The annual ceremony celebrating the finest artists in the Irish Traditional, Folk & Celtic Music Industry is currently in the preparation stage. Nominees have been announced and blimey, there are loads of them!
So here are just some of the nominations from our artist roster:
BEST IRISH TRADITIONAL GROUP
Altan; Dervish; Four Men and a Dog; Lúnasa; Solas; Sharon Shannon Band
BEST CELTIC GROUP
Salsa Celtica; Crooked Still; Le Vent du Nord
BEST FOLK GROUP
Bellowhead
BEST MALE VOCALIST
Kris Drever; Brian Kennedy
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST
Cara Dillon; Heidi Talbot; Mary Black
BEST INSTRUMENTALIST
John McCusker
BEST YOUNG IRISH TRADITIONAL ACT
Beoga
BEST CROSSOVER ACT (Performer or Group)
Sharon Shannon Band
BEST OVERSEAS ACT (Europe, Excluding Ireland)
Bellowhead; Salsa Celtica
BEST OVERSEAS ACT (USA / Canada)
Crooked Still; Le Vent Du Nord; Solas; The Dukhs
RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Sharon Shannon – The Galway Girl
Ireland (and its cousin, Northern Ireland)
You can find out more about the awards, including the full list of nominations and details of the ceremony itself, from the website.
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