Malachy Arnold from Glasgow, Scotland is a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2022. The finals will be held at Celtic Connections Festival on 6th February 2022 at 5pm. Buy a ticket here or listen live on BBC Radio Scotland. We asked Malachy the following questions: How did you get involved in […]
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Breanna Wilson: Finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2022
Breanna Wilson from Glasgow is a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2022. The finals will be held at Celtic Connections Festival on 6th February 2022 at 5pm. Buy a ticket here or listen live on BBC Radio Scotland. We asked Breanna the following questions: How did you get involved in traditional […]
Saffron Hanvidge: Finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2022
Saffron Hanvidge from Inverness is a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2022. The finals will be held at Celtic Connections Festival on 6th February 2022 at 5pm. Buy a ticket here or listen live on BBC Radio Scotland. We asked Saffron the following questions: How did you get involved in traditional […]
Malin Lewis: Finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2022
Malin Lewis from Ardnamurchan/Skye is a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2022. The finals will be held at Celtic Connections Festival on 6th February 2022 at 5pm. Buy a ticket here or listen live on BBC Radio Scotland. We asked Malin the following questions: How did you get involved in traditional […]
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2022 Semi-Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the 12 young musicians who have made it into the semi-finals of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2022. The semi-finals will be held in Glasgow on the first weekend of October. As ever it will be a brilliant concert. Each semi-finalist will be accompanist by the house band consisting of […]
ALI LEVACK wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2020
PIPER and whistle player Ali Levack has been named BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2020 – the 20th recipient of the prestigious award – after an outstanding winning performance at Glasgow’s City Halls. The 26-year-old, of Dingwall, accepted the award, now seen as the premier accolade for young musicians in their field, from Gareth […]
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2020 live on BBC Radio Scotland & BBC Alba Sunday 2 February 5.05 – 8.00pm
It’s a big night for the six musicians competing to win the coveted title of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. This year sees the 20th anniversary of the prestigious contest, which started back in 2001 and has seen many previous winners use their title as a springboard to great success in […]
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of The Year 20th Celebration – 23rd January, Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow
Since 2001, when the final was first staged at Celtic Connections, the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition – initiated by Hands Up for Trad – has been a prestigious career launch-pad for winners and runners-up alike, showcased in the TMSA’s popular annual Young Trad tour. Among the honour-roll of victors […]
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2020 Finalists Announced
Twelve semi-finalists competed on Saturday night in Coulter Hall, South Lanarkshire to get through to the finals of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2020. It was a fabulous night of music with everyone performing brilliantly. The six musicians that made it through to the final at Celtic Connections festival on Sunday 2nd […]
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2020 Semi-finalists this weekend!
One of the best concerts of the year will be held this Saturday 23rd November in Coulter Hall, South Lanarkshire! Come and join BBC Scotland and Hands Up for Trad to watch 12 young musicians compete to get into the finals of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award. Read about them below. The concert […]