Red Foley Award
- Past Winners
1971-72 – Neil A. Colmer and Patricia Hendricks - 1972-73 – Fuzz Street Knucklebusters (Douglas Michael Hutchens, Glenn Ray Lawson, and Jonathan Ray Neff)
- 1973-74 – David Dennon Crandall and Larry Ervin
- 1974-75 – The Blackhawk Bluegrass Band (Craig Bannerman, Anthony Estes, and Glenn Ray Lawson)
- 1975-76 – Alice McLain of the McLain Family Band
- 1976-77 – William “Bill” Lowder
- 1977-78 – Cora Lee Crandall
- 1978-79 – Robert Derrick Teague and Edith Weatherford
- 1979-80 – David H. Quinley and Kelva Thomas
- 1980-81 – James Richard Brooks and Daisy Mae Luttrell
- 1981-82 – New Life (Becky Davis, Chris Davis, Debbie Greider, Beth Wright Musser, Harvey A. Musser, Jr., Scott A. Musser); Mark Bradshaw
- 1982-83 – William H. Hartsock
- 1983-84 – Kenneth James VanEtten II
- 1984-85 – Kelli Cummins and Gary Eldridge
- 1985-86 – Timothy John Marema
- 1986-87 – Darlene Lattimore and Nathan B. Wilson
- 1987-88 – Donald Lee Faulkner
- 1988-89 – Joseph P. Bagnoli
- 1989-90 – Gregg Collins and Phillip Allen McClure
- 1990-91 – Penny Loafers (Nathan Platt, Kevin Slemp, Michael Hunt, and Alan Pike)
- 1991-92 – Shane Ingram
- 1992-93 – Blake Jones
- 1993-94 – Tim Lawson
- 1994-95 – KaDe Moore and Marvin Radford
- 1995-96 – Kimberly Treece
- 1996-97 – Josh Eller
- 1997-98 – William Arthur Cohenour and Linda Jane Fogarty
- 1998-99 – Fritz Allen Schindler
- 1999-00 – No award given
- 2000-01 – Katie Morgan
- 2001-02 – Jeffery Quinton Hodge
- 2002-03 – Jonas Friddle
- 2003-04 – Ryan Craig Blevins
- 2004-05 – Amber Bridget Field and Amy Joye Frothingham
- 2005-06 – Jake Krack
- 2006-07 – Demetrius Andre Russell, Jessica Renee Slaton, Megan E. Vaught
- 2007-08 – Erinn Monique Horton and Ashley Nicole Long
- 2008-09 – William Haizlett and Jesse Wilhite
- 2009-10 – Darrin Hacquard and John Bradley
- 2010-11 – Hannah Johnson
- 2011-12 – Kendra Combs
- 2012-13 – Myra Morrison
- 2013-14 – Sam Gleaves
- 2014-15 – Cory Shenk
- 2015-16 – Theo MacMillan
- 2016-17 – Julie Nelms
- 2017-18 – Brenna McMillan
- 2018-19 – Wilkensly Thervil
- 2019-20 – Trey Davis
- 2020-21 – Blaise Boler
- 2021-22 – Sophie Delaney
2022-23 - Hannah From