Boston,
Massachusetts – Celtic Radio is pleased to announce the winners of the
2013 Celtic Radio Music Awards. This Music Awards program was created to
promote exceptional Celtic music across 6 categories of music.
Nominations for this award are made throughout the year by listeners and
members of Celtic Radio.
After a careful screening process, which is based
upon listener nominations, ratings, requests, and other radio statistics; we
select 3 songs across
six
categories of music for voting: Celtic Rock, Traditional, Jigs & Reels,
Bagpipes,
Roots Traditional and Contemporary music categories. Voting begins on
January 1st of each year and ends on Celtic Radio’s popular St. Patrick’s Day
celebration. Winners receive recognition of
this prestigious award through the induction into the
Celtic Radio
Hall of Fame
and permission to use the Celtic Radio Music Award banner on their website.
Our
awards program was expanded in recent years to include the Celtic Radio Album of the Year
award. This award is given to acknowledge
musical creativity, extraordinary work and exceptional talent on an album which provides recognition
of outstanding contributions to Celtic Music. Winner of this award category
receives permission to use the Radio Music Award banner on their website,
receives the esteemed and prestigious framed Celtic Radio Award and a beautiful
black and gold embossed award plaque.
Through the Celtic Radio Music award program our
goal is to promote and recognize exceptional artists who display high standards
of excellence both on the stage and off the stage and who have made significant contributions to Celtic Music throughout the
world.
Pictured is a sample of the official music award package that North Sea Gas will
receive from Celtic Radio. The gold engraved Celtic Radio Music Award (bottom
left) is our yearly presentation for the recipient of this prestigious award.
Mounted on a black embossed plate and attached to a beautiful oak wooden base,
this award is presented in recognition of the Celtic Radio Album of the Year.
North Sea Gas will also receive a framed award certificate, a
personalized letter from Celtic Radio and a Celtic Radio bumper sticker to honor
their work on the album - "The Fire and the Passion of Scotland". All members and
listeners of Celtic Radio can take pride in the fact that through our website
and music channels, that we are making a difference in helping to promote Celtic
Music to both recognized and unrecognized musicians through this award program. By bringing musicians, listeners and members
together, we can truly make a difference through our unique social networking
site called 'Celtic Radio.'
|
2013
Celtic Radio Music Award Recipients
|
Artist |
Song |
Album |
Music Category |
The Fenians |
Token Wake Song |
Take me Home |
Celtic
Rock |
The Willis Clan |
My Soldier |
Chapter One - Roots |
Traditional |
North Sea Gas |
Set of Tunes |
Fire & Passion Scot. |
Jigs & Reels |
Highland Reign |
Drunken Piper |
Carry On |
Bagpipes |
Marc Gunn |
Rising of the Moon |
Not Every Day is S.P. |
Roots Traditional |
The Willis Clan |
Jack B |
Chapter One - Roots |
Contemporary |
|
|
Album of the Year - 2013
North Sea Gas

The Fire and
Passion of Scotland
"North Sea Gas is a name that might be familiar to
most Celtic music fans: the trio of Dave Gilfillan, Ronnie MacDonald and Grant
Simpson has been around for nearly 3 decades, counting more than a dozen albums
and countless performances all over the world throughout their extensive and
remarkably productive career.
Their own blend of Scottish folk is captured very vividly within the band's
latest studio effort, "The Fire and Passion Of Scotland". The band displays an
attachment and a reverence for their roots from the very start. The music feels
genuine, unpretentious and spontaneous, with a fondness for storytelling and
beautiful harmonies.
The album is an expression of identity, heartfelt emotion and outstanding
musicianship like few other releases within the genre as of lately. Not only the
musical value and the songbook are excellent (a great compromise between
traditional, contemporary and original material) but the production of the album
is just perfect, highlighting each element’s natural feel and the powerful,
clean approach on the vocals.
This band has been around for a long time, but their approach is always fresh
and enthusiastic. No wonder their fan base keeps getting larger and larger, as
their music and vibrant live shows manage to capture the attention of critics
and audiences alike! 5 Stars from Celtic Radio!"
Congratulations to the 2013 Celtic Radio Album of Year award for North Sea Gas'
"The Fire and Passion of Scotland." A Beautiful engraved Celtic Radio award is
being created by our local jeweler and will be mailed to North Sea Gas with compliments from our many Celtic
Radio supporters that make this award possible! Slainte! - Celtic Radio Music
Awards Committee."
2013
Individual Award Categories
Celtic Rock
Traditional
Jigs & Reels
Bagpipes
Roots Traditional
Contemporary
View 2013 Nominations and Results!
Celtic Radio Hall of Fame

Click to Visit
the Hall of Fame!
To nominate a song for 2014, please
contact us with the details of your nomination.