Maranna has received one of Irish music's most prestigious awards with her new album, At Last, garnering the top honour on LiveIreland.com as Vocal Album of the Year.
LiveIreland.com is the world's largest Irish music website by a wide margin with 40-60,000 listeners every day. Based in Dublin, the site recognizes the best of the previous year's traditional music releases with The Livies---its awards for instrumental and vocal music excellence.
In announcing the Award, Senior Music Editor, Bill Margeson stated, "Maranna McCloskey is at the very top of the Irish music scene with this release. She is, quite arguably, the best in the business right now. The most stunning voice we have heard in a very long time. And, her grasp of the music is so evident in this beautifully produced album." Maranna herself added, "This Award is such a thrill. This album has been a dream for so long, so to see this kind of recognition is just magic."
The entire Award, listed on the site, reads, "Vocal Album of the Year Maranna McCloskey---At Last." This Derry singer establishes herself as the best of all, and straight out of the shoots on this winner. An alto of exquisite warmth and grasp of the tradition. You just can't sing traditional music better than this. She is one of those singers who stops you in mid-step, as you turn to hear her better. We have sat and sat and sat in front of the sound system listening to At Last. The voice is a gift from God. But, the understanding, the grasp, the intuition are hers. Like Laura Smith, no one else sounds like this. Maranna McCloskey owns the future. We are sitting here writing this as we hear her singing, The Home I Left Behind. I'm going to do what we all should do. Stop what we are doing and listen to Maranna. Like her voice, she is a gift. We will all truly hold this singer and this album dear in the future.
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