Irish country music star Niamh Lynn said she felt flattered when Ryan Tubridy referred to her as ‘The Imelda May of Country Music’. Niamh has had the best first year she could have hoped for – releasing her debut album to much success on Irish Radio, having two consecutive Number 1 Singles on iTunes, debuting her duet single with Johnny Brady on The Late Late Show and being compared to Imelda May by host Ryan Tubridy, winning two Newcomer Awards from Hot Country and The Leinster Entertainment Awards and being nominated NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR at the RTE Irish Country Music Awards – this certainly has been a great first year! The modest mother-of-two from Dublin, Ireland attributes a lot of her success to ‘The Dresses and The Shoes’!!! Niamh has a natural draw to the Country Look and Sounds that came out of Nashville in the 1960 era. Her retro fashion (and vocal) style is similar to that from the early days when female country singers left their permanent mark on the Country Music scene – ladies like Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn etc. and it is these powerful women that influence Niamh most! Niamh said: “I was on the Late Late Show a while back and Ryan Tubridy introduced me as ‘The Imelda May of Country’ because of the dresses that I wear - I’ll take that’!!! The future is looking bright for this new star of Country Music in Ireland!