Song Of The Year, We need your recommendations!

The first ever CelticRadio.net Song of the Year will be named on January 1, 2005.

Voting will be done by our community polling system and we will have about 5 songs to choose from.

I'd like to take some recommendations here for songs to be nominated to this award. We will send a award certificate to the winning artist (hey we're on a low budget!). I have a few in mind, but would like to get everyone's thoughts and recommendations.

The song does not have to be released in 2005, but should be a recent song that is played on Highlander Radio. I am thinking no more than 10 years in the past. I am putting such a broad range of years because old songs are sometimes discovered by new listeners!

Voting will begin on December 1st, 2005 until December 31st, 2005 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Ok, lets have your recommendations!

If I had to pick 5 songs they would be (in no particular order) and picking only 5 songs is a tough one!



1. Send Me A Song - Celtic Woman (David Downey/Lisa Kelly)
2. Erin Gra Mo Chroi [Ireland Love of My Heart] - Cherish the Ladies
3. My Heart Belongs To You - Hayley Westenra {best new artist maybe?}
4. Drink the Night Away - Gaelic Storm
5. South Australia - Gaelic Storm

I think thats a great idea mac. my vote is for 'Geraldines wishing on Galway' of course thats because the only place i can find that song is on highlander radio. oh and some guy wants to sell the cd its on on amazon for 95 dollars. its a great song but not that great, hopefully cdbaby will get it in sometime soon.

Let's see...
1. The Old Ways--Loreena McKennitt
2. Hebridean Hale-Bopp--Capercaillie
3. Appropriate Dipstick--Natalie MacMaster
4. Si do Mhaimeo--Meav
5. Suil a Ruin--Kate Price

Sgt. Mackenzie - Clann An Drumma
Let Your Troubles Roll By - Carbon Leaf
Stamping Ground - Runrig
Men Of Erin- The Elders
Mari Mac- Great Big Sea

Having very recently had the privilege of hearing him playing live Id like to nominate Clarindas Reply by Kevin Walsh.

If youve heard the CD youd love the live version. If you havent heard the CD... why on earth not

Can I second that one! Wish we could have more than five...but Clarindas Repy is fantastic--

Slainte

oh there are so many to choose from.... but i am sure they will all be nominated.

so i gotta go out on a limb here a bit...... mac .... i know you will appreciate this nominee..... and so will dmcclain

it would have to be ceann The Worst Pirate Song arrrrgh

followed closly by bogside rogues And a Bang on the Ear

Don't forget Ed Miller's "The Prince of Darkness." That's an amazing bit of writing and singing.

dam i absolutely hate that song....
that is one i make the effort to turn down...

ahhhh nothing personal.....

Jeez Loo'eez, you are hard to pleez. I understand you don't like Aselin's "Over the Rainbow" either.

allow me to nominate.



Artist: Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club
Song: The Ballad of Tam Lin



never tire of hearing it this tune.....

unlike "prince of darkness" or . aselin debison
Medley: Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World
of which i grow weariesome....

Loreena McKennitt - Skellig (my all time favorite!!)
Gaelic Storm - Johnny Jump Up/Morrison's Jig

Keep them coming! I am liking these selections. I have seen some titles that are good contenders!

1.)
Artist: Malcolm Jones & Donald Black
Song: Ballachulish Stomp
Album: Close to Home

2.)
Artist: Natalie MacMaster
Song: The Beaumont Rag
Album: No Boundaries

3.)
Artist: Sharon Shannon
Song: I Hae Seen the Hielands
Album: The Celtic Balladeer

4.)
Artist: Sharon Shannon
Song: Blackbird
Album: Celtic Moods

5.)
Artist: Nobuo Uematsu
Song: Dancing Calcobrena
Album: Celtic Moon


... and many more.

Seana