The nominees for the 2013 Vancouver Island Music Awards were announced Friday, Feb. 22, and musicians from Ladysmith earned two nominations. Celtic rock band Skellig was nominated as Island Live Act of the Year, while Kendall Patrick, who lives in Nanaimo but was raised in Ladysmith, earned a nomination as Island Songwriter of the Year. The winners will be announced April 28 in Victoria. For a full list of nominees, visit www.islandmusicawards.wordpress.com