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Title: Irish Music Awards
Post by: zankoku on January 30, 2009, 07:57AM
I receive dthis in an email today.

Below are the recipients of the first IMA Awards. Video and a press release will be on the irishmusicawards.com website shortly so all can share the experience and good news of who received the award.
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> All nominees are to be congratulated!!
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> And the recipients are:
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> Top Solo Performer in Concert (US, IRE, EU, UK):
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> John Spillane
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> Top Solo Performer in a Pub Venue (US, IRE, EU, UK):
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> Eddie Delahunt
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> Top Duo in a Pub, Festival, Concert (US, IRE, EU, UK):
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> Switchback
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> Top Group (US, IRE & EU):
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> The Dubliners
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> Top New Irish Music Artist(s) (US, IRE, EU, UK):
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> The High Kings>

> Top Celtic Rock Band (US, IRE, EU, UK):
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> The Elders
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> Top Irish Tenor (individual):
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> Ronan Tynan
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> Top Sean-nos Singer:
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> Len Graham
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> Top Traditional Performance Show:
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> The Chieftains
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> Top Traditonal Group - In Festival, Pub & Concert:
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> Brigid's Cross
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> Tommy Makem Award:
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> Makem Brothers with Mickey and Liam Spain
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> Top Harpist (US, IRE & EU, UK):
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> No Award Given for 2008
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> Top Uilleann Piper (US, IRE, EU):
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> Kieran O'Hare
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> Top Fiddle (US, IRE, EU, UK):
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> Niamh Ni Charra
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> Top Button Accordian (US, IRE, EU, UK):
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> John Redmond
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> Lifetime Achievement Award:
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> Brendan Bowyer

Congrats to Our Boys and the others.

Jim


Title: Re: Irish Music Awards
Post by: OldFatGuy on January 30, 2009, 09:49AM
Great post, Jim.  Thank you.  And congrats to our boys!


Title: Re: Irish Music Awards
Post by: Trouble on January 30, 2009, 10:48AM
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