Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame

Celebrating traditional music's heroes

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 […]

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 […]

Services to Community 2016

Today we are announcing the first Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame inductees of 2016. The Hands Up for Trad Services to Community Awards recognises 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 2015 […]

Services to Broadcasting Dinner – the photos!

We had a lovely time at Iain Anderson’s Broadcasting Dinner on Thursday 24th March. Held at The Scullery Restaurant in Glasgow – Iain and 45 friends and family joined us for a night of lovely food, conversation and presentations. Check out the photos below. You can read about Iain amazing career here.