The Irish Music (IMA) Association has announced the nominees for the 2014 IMA awards. Not surprisingly, Máiréad is nominated again this year! Here is the list of nominees from the IMA webpage:
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
Among the Celtic Woman-related nominees are Méav Ní Mhaolchatha for Top Performer in Concert, Tommy Martin for Top Uileann Piper and Celtic Woman for Top Traditional Performance Group!