May and Davey in album of the year battle

DUBLIN singers Imelda May and Cathy Davey are among the top acts battling it out for the Irish Album of the Year 2010.

May and Davey in album of the year battle
Thu, 13 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
Sarah Stack

The 10 finalists shortlisted for the Choice music prize include the band Villagers, alternative rock group Fight Like Apes and singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow.

Others up for the accolade are albums by Wexford trio Adebisi Shank, Waterford group O Emperor, the Dublin band Halves and Northern Ireland’s Two Door Cinema Club. The album Chariot, by Dublin rockers The Cast of Cheers, is only available via download.

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