMY Nomination, Best Bluegrass Album, Simple Pleasures |
1979 |
Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest - 1st Place Professional Bluegrass Banjo |
1978 |
Canadian National Five String Banjo Champion |
In addition to Alison's numerous awards, her other accomplishments include:
- Original music was selected as "wake up call" music for 3 different NASA Shuttle Flights
- Selected by the Mayor of Nashville to serve as the Ambassador of Friendship for inaugural sister city visit to Kamakura, Japan
- Selected to perform in Central and South America on behalf of the United States Information Agency
- Personally requested to perform at the installation of Harvard University's first female president, Drew Faust