Trad Matters: Vote for the the best Irish traditional album of 2016, with a €3,000 prize for the winner.
Popular Irish traditional music website TradConnect are offering a prize of €3,000 for the Best Traditional Album of 2016; established in 2012, previous winners of the prize include Éamonn O’Riordan and Tony O’Connell, The Tri-Tones, Edel Fox & Neill Byrne and Caitlín Nic Gabhann.
An end of year TradConnect member poll, combined with an independent judging panel forms the basis for the selection of the winning album. Sample a playlist of the previous winners below:
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All members of the TradConnect Irish music forum can vote for the winner - you can sign up for free membership here. This year, the award is sponsored by The INEC Killarney, with the winning artist receiving the opportunity to appear at one or both of the music festivals organised each year by The INEC.
“New albums are the lifeblood of trad music, be they new compositions or reworkings of ancient songs which might otherwise disappear," said INEC Managing Director of The Patrick O’Donohue. "We use events like Folkfest and The Gathering to showcase the very best in trad music, and are keen to support this industry in any way we can.”
To vote for the Best Traditional Album of 2016, and to peruse the lengthy list of new trad albums released over the past twelve months, follow this link. And for more of the latest trad music news and tunes, go to TradConnect.
