Youth gets a fling at Spirit Store

AN all ages concert took place rcently in the Spirit Store in to celebrate the release of Youth Work Ireland’s Irish Youth Music Awards (IYMAs) latest album, IYMAs Volume 12.

The album features tracks from up and coming musicians from Youth Work Ireland Louth’s team.

The album was produced during the summer in Sun Studios giving the young musicians the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of artists such as U2, The Coronas and Kanye West.

The album was then mastered by Richard Dowling in Wav Mastering Limerick who has worked with David Bowie, The Foo Fighters and Choice Music Winners Soak.

Irish Youth Music Awards Director Barry Lennon said: ‘It’s brilliant to be able to produce and release IYMAs

Volume 12 as part of our programme as a testament to the brilliant up and coming creatives and musicians we have across the island of Ireland.

Alan Swan, Director of Music at 2FM said: ‘ The Irish Youth Music Awards programme is such an important programme to help develop, support and create a platform for new musicians from across the entire island of Ireland.

We are very proud of our partnership with the IYMAs and hope everyone can support the release of IYMAs volume 12. We look forward to further developing this partnership this year’

The album features Even For A Day, as well as RY, Misplaced Location, Naoise Duffy and Elana Mulligan.

IYMAs Volume 12 stormed into the charts landing at number 5 in the Irish Charts on the first week of its release.

Stacey McVeigh, Youth Development Officer with members of the band ‘Even for a Day’, Jack Duffy, Jake Connor, Glyn Kenny and Stan Goodwin at the launch of the Irish Youth Music Awards album and special all ages concert hosted in the Spirit Store.

Members of the band ‘Misplaced Location’, Hannah Horan, Maia McVeigh, Ann Brodigan and Stan Goodwin

Soloists Ry Byrne and Naoise Duffy.