After weeks of public nominations, private deliberations and controversial omissions and inclusions, Andrew Hamilton can now announce the winners of the first annual Clare People Interactive, Irish Music Awards.
AS 2008 received its final curtain call, there are few who could deny that the year gone by has been anything less than a classic year for Irish music. With new bands emerging left, right and centre and vibrant scenes re-emerging in places like Limerick (not to mention the arrival of towns like Waterford, Headford and even Lahinch on the Irish music map), the year has been one to savour. Prompted by this renaissance in Irish music, Clare People Interactive (The Clare People newspaper’s militant pod-casting and entertainments wing) began its search for the best of the best of Irish music in early December. And thus, the first annual Clare People Interactive Irish Music Awards were born. The public were asked to nominate acts in eight categories and these nominations were deliberated over by the arts journalists of The Clare People newspaper. After much fighting, back-stabbing and finally grit-teethed consensus, the winners were finally arrived at. So, without further ado, here is the results of the Clare People Interactive’s first annual Irish Music Awards.
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