The TG4 Traditional Musician of the Year Award is given annually as part of Gradam Ceoil TG4. The award is to recognise the role of traditional Irish music and to ensure the task of carrying forward the Irish tradition into the future.
The following is a list of the recipients of the award.
1998 – Tommy Peoples, County Donegal 1999 – Matt Molloy, County Roscommon 2000 – Mary Bergin, Dublin 2001 – Máire Ní Chathasaigh, County Cork 2002 – Paddy Keenan, County Meath 2003 – John Carty, County Roscommon & London 2004 – Seán Keane, Dublin 2005 – Jackie Daly, County Cork 2006 – James Kelly, Dublin 2007 – Liam O'Flynn, County Kildare 2008 – Martin Hayes, County Clare 2009 – Charlie Harris, County Limerick 2010 – Seán McKiernan, County Galway & Boston 2011 – Noel Hill, County Clare 2012 – Bryan Rooney, County Leitrim 2013 – Dermot Byrne, County Donegal 2014 – Harry Bradley, County Antrim 2015 – Máirtín O'Connor, County Galway 2016 – Kevin Burke, County Sligo 2017 – Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, County Donegal 2018 – Frankie Gavin, County Galway 2019 – Catherine McEvoy, County Dublin 2020 – Laoise Kelly, County Mayo 2021 – Angelina Carberry, County Longford 2022 – Paddy Glackin, Áth Cliath 2023 - Mick O'Brien, County Dublin 2024 - Derek Hickey, County Limerick 2025 - Siobhán Peoples, County Clare 2026 - Cathal Hayden, County Tyrone
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