Scots Trad Music Awards

Scotland's top Awards celebrating Scottish music

MG ALBA SCOTS TRAD MUSIC AWARDS SHORTLIST UNVEILED

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Shortlisted nominations have been unveiled for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. The winners will be announced at the event on Saturday 5th December, at the Caird Hall Dundee. Tickets are available from 01382 434 940 or www.dundeebox.co.uk. The ceremony is organised by Hands up for Trad and will see sixteen awards handed out […]

Top ten trad albums of the year 2015

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The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards Album of the Year sponsored by Birnam CD has changed! Rather than everyone suggest and then vote for 4 albums of the year we have decided to make a longlist in October (20 albums) and a shortlist in November of 10 albums. The 10 albums have been chosen by […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards: Far Better Days by Malinky

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Congratulations to Malinky who’s album Far Better Days has been nominated in Album of the Year (sponsored by Birnam CD) in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. Vote now! We asked Malinky about their album Far Better Days. In summer 2014, under the guidance of producer and long-time friend of the band, Donald […]

Nominations are live! We want to hear from you!

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Hands up for Trad will be hosting the 13th MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards and Gala Concert on 5th December 2015 at Dundee Caird Hall. Click here to nominate your favourite acts and organisations of the last 12 months. This years process is slightly different. As usual you nominate your favourite organisation / act however […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015 Album of the Year

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The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards Album of the Year sponsored by Birnam CD has changed! Rather than everyone suggest and then vote for 4 albums of the year we have decided to make a longlist in October (20 albums) and a shortlist in November of 10 albums. The 10 albums will be chosen […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards: Upsurge by Scott Wood Band

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Congratulations to Scott Wood Band who’s album Upsurge has been nominated in Album of the Year (sponsored by Birnam CD) in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. Vote now! We asked Scott Wood Band about their album Upsurge. Released on Oak Ridge Records, Upsurge was recorded in February 2015 during a 5 day […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards: Urram by Karen Matheson

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Congratulations to Karen Matheson who’s album Urram has been nominated in Album of the Year (sponsored by Birnam CD) in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. Vote now! We asked Karen Matheson about their album Urram. “This album came about after finding old photographs when my parents died. They sent me on a […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards: Gras by Mairi MacInnes

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Congratulations to Mairi MacInnes who’s album Gras has been nominated in Album of the Year (sponsored by Birnam CD) in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. Vote now! We asked Mairi MacInnes about their album Gras. Gras was recorded at Kyoti Studios, in Glasgow 2014 engineered by Mark Freegard and produced by Hamish […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards: North by Blazin’ Fiddles

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Congratulations to Blazin’ Fiddles who’s album North has been nominated in Album of the Year (sponsored by Birnam CD) in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. Vote now! We asked Blazin’ Fiddles about their album North. During our annual fiddle school Blazin’ in Beauly we started a fundraising auction of our most recent […]

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