Read about and listen to the shortlisted Trad Albums 2025
Our aim of the trad recording industry is showcase the large amount of albums that are released each year in the trad/folk music genre.
Criteria:
- Albums eligible for entry are those released between September 2023 and August 2024.
- The longlist will be decided by an industry panel.
- The shortlist (10 releases) will be decided by 50% industry panel and 50% public.
- The winner will be decided by a public vote.
- An album is a collection of new material. Collections including greatest hits are not eligible.
- Albums can be on CD or download only.
- An album must have more than 6 tracks or 40 mins of material.
- Only albums within the folk / trad genre are eligible for this award.
- Albums must be releases by an artist living in Scotland for 1 year or Scottish by birth.
- Decisions made by Hands Up for Trad are final.