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Paul Byromaccepts the IMA Award for top Tenor for 2012 |
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Irish Music Award Recipients for 2012
Top Solo Performer in Concert (US, IRE, EU, UK)
George Donaldson
Top Solo Performer in a Pub Venue (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Mickey Coleman
Top Duo in a Pub, Festival, Concert (US, IRE, EU, UK)
The Ryans Irish Band
Top Group (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Gaelic Storm
Best New Irish Artist(s) (IRE, EU, US, UK)
Dublin 5 (formerly The Rovers)
Best New Irish CD
The Ryans - Songs of Irish Freedom
Top Celtic Rock Band (IRE, EU, US, UK)
Barleyjuice
Best Irish Tenor (individual)
Paul Byrom
Best Female Vocalist (individual/trad.)
Chloe Agnew
Best Sean-nós Singer
Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill
Top Traditional Performance Show
Celtic Crossroads
Top Traditional Group in a Pub, Festival, Concert
Dervish
Tommy Makem Award
The Irish Rovers
Top Uilleann Piper (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Barry Kerr
Top Harpist (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Seana Davey
Top Fiddle/Violin (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Máiréad Nesbitt
Top Button Accordion (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Paddy O'Brien
Lifetime Achievement Award
Joanie Madden
Irish Music Award Nominees for 2012
Top Solo Performer in Concert (US, IRE, EU, UK)
George Donaldson, Christy Moore, John Doyle, Tommy Fleming
Top Solo Performer in a Pub Venue (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Ian Gould, Luka Bloom, Tony Cummins, Mickey Coleman
Top Duo in a Pub, Festival, Concert (US, IRE, EU, UK)
The Ryans Irish Band, Lilt, Switchback, Siusan O’Rourke and Zig Zeitler
Top Group (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Cherish The Ladies, Lunasa, Gaelic Storm, Altan
Best New Irish Artist(s) (IRE, EU, US, UK)
Burning Bridget Cleary, The Rovers, The Fighting Jamesons, Ciorras
Best New Irish CD
Lilt - Onward, The Mickey Finns - Prayers and Idle Chatter, The Ryans - Songs of Irish Freedom, Mairi Morrison & Alasdair Roberts - Urstan
Top Celtic Rock Band (IRE, EU, US, UK)
Barleyjuice, Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters, The Clumsy Lovers, Scythian
Best Irish Tenor (individual)
Paul Byrom, Anthony Kearns, Daryl Simpson, Tommy Fleming
Best Female Vocalist (individual/trad.)
Katie McMahon, Chloe Agnew, Méav, Shannon Lambert-Ryan of RUNA
Best Sean-nós Singer
Bríd Ní Mhaoileoin, Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, Aine Meenaghan, Len Graham
Top Traditional Performance Show
The Fureys, Celtic Crossroads, The Henry Girls, Fidil
Top Traditional Group in a Pub, Festival, Concert
Vishten, Guidewires, Slide, Dervish
Tommy Makem Award
The Irish Rovers, Máirtín de Cógáin, Mick Moloney, Jimmy Crowley
Top Uilleann Piper (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Diarmaid Moynihan, Cillian Vallely, Barry Kerr, Paddy Keenan
Top Harpist (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Seana Davey, Chad McAnally, Triona Marshall, Sibohan Owen
Top Fiddle/Violin (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Martin Hayes, Alasdair Fraser, Máiréad Nesbitt, Kevin Burke
Top Button Accordion (US, IRE, EU, UK)
John Williams, Liam O'Connor, Paddy O'Brien, David Munnelly
Lifetime Achievement Award
Patrick Healy, Patsy Whelan, Carmel Quinn, Joanie Madden