On Thursday, a bunch of passionate bloggers proved to The Music Business that you can celebrate the best in Irish Music in style without the need of sponsorship or Arts funding.
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The nominated artists were firstly choosen by the public and then voted on by 26 bloggers to create the 'Shortlist' with a final vote by the same bloggers to create the list of winners:
Best Design (Website, Artwork, Posters)
Adebisi Shank - This is the second album of a band called Adebisi Shank
Best Independent Label
Richter Collective
Best Video
Ambience Affair - Devil In The Detail
Best Music Photography
Loreanna Rushe
Best Radio Show
Donal Dineen
Best Pop
Cathy Davey - Best Pop
Best Folk
Villagers - Becoming a Jackal
Best Rock and Alternative
Adebisi Shank
Best Electronic & Hip Hop
Solar Bears
Best Indie
The Cast of Cheers
Best EP
And So I Watch You From Afar – The Letters
Best Newcomer
The Cast of Cheers
Song of the Year
Villagers – The Meaning of the Ritual
Album of the Year
Adebisi Shank – This is the second album of a band called Adebisi Shank
There have already been offers of thanks to everyone involved but I want to share the articles and web inches which have already been written about the live event:
RTE Young People Dept:
http://redradar.ie/2011/02/plugged-in/
Drop-d confirmed the value of The Digital Socket Awards by stating: "For the first time in years, Drop-d couldn’t have been prouder to be Irish."
http://www.drop-d.ie/holy-sht-were-back-late-from-the-digital-socket-awards/12900
MOG Music Network
http://mog.com/blog_posts/2757432/mogbar?a=mn211215 ... thanks to http://www.thepointofeverything.com/
State.ie
http://www.state.ie/news/25806-digital-socket-awards-the-results
BBC5Live: We got a few mentions from the 43rd Minute onwards!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00y93zj/Up_All_Night_05_02_2011
Swear I'm Not Paul: Ronan wrote about his top 10 moments!
http://www.swearimnotpaul.com/2011/02/list-top-10-digital-sockets-moments.html
Golden Plec Review:
http://www.goldenplec.com/2011/02/05/review-digital-socket-awards/
MEG Review:
http://www.meg.ie/digital-socket-awards-night
Take The Candy:
http://takethecandy.com/central/index.php/2011/02/02/digital-socket-awards/
The Lost Continent:
http://thelostcontinent.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/digital-socket-awards-the-winners/
Thank you big time!
Some Happy Customers:
Sargent House:
http://sargenthouse.tumblr.com/tagged/digital_socket_awards
Loreana Rushe:
http://myleftventricle.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/digital-socket-awards/
Souljacker
http://www.souljacker.ie/2011/01/best-video-nomination-digital-socket-awards/
Photos Galore: Thanks to the Music Photographers
http://deadl.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/digital-socket-awards/
http://entertainment.ie/caughtout/gallery.asp?ID=1318
http://www.digitalsocketawards.com/friendly-faces/
The Live Bands: Thanks to the bands for their excellent performances!
Ham Sandwich
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Meljoann
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Groom
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Photos by: http://deadl.wordpress.com/
The Live Final was a charity event for Aware and there is a tidy sum of €1000 + going to the charity!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHti15NoCUAPPDteRgquiAzqSq25nRV93PH-mymyk00xBtfmP2QQdeoHZaIBB73QkrtIJRvky9pHWLpKXa3rJCer7J1dCpSsFRMiAPbdFbn12HIfseRLLbIh3J7wiRR0P9logVeVhx6I/s400/Aware%252520Logo%252520Jpg%252520%252520280.jpg)
See ya for The Digital Socket Awards next year?
Finally .... in case you haven't seen it here's the Best Music Video of 2010:
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The nominated artists were firstly choosen by the public and then voted on by 26 bloggers to create the 'Shortlist' with a final vote by the same bloggers to create the list of winners:
Best Design (Website, Artwork, Posters)
Adebisi Shank - This is the second album of a band called Adebisi Shank
Best Independent Label
Richter Collective
Best Video
Ambience Affair - Devil In The Detail
Best Music Photography
Loreanna Rushe
Best Radio Show
Donal Dineen
Best Pop
Cathy Davey - Best Pop
Best Folk
Villagers - Becoming a Jackal
Best Rock and Alternative
Adebisi Shank
Best Electronic & Hip Hop
Solar Bears
Best Indie
The Cast of Cheers
Best EP
And So I Watch You From Afar – The Letters
Best Newcomer
The Cast of Cheers
Song of the Year
Villagers – The Meaning of the Ritual
Album of the Year
Adebisi Shank – This is the second album of a band called Adebisi Shank
There have already been offers of thanks to everyone involved but I want to share the articles and web inches which have already been written about the live event:
RTE Young People Dept:
http://redradar.ie/2011/02/plugged-in/
Drop-d confirmed the value of The Digital Socket Awards by stating: "For the first time in years, Drop-d couldn’t have been prouder to be Irish."
http://www.drop-d.ie/holy-sht-were-back-late-from-the-digital-socket-awards/12900
MOG Music Network
http://mog.com/blog_posts/2757432/mogbar?a=mn211215 ... thanks to http://www.thepointofeverything.com/
State.ie
http://www.state.ie/news/25806-digital-socket-awards-the-results
BBC5Live: We got a few mentions from the 43rd Minute onwards!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00y93zj/Up_All_Night_05_02_2011
Swear I'm Not Paul: Ronan wrote about his top 10 moments!
http://www.swearimnotpaul.com/2011/02/list-top-10-digital-sockets-moments.html
Golden Plec Review:
http://www.goldenplec.com/2011/02/05/review-digital-socket-awards/
MEG Review:
http://www.meg.ie/digital-socket-awards-night
Take The Candy:
http://takethecandy.com/central/index.php/2011/02/02/digital-socket-awards/
The Lost Continent:
http://thelostcontinent.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/digital-socket-awards-the-winners/
Thank you big time!
Some Happy Customers:
Sargent House:
http://sargenthouse.tumblr.com/tagged/digital_socket_awards
Loreana Rushe:
http://myleftventricle.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/digital-socket-awards/
Souljacker
http://www.souljacker.ie/2011/01/best-video-nomination-digital-socket-awards/
Photos Galore: Thanks to the Music Photographers
http://deadl.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/digital-socket-awards/
http://entertainment.ie/caughtout/gallery.asp?ID=1318
http://www.digitalsocketawards.com/friendly-faces/
The Live Bands: Thanks to the bands for their excellent performances!
Ham Sandwich
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoyIOU-9kvDMQ_BB4c9vSjp6v-mAY0sNl1RfHbKA04RDev4i4sHB0ts0LtcUE6OpRF6az9leko14-Ty_IBLPlqmM6hiQgCsnXsSIAWI3eLjhaKuJvfD9Q8PDJrze2fwivcqfoNlzo9hw/s400/Digital-Socket-Awards-2011-Sean-Conroy009-300x200.jpg)
Meljoann
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Groom
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Photos by: http://deadl.wordpress.com/
The Live Final was a charity event for Aware and there is a tidy sum of €1000 + going to the charity!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHti15NoCUAPPDteRgquiAzqSq25nRV93PH-mymyk00xBtfmP2QQdeoHZaIBB73QkrtIJRvky9pHWLpKXa3rJCer7J1dCpSsFRMiAPbdFbn12HIfseRLLbIh3J7wiRR0P9logVeVhx6I/s400/Aware%252520Logo%252520Jpg%252520%252520280.jpg)
See ya for The Digital Socket Awards next year?
Finally .... in case you haven't seen it here's the Best Music Video of 2010:
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