Sunday 5th February saw the 23rd BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award Finals at Celtic Connections Festival in the City Hall’s Glasgow. 6 finalists (Aidan Moodie, Ailis Sutherland, Amy Laurenson, Madeleine Stewart, Mairi Mcgillivray, Sam Mabbett) competed for the prestigious title and performed to a capacity crowd. Each musician played 15 minutes and were […]
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Ailis Sutherland: Finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2022
Ailis Sutherland from Kirriemuir is a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023. The finals will be held at Celtic Connections Festival on 5th February 2022 at 5pm. Buy a ticket here or listen live on BBC Radio Scotland. We asked Ailis the following questions: How did you get involved in traditional […]
This Sunday 5th February! BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2023 Finalists Announced
Twelve young musicians from all over Scotland took part in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award on Sunday 30th October. It was a brilliant concert and each musician performed exceptionally well giving the panel of judges quite a task choosing the 6 finalists. In the end after lots of deliberation they chose the […]
Sam Mabbett: Finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023
Sam Mabbett from Oxford (lived in Glasgow for 7 yeras) is a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023. The finals will be held at Celtic Connections Festival on 5th February 2022 at 5pm. Buy a ticket here or listen live on BBC Radio Scotland or watch on BBC ALBA. We asked […]
Amy Laurenson: Finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023
Amy Laurenson from Shetland is a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023. The finals will be held at Celtic Connections Festival on 5th February 2022 at 5pm. Buy a ticket here or listen live on BBC Radio Scotland or watch on BBC ALBA. We asked Amy the following questions: How did […]
Madeleine Stewart: Finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023
Madeleine Stewart from Epsom, New Hampshire, USA is a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023. The finals will be held at Celtic Connections Festival on 5th February 2022 at 5pm. Buy a ticket here or listen live on BBC Radio Scotland or watch on BBC ALBA. We asked Madeleine the following […]
Aidan Moodie: Finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023
Aidan Moodie from Kirkwall, Orkney is a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023. The finals will be held at Celtic Connections Festival on 5th February 2022 at 5pm. Buy a ticket here or listen live on BBC Radio Scotland or watch on BBC ALBA. We asked Aidan the following questions: How […]
Mairi Mcgillivray: Finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023
Mairi Mcgillivray from Islay is a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023. The finals will be held at Celtic Connections Festival on 5th February 2022 at 5pm. Buy a ticket here or listen live on BBC Radio Scotland or watch on BBC ALBA. We asked Mairi the following questions: How did […]
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023 Open for Entries!
Today BBC Scotland launches their search for the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023. If you are a singer or instrumentalist aged between 16 and 27 with a passion for traditional music, you can apply now and you could win this prestigious title, an additional recording session with BBC Radio Scotland, a performance at the […]
Fiddle player Eryn Rae wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2022
Fiddle player Eryn Rae has been named BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician for 2022. The 21 year old, from Jedburgh but now living in Glasgow, accepted the award from Gareth Hydes, Commissioning Editor, BBC Scotland, in a year that saw the prestigious competition return to the City Halls for the first time in two […]