Join Hands Up for Trad for an intimate celebration marking two decades of the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. Host David Francis sits down with renowned photographer Louis DeCarlo, whose lens has captured every inductee since the Hall of Fame’s inception in 2005. Louis will share captivating stories from his photographic journey across Scotland and Ireland, including […]
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Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Services to Community 2025 Inductees Announced
Dr Paul Murray by Louis DeCarlo Hands Up for Trad proudly announces the 2025 inductees to the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Services to Community section, sponsored by Fèisean nan Gàidheal. These exceptional individuals have dedicated their lives to nurturing, teaching, and sustaining Scotland’s traditional music heritage through selfless service to their communities. The […]
Janet Paisley – Services to Scots Award 2018
Janet Paisley is a poet, author, playwright, and radio and television scriptwriter who has championed the Scots language through her belief that ‘literature comes from your own doorstep and in voices that you know’ and in her work in education and her local community and as a member of the ministerial advisory working group for […]
Bill Wilkie MBE RIP
It was very sad to hear yesterday of the death of Bill Wilkie MBE. Bill was one of the great pillars of Scottish accordion music, a master and tireless champion of the instrument and an impresario and businessman who promoted and encouraged many of the leading players on the Scottish music scene. Born in Perth […]
Rod Mackenzie: community Gaelic choir leader and teacher.
We made a trip to Dingwall on Saturday to present and induct the amazing Rod Mackenzie into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. All his family were there and we presented the award and performed a tune written for Rod by top Scottish fiddler Duncan Chisholm. Read about Rod’s work below. Rod Mackenzie was […]
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 […]
Stewart Cruickshank RIP
It’s with a heavy heart we announce the death of our 2015 Services to Broadcasting Inductee Stewart Cruickshank. Stewart was inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame in early 2015 when we hosted a great fun dinner in Glasgow where Stewart invited all Stewart’s pals. Fellow broadcaster Iain Anderson gave a great introduction and […]
Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner 2015 – The Photos!
We had a brilliant night on Friday 11th September at our annual Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner. We were hosted by Blas Festival and Inverness Airport and a great time was had by all. The food was brill and it was lovely to meet all of the inductees from 2015 and their families. […]
Flora McNeil MBE RIP
Tradition bearer, legend and mum Flora McNeil passed away on May 17th 2015. Read about her amazing life below. Unanimously ranked among the finest singers ever to emerge from Scotland, Flora MacNeil MBE has been a vital force throughout the revival of Gaelic music that began after World War II, and continues to thrive today. […]
The Boys of the Lough
The Boys of the Lough have, over four decades, become a byword for excellence in Irish, Shetland and Scots music. Energised for much of that time by the quicksilver fiddle and flute front line of Aly Bain and Cathal McConnell, the Boys were pioneers, both in their musical approach and as the first fully professional […]