{"id":832,"date":"2014-02-21T11:37:34","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T11:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=832"},"modified":"2014-02-21T11:40:54","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T11:40:54","slug":"bbc-radio-scotland-announces-musician-of-the-year-2014-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/bbc-radio-scotland-announces-musician-of-the-year-2014-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC RADIO SCOTLAND ANNOUNCES MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/youngtrad\/files\/2014\/02\/20140206-190137.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;\" alt=\"20140206-190137.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/youngtrad\/files\/2014\/02\/20140206-190137.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2014 winner Robyn Stapleton from Stranraer, raised the roof of City Halls this evening, with a performance which took the 25 year old from a passionate hobby to a promising career in music.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s final saw six talented young musicians battle it out in front of a panel of judges and over 400 members of the audience, for the top spot in what has become one of the most prestigious annual awards for Scottish traditional music.<\/p>\n<p>The accolade has won Robyn a recording session with BBC Radio Scotland, a performance at the Scots Trad Music Awards and one year\u2019s membership of the Musician\u2019s Union.<\/p>\n<p>Delighted with the award, Robyn said, \u201dIt\u2019s been a great experience \u2013 I\u2019m sorry the competition is over, but am looking forward to an exciting year ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Zycinski, Head of Radio for BBC Scotland, listened to all six performances which make up BBC Radio Scotland\u2019s Young Traditional Musician of the Year programme broadcast this evening. He was once again inspired by the talent this award attracts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe broadcast the final concert for this event because every year, the musical skills and the comprehensive content of the participants is incredible \u2013 and we are keen that the nation shares this talent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll six finalists have done a superb job to get this far bearing in mind the huge number of entries and shortlisting that we have filtered through to date. Robyn has shown the traditional skills, the young, vibrant talent and that extra wow factor that clinched the title. We wish her a well deserved and prosperous musical future ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/emp\/embed\/smpEmbed.html?playlist=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fiplayer%2Fplaylist%2Fp01rfs9n&amp;title=BBC%20Radio%20Scotland%20Young%20Traditional%20Musician%3A%202014%3A%20Robyn%20Stapleton%20-%20Jock%20Hawk's%20Adventures%20in%20Glasgow&amp;product=iplayer\" height=\"500\" width=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2014 winner Robyn Stapleton from Stranraer, raised the roof of City Halls this evening, with a performance which took the 25 year old from a passionate hobby to a promising career in music. 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