The prestigious MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards is a staple in the traditional music calendar with an astounding seventeen categories this year. Winners will be revealed exclusively to a live audience of music fans and industry at Perth Concert Hall on Saturday 1st December. The event will be broadcast live on BBC ALBA, BBC […]

Hands Up for Trad have opened nominations for this year’s MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. The much-anticipated MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards celebrates excellence in traditional music. Honouring artists, instrumentalists, composers and singer-songwriters plus phenomenal performances from some of the biggest names in traditional music, the ceremony recognises outstanding musical talent from all […]

Tickets are now available for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2018. The event will be held in Perth Concert Hall on 1st December 2018 and promises to be another fabulous night of music and awards. Acts confirmed so far include Croft No Five, Mànran, Hannah Rarity, Eabhal, Catriona Watt and Gordon Duncan Experience […]

The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards celebrated their 15th year in style (Saturday 2nd December) by bringing the biggest and best names in trad to a glitzy award ceremony in Paisley. A full list of winners below. Check out Louis DeCarlo’s photos from the evening here. Broadcast live on BBC ALBA, BBC Radio Scotland […]

Shortlisted nominations for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017 have been announced today. Heralded as the most prestigious award ceremony in the traditional music calendar, the winners will be revealed during a glitzy award ceremony on Saturday 2nd December, at Paisley’s Lagoon Centre as Paisley bids for UK City of Culture 2021. Organising […]

Hands Up for Trad today launch nominations for this year’s MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards.  The winners will be crowned at a glittering ceremony held at The Lagoon Centre, Paisley on Saturday 2nd December, as Paisley bids for UK City of Culture 2021. The public have until Friday 13th October to cast their vote […]

Have you released an album between September 2016 and August 2017? Why not submit your album into our 2017 Album of the Year competition. 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 […]

It was a triumph for traditional music tonight (Saturday 3rd December), as Hands Up for Trad celebrated the 14th year of the prestigious MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards with a glittering ceremony held in the Caird Hall, Dundee. Full list of winners below.   Broadcast live on BBC ALBA, BBC Radio Scotland and globally […]

What an amazing year of voting we have had. We have had a 50% increase on votes cast this year – our best ever! We are now working hard to get the results ready for the 3rd December. If you are planning on attending the Awards on the third and haven’t bought tickets yet there […]

Shortlisted nominations have been unveiled for the 2016 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. VOTE NOW! The exciting announcement was made today via Facebook, the winners will be announced at the event on Saturday 3rd December, at the Caird Hall Dundee.  Tickets are available from 01382 434 940 or www.dundeebox.co.uk. Hailed the most prestigious awards […]