Hands Up for Trad have announced Billy Connolly amongst the 2017 Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame (sponsored by Fèisean nan Gàidheal) inductees, honouring the work and dedication of musicians and industry people who have both influenced and helped to shape Scottish traditional music throughout their lives. A total of 20 performers and influential trad […]
Services to Community 2017
We are very happy to announce our first Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Inductees of 2017. The inductees in the Services to Community section are individuals that work tirelessly to help their community and enrich the lives of others through selfless service or charitable work. This section of the Hall of Fame started in […]
Arthur Argo by Rab Noakes
We asked Rab Noakes to write down his thoughts on Arthur Argo and his legacy. It’s a lovely read about a great man. I am honoured to nominate, and delighted to welcome, Arthur Argo to the Hands Up for Trad Hall of Fame. Few people are more deserving of this honour. The reason for that […]
Watch Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Inductions Live on Friday 11th November!
From roughly 9pm (after dessert is finished…) on Friday 11th November you can watch all the presentations live from The Marriat Hall in Dundee. The event is sold out and this is the only way to see all these amazing people inducted to the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. You will be able watch […]
Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner presentations to be streamed live on the internet
In partnership with TradTV – Hands Up for Trad are streaming the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner presentations from approx 9pm on Friday 11th November. Nearly all the inductees or their representatives will be present including 30 past members of the Battlefield Band! To watch the broadcast just visit www.halloffame.scot and click on […]
Douglas Eadie and Mike Alexander Services to Broadcasting Dinner
We had a lovely time celebrating Douglas Eadie and Mike Alexander on Friday 14th October in The Scullery restaurant, Glasgow. Douglas and Mike invited their friends along for drinks and a beautiful meal. Just after the main course we presented them with their Broadcasting Awards. We showed a showreel of their work, Simon read a […]
Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Inductees 2016 Announced
Hands Up for Trad are very happy to announce the 2016 Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame inductees. We are so lucky in Scotland to have such an amazing array of musicians and people who we couldn’t have done without. We are looking forward to seeing these guys and their families at our Scottish Traditional […]
Peter Logue RIP
We are very sad to hear that Peter Logue passed away today – Friday 19th August- from cancer. We were very luck to present Peter with his Services to Charity Award on Saturday 6th August. You can read about Peter here.
Peter Logue Services to Charity Presentation
We had a lovely time on Saturday in Helensburgh presenting accordion player Peter Logue with our first Services to Charity Award. Peter is a musician from Helensburgh who has enduring health problems but has never let it him getting out and busking to raise money for other people. Read about him here. Below is my […]
Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner 2016
Just announced! The 2016 Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner will be held on Friday 11th November in the Caird Hall, Dundee. The dinner will start at 7pm (drinks from 6.30pm) and open to members of the public. All the 2016 inductees have been invited. It is a lovely evening with a great 3 […]