The Scots Trad Music Awards 2007 were held in the Nevis Centre, Fort William on 3rd December 2007. The performers were Unusual Suspects, Shooglenifty, Catriona Watt (BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2007), Sylvia Barnes (last years Scots Singer of the Year), Kathleen MacInness (last years Gaelic Singer of the Year), Kintyre Youth Pipe Band and members of the Feis Rois.
Album of the Year sponsored by Birnam CD
Devil’s Advocate – Chris Stout Quintet
Lightweights & Gentlemen – Lau
Cuilidh – Julie Fowlis (Winner)
Just for Gordon – Gordon Duncan
Club of the Year sponsored by Living Tradition Magazine
Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy
The String Jam Club, Galashiels
Ceol’s Craic, Glasgow (Winner)
And one more
Community Project of the Year sponsored by BBC Radio Shetland
Scots Music Group (Winner)
Scottish Traditional Boat Festival –Ballads and Bairns Project
Glasgow Irish Minstrels (St Rochs)
Taransay Fiddle Camp
Composer of the Year sponsored by Distil
Jim Sutherland
Phil Cunningham (Winner)
John McCusker
Michael Marra
Event of the Year sponsored by VisitScotland
Edinburgh International Harp Festival
The Royal National Mod (Winner)
Cullerlie Singing Weekend
Fest ‘n’ Furious
Gaelic Singer of the Year sponsored by Macmeanmna
Julie Fowlis
James Graham
Calum Alex MacMillan
Mary Smith
Services to Industry Award sponsored by Scottish Arts Council
Coda Music
John Purser for Scotland’s Music – A Radio History (Winner)
Taigh na teud
Thane Multi Media
Instrumentalist of the Year sponsored by Temple Records
Alasdair White
Jenna Reid
Allan MacDonald
Catriona McKay (Winner)
Live Act of the Year sponsored by Greentrax
Runrig
Red Hot Chilli Pipers (Winners)
Shooglenifty
Lau
Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of the Year sponsored by Traditional Music and Song Association
Scott Gardiner
Gordeanna McCulloch
John Morran
Mairi Campbell (Winner)
Scottish Dance Band of the Year sponsored by National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs
Colin Dewar Scottish Dance Band
Cullivoe Dance Band (Winner)
Ian Cruickshanks and his Dance Band
Tom Orr Scottish Dance Band
Scottish Folk Band of the Year sponsored by Foot Stompin’ Celtic Music
Dàimh
Old Blind Dogs (Winner)
Breabach
Fiddlers’ Bid
Scottish Pipe Band of the Year sponsored by the National Piping Centre
The Mid Argyll Pipe Band (Winner)
Strathclyde Police Pipe Band
Inverurie Pipe Band
The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland
Up and Coming Artist of the Year sponsored by Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Shona Mooney
Maeve Mackinnon (Winner)
Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson
Mike and Ali Vass
Strathspey and Reel Society of the Year sponsored by Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Fochabers Fiddlers (Winner)
Aberdeen Strathspey and Reel Society
Lothian Schools Strathspey and Reel Society
The Border Strathspey & Reel Society
Venue of the Year
An Tobar – Tobermory
St Andrew’s in the Square – Glasgow
An Lanntair – Stornoway (Winner)
Tolbooth – Stirling