Celtic Woman Nominees in the 2011 Irish Music Association Awards!

[Starman]

   The Irish Music Association has announced the nominees for their 2011 music awards!  Celtic Woman has been nominated in the Top Traditional Performance category, as have present and past members of Celtic Woman individually!  The High Kings have also been nominated in the Top Group category!  http://www.irishmusicassociation.com/irishmusicawards/index.html

   Here are the nominations in their entirety from the IMA website:

Irish Music Award Nominees for 2011  
  

Top Solo Performer in Concert (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Niamh Ní Charra, Méav, Michael Londra, Ryan Kelly

Top Solo Performer in a Pub Venue (US, IRE, EU, UK)
George Donaldson, Luka Bloom, Mickey Coleman, Tony Cummins

Top Duo in a Pub, Festival, Concert (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Ian Walsh and Kevin Buckley, Qristina & Quinn Bachand, The New Barleycorn, The Ryans Irish Band

Top Group (US, IRE & EU)
Gaelic Storm, Lúnasa, The Brock McGuire Band, The High Kings

Best New Irish Music Artist(s) (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Ciorras, Fieldstone, The Ryans, The Young Folk

Top Celtic Rock Band (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Barleyjuice, Roger Drawdy & the Firestarters, The Kreellers, The Roving Crows

Best Irish Tenor (individual)
Daryl Simpson, Finbar Wright, Michael Londra, Paddy Homan

Best Female Vocalist (individual/trad.)
Lisa Kelly, Méav, Órla Fallon, Siobhan Owen

Best Sean-nos Singer
Áine Meenaghan, Bríd Ní Mhaoileoin, Iarla Ó Lionáird

Top Traditional Performance Show
Celtic Woman, Kintra, Trad on the Prom, Wild Colonial Bhoys

Top Traditonal Group - In Festival, Pub & Concert
Frankie Gavin and Dedannan, McPeake, Slide, Téada

Tommy Makem Award
Enya, Máirtín de Cógáin, Mick Moloney, Tom Sweeney

Best New Irish CD
Cara - Long Distance Love
Donal McCague - Bits N Pieces
Órla Fallon - My Land
Royseven - You Say, We Say

Top Harpist (US, IRE & EU, UK)
Cormac De Barra, Kavan Donohoe, Órla Fallon, Seana Davey

Top Uilleann Piper (US, IRE, EU)
Diarmaid Moynihan, Michael "Piper" Cooney, Tiarnan O'Duinnchinn, Tommy Martin

Top Fiddle (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Caitlin Barrett, Cora Smyth, Donal McCague, Kevin Burke

Top Button Accordion (US, IRE, EU, UK)
James Keane, John Whelan, Liam O'Connor, Paddy O'Brien

Lifetime Achievement Award
Carmel Quinn, Paddy Keenan, Patrick Healy, Patsy Whelan

Hall of Fame
Phil Lynott

admin note: I went through and bolded the all the CW related names. aislin

[Tiffany Gray]

OMG this is amazing news!!!!!  And so many names I recognize and love (CW members and band members, THK, Siobhan Owen, Enya, and CT members)!!! 

[hayleynibhaoleafh<3'scelticwoman!]

W0000000T!!! Congrats to our ladies for the nominations! (noticed some CT names there XD so congrats to them too!)

[MikeyK]

Some of those categories will be very easy to vote for, but I see one in particular that will be very hard to decide!

[irishgirl]

Top Duo in a Pub, Festival, Concert (US, IRE, EU, UK)
Ian Walsh and Kevin Buckley

Ian and Kevin are from St. Louis and have both played extensively with Tommy Martin, CW's piper.  They are amazing musicians and work so hard.  Ian actually took over Tommy's standing Monday night gig at John D. McGurk's when Tommy joined CW.  They are definitely worth a look and a vote!

Also, remember that Tommy plays with Teada often when they tour the States and has played for the last 7 years with members of the group for their Irish Christmas in America show.  The only reason he's missing this year is because he has another obiligation. 

Just some info to help you make a decision!

[LISAFAN4EVER]

Voting is now open. Don't forget The High Kings and Tommy Martin.

[Starman]

   In the early voting it looks like Meav is trailing Ryan Kelly in the Top Solo Performer in Concert category.  From the postings on the forum it looks like Ryan has a lot of support, so Meav is going to need every vote she can get in both the free member and paid member categories! 

[LISAFAN4EVER]

Does anyone know how often you can vote? I can't remember from last year.

VOTE: LISA KELLY - Top Female Performer!!

[Starman]

Does anyone know how often you can vote? I can't remember from last year.

VOTE: LISA KELLY - Top Female Performer!!

    If you are a paid member, you can vote in both the free and paid member categories, so  you can vote twice if you are a paid member.  The paid member votes count much more than the free member votes.

[LISAFAN4EVER]

OK, thanks.

[edtom]

I became a paid member today and voted a second time.

[chellek]

Glad to see Orla rec'd so many nominations.  She deserves them all!

[Starman]

I became a paid member today and voted a second time.

   Way to go Ed! That's the way for us to ensure our girls win this time!  Any more folks willing to follow Ed's lead? 

[beckyw]

I have already voted as a paid member.  Come on guys.

[Starman]

I have already voted as a paid member.  Come on guys.

   That''s the spirit!  What better use of your Christmas gift money than to join the IMA and vote as a patron member, helping our artists win the awards they should have won this past year! Let's not allow them to lose this year! And don't forget  to vote for Tommy Martin  on pipes, as well!