Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame

Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner – The Photos And Video

We had a great time on Friday 27th October in the Oran Mor, Glasgow celebrating the inductees of the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame 2017. See Louis DeCarlo’s photos below. You can also watch the presentations on YouTube. Click to View Photos

Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Presentations Streamed Live this Friday 27th October

We are very pleased to tell you that the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame 2017 Inductee presentations will be streamed live on our Hands Up for Trad Facebook Page this Friday evening from 8.30pm (BST). The presentations will start with a song from the award winning Josie Duncan and then the presentations will go […]

Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Inductees 2017 Announced.

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 […]

Niel Gow (1727 to 1807)

The name Niel Gow is undoubtedly one of the most well-known in the history of Scottish traditional music. This fiddler, who lived from 1727 to 1807, is familiar to many from Henry Raeburn’s sensitive portrait, arguably one of the artists finest works, and from a modest number of tunes, particularly slow airs or laments composed […]

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 […]