Thanks, Stacey-Lynn. The nominations in this category as as follows:
Two Door Cinema Club, for “Tourist history”
Roswell Six, for “Terra incognita: beyond the horizon”
Lisa Hannigan, for “Sea sew”
Cowboy Prostitutes, for “Cowboy Prostitutes”.
And the winner is...
Roswell Six, for “Terra Incognita: beyond the horizon”!
Wonderful. Thank you Helen. And that takes us almost to the main event, the award for Best Album. But before we do, Alicia has one more very special award to tell us about. Alicia?
As part of our tribute to the very best in music, we here at the Playlist of Life have inaugurated the Lifetime Achievement Polly, which we will be awarding each year to someone who we believe has advanced the cause of music, given millions pleasure and earned our undying respect and gratitiude. There is no shortlist, as the winner is chosen beforehand. So without further ado, I would like to present the first ever Polly for Lifetime Achievement in Music to...
Mr. Steve Earle!
Yes, not only for his amazing albums, great live shows and wonderful music, not only for crossing over boundaries from country to folk to rock, but also for his tireless dedication to good causes, his kicking of the habit and his rebirth, if you will, after being released from jail in 1994, and his unwavering stand against the Death Penalty in the USA, Stephen Fain “Steve” Earle is awarded the first ever Polly for Lifetime Achievement in Music. Congratulations, Steve!
Thanks Alicia. Very well deserved indeed. And now we come to the highlight of the evening, the award for Best Album in the Non-Chronological section. Helen will tell us about the nominations.
Thanks, Stacey-Lynn. The nominations for the final award, the Polly for Best Album, are:
”One among the living” by Mystery
“Analogue” by a-ha
“Planetary confinement” by Antimatter
“The seventh degree of separation” by Arena
And the final Polly goes to...
a-ha, for “Analogue”!
Thanks Helen, just goes to show that even though they've broken up now, the boys from Norway still cast one hell of a long shadow! Very well done to them!
Well, that's it for the first year, the first inaugural Pollys. Hope you all enjoyed it, and we will of course be back next year, bigger and better with hopefully just as star-studded a lineup, if not better. If we didn't feature your favourite album or artiste, apologies, but we have to cut the shortlist to four in each category, and like any award, only one can win. I think everyone here though were worthy winners, and those who were nominated but didn't get an award are still very highly thought of by us to make the final list.
So now all that remains for me to do is to thank everyone who participated --- in particular my friends Laura, Helen, Li-Chang and Alicia --- and of course Trollheart for organising the whole night and providing the venue. Congratulations to all who won a Polly, and to those who didn't, well there's always next year! I'd like to wish you all a good night, thank you for coming and enjoy the rest of the evening.
See you next year!
From
the Sunrise Club at Erin Hall, Dublin
Presenters
Stacey-Lynn McPherson
Laura Jennings
Helen O'Donnell
Li-Chang Matsuki
Alicia Frances Nolan
Artistic Design
Stacey-Lynn McPherson
Location Supervisor
Beth Williams
Scriptwriters
Stacey-Lynn McPherson
Laura Jennings
Helen O'Donnell
Cameras
The Laser Eye
Stage Manager
Trollheart
Sound
Jim Robinson
Keith Ryan
Oscar Lord
Jenny Patterson
Mike D'Ambola
Cathy McPherson
John McDermott
Catering
Hunger's Mother
Lights
Industrial Light But Not Magic
Music Supervisor
Thomas H. Blanchard III
Set Design
Maura Ni Bhealtaine
Anna Jameson
Linda D'Ambola
Gerry Stevens
Graphics
Now You See It
Hair by
Crowning Glory
Makeup
Connie Simpson
Geraldine Taggart
Laura Sanders
Tanya Dennis
Ms. McPherson's Personal Aide
Penny Johansson
Legal Representation
James McDonald
Producer
Stacey-Lynn McPherson
Executive Producer
Trollheart
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