Irish Music Awards

Westbury St. Patrick’s Festival Invites You To Apply For Our 2008 Irish Music Awards

......and this year, for the first time, we have two categories to be won,

as well as the popular Barratt’s Music People’s Choice Award ($200 value) ...

Best Up and Coming Irish Musician

$500 First Prize

Winner to play at the Saturday Evening Concert in the Westbury Town Hall

10 Minute time slot to perform a maximum of three pieces (includes set-up)

All Tunes must be from within the expansive repertoire of the Irish Tradition or heavily influenced by it if original material is played

All sources for material must be quoted

Best Up and Coming Irish Singer

$500 First Prize

Winner to play at the Saturday Evening Concert in the Westbury Town Hall

10 Minute time slot to perform a maximum of three pieces (includes set-up)

Songs must be from the expansive repertoire of Irish Traditional Songs or heavily influenced by them if original material is to be played

All sources for material must be quoted

For Further Information,

Please contact the Festival Performers Officer: Timothy Gleeson 0434 249 753 tigdh@tigdh.com

Entry is Free. Winners grant WSPF rights to reproduce photos of them for promotional & interview purposes

Please note: Entries Close C.O.B. Friday March 7^th

^{You can download an entry form here}