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The Irish Music Awards is an annual awards presentation hosted by the Irish Music Association to honor the best of the best in Irish Music. The Irish Music Awards promote and support Irish Music, and musicians worldwide. |
Irish Music Award Recipients for 2014
Top Solo Performer in Concert (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Ryan Kelly
Top Solo Performer in a Pub Venue (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Robbie O'Connell
Top Duo in a Pub, Festival, Concert (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Lumiere
Top Group (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Celtic Thunder
Best New Irish Artist(s) (IRE, EU, US, UK)
Colm Keegan
Best New Irish CD
Cara Dillon - A Thousand Hearts
Top Celtic Rock Band (IRE, EU, US, UK)
Young Dubliners
Best Irish Tenor (individual)
Paul Byrom
Best Female Vocalist (individual/trad.)
Cara Dillon
Best Sean-nós Singer
Roisin Elsafty
Top Traditional Performance Show
Celtic Thunder
Top Traditional Group in a Pub, Festival, Concert
FullSet
Tommy Makem Award
Mickey Coleman
Top Uilleann Piper (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Paddy Keenan
Top Harpist (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Siobhan Owen
Top Fiddle/Violin (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Mairead Nesbitt
Top Button Accordion (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Shane Hayes
Lifetime Achievement Award
George Donaldson
Irish Music Award Nominees for 2014
Top Solo Performer in Concert (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Nuala Kennedy, Ryan Kelly, Meav Ni Mhaolchatha, Robbie O'Connell
Top Solo Performer in a Pub Venue (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Donie Carroll, Tony Cummins, Robbie O'Connell, Brian Gaffney
Top Duo in a Pub, Festival, Concert (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Siusan O'Rourke and Zig Zeitler, Sean McNamara and Nosey Flynn, New Barleycorn, Lumiere
Top Group (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Celtic Thunder, Young Dubliners, Socks in the Frying Pan, Lunasa
Best New Irish Artist(s) (IRE, EU, US, UK)
Colm Keegan, The Latchikos, Full Set, Socks in the Frying Pan
Best New Irish CD
Runa - Current Affairs, Paddy Homan - The Hard Way Home, Cara Dillon - A Thousand Hearts, Screaming Orphans - Toy Theatre
Top Celtic Rock Band (IRE, EU, US, UK)
Rathkeltair, The Prodigals, Young Dubliners, The Fenians
Best Irish Tenor (individual)
Anthony Kearns, Paul Byrom, Paddy Homan
Best Female Vocalist (individual/trad.)
Cara Dillon, Francis Black, Mary Dillon, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
Best Sean-nós Singer
Ide Nic Mhathúna , Roisin Elsafty
Top Traditional Performance Show
Riverdance, Celtic Woman, Celtic Thunder
Top Traditional Group in a Pub, Festival, Concert
Two2Many, FullSet, ALTAN, Socks in the Frying Pan
Tommy Makem Award
ALTAN, Mickey Coleman, Danny O'Flaherty, Mick Maloney
Top Uilleann Piper (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Tommy Martin, Paddy Keenan, Tiarnan O'Duinnchinn
Top Harpist (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Cormac De Barra, Patrick Ball, Aryeh Frankfurter, Siobhan Owen
Top Fiddle/Violin (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Maggie Estes White, Martin Hayes, Mairead Nesbitt, Niamh Ni Charra
Top Button Accordion (US, IRE, EU, UK)
David Munnelly, Shane Hayes
Lifetime Achievement Award
George Donaldson, Danny O'Flaherty, Jimmy Crowley, Mick Maloney