Scots Trad Music Awards

Scotland's top Awards celebrating Scottish music

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards: Off the Beaten Track by Tom Orr Band

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Congratulations to Tom Orr Band who’s album Off the Beaten Track 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 Tom Orr Band about their album Off the Beaten Track. This album has energy, flair and precision of the […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards: The Untied Knot by Shooglenifty

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Congratulations to Shooglenifty who’s album The Untied Knot 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 Shooglenifty about their album The Untied Knot. This is Shooglenifty’s seventh studio album, and the first to feature a collection of songs. […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards: Remembering by Ross Ainslie

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Congratulations to Ross Ainslie who’s album Remembering 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 Ross Ainslie about their album Remembering. In January 2015 Ross was commissioned by Celtic Connections to write a piece for the New Voices […]

Scots Trad Music Awards

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The nominations period for the Scots Trad Music Awards starts this Monday 5th October. If you have a favourite act or organisation you think deserves a mention for their work this last twelve months visit www.scotstradmusicawards.com and tell us! The nominations period ends on Friday 16th October.

Trad Awards at Dundee Caird Hall

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We paid a visit to Dundee’s Caird Hall last week to check out the opportunities for the 2015 Scots Trad Music Awards and they are plentiful! The Caird Hall is right in the centre of Dundee and has a great stage, large bar areas and lots of seats. Our technical manager says it is going […]

Tell us about your album!

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In 2015 the Album of the Year category at the Scots Trad Music Awards is changing. The changes are based on the excellent Scottish Album of the Year Award organised by Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA). Our aim is to highlight the trad recording industry and to showcase the large amount of albums that are released each year in the trad/folk music genre. Anyone can add an album – just fill […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2014

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The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2014 were held in Inverness Leisure Centre on 13th December. It was our first time in Inverness and it was a great success. The performers were Shooglenifty, Fiddlers Bid, Rura, Robyn Stapleton, Na h-Òganaich, Ceòl nam Fèis, St Roch’s Senior Ceili Band, Stuart Liddell, Cruinn, Adam Sutherland Bandand Steele the Show. Check out the photos. The nominations and winners […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2013

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The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2013 were held in the Music Hall, Aberdeen on 7th December 2013. Acts performing were Kathleen MacInnes, Blazin Fiddles, Jenna Reid and Tom Orr, North East North East Folk Collective, Paddy Callaghan Trio (BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award Winner 2013), The Shee, Ross Ainslie Band, Deoch n Dorus, […]

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