We are having a record breaking year for votes! We are now into the 2nd week of voting in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2013 and there has been loads of interest. When we started the Scots Trad Music Awards back in 2003 our main aim (and still is) was to let the […]
Birnam CD
Birnam CD (like Greentrax) have been one of the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards longest running sponsors. They’ve have been supporting us and sponsoring Album of the Year since 2003. We always look forward to Martin’s ‘witty’ speech or song. If you have any CD pressing needs they’re the company to go to. Read […]
Have you been to the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards before?
Tickets are going fast for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards in Aberdeen Music Hall. As usual it will be a great fun night with loads of Awards and fabulous music. How many awards have you attended? Have you been to them all? I would love to know 🙂 Tell me in the comments […]
Is the CD dead?
As someone involved in the commercial side of Scottish traditional music as well as the charitable sector I often ask myself “Have CDs had their day and is everyone buying/streaming downloads from iTunes, Spotify etc? Or do CDs still have a place?”. I watch my kids listening to Spotify, choosing 1 track from an album […]
Have you read about Feis Rois Ceilidh Trail project?
Fèis Rois started its innovative Ceilidh Trail project in Ross-Shire in 2000. This cultural tourism initiative gives aspiring young musicians the opportunity to develop their performance skills and to experience life as a touring artist. This successful model has now been adopted by six other communities acrossthe Highlands. In 2012, in addition to running a […]
Glasgow Irish Minstrels Branch of Comhaltas music session
Just back from St Roch’s where the Glasgow Irish Minstrels Branch of Comhaltas host their music lessons. They’re nominated in the Community Award at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards alongside Scots Music Group Inspire Project, Feis Rois Local and National Ceilidh Trail 2012 and Tiree Music Festival. There was a great recital from BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician […]
The value of social media
People often say to me that social media – eg FaceBook, Twitter has been bad for trad music. I don’t agree. Yes the way that everything disappears on social media is not exactly traditional and I suppose if traditional music had relied on social media there would be no traditional culture as it would have disappeared down […]
First Blog!
It’s always a very exciting time as we’re about to launch the names of our 2012 Nominees. It’s a great list of musicians and organisations that have contributed to the last 12 months of music. The whole country contributes to the list as well. There are acts nominated from all over the country. I say […]
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