This award was introduced in 2003 (pre Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame) to celebrate people whom Scottish traditional music couldn’t do without. It was posthumously awarded to Hamish Henderson and thereafter known as “The Hamish Henderson Services to Traditional Music Award.” In 2005 when the Hall of Fame was born we decided to devote this Award to people within the Scottish traditional music industry (not necessarily musicians) and we added a performers section of the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. You can look at all the inductees and categories here.
2019: Dr Peter Cooke
2018: Pete Shepheard
2017: Dr Jo Miller
2016: Fiona Ritchie MBE
2015: Ewan McVicar
2014: Davie Henderson (Shetland Folk Festival)
2013: Dr Emily Lyle
2012: Isobel Mieras
2011: Arthur Cormack
2010: Bill Wilkie MBE
2009: Dr John Barrow
2008: Robin Morton
2007: Morag MacLeod
2006: Robbie Shepherd MBE
2005: Ian D. Green
2004: The McCalmans
2004: International Presentation: Doc Watson
2003: Hamish Henderson