Nominations open and Tickets are on sale this Monday 3rd October for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2022, as organisers Hands Up for Trad announce the live awards ceremony will take place on Sunday 4thDecember 2022 in Dundee’s Caird Hall in the heart of Scotland. BUY A TICKET The popular annual Awards is set to celebrate […]

The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards are back in Dundee’s Caird Hall on Sunday 4th December. We would love to see you all there celebrating 20 years of Trad Awards. We have an amazing lineup of brilliant bands as usual (which we will tell you about later) but rest assured it will be another […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards announced 2021’s diverse Award Winners after a record 180,000 public votes, as it returned to Glasgow on BBC ALBA and in front of a live studio audience. The stellar MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards annual Gala evening champions top Scottish traditional musicians of all genres in a glittering […]

The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards annual Gala rocks the scene by championing top Scottish traditional musicians of all genres, recognising, and celebrating the wealth of talent via phenomenal performances, which this year will be live at Glasgow’s Engine Works, and on BBC ALBA at 9.00pm on December 4th, 2021. VOTE HERE Alan Morrison, […]

It’s that time again! Time to nominate your favourite band, album, musician, organisation in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2021. The nominations are open until the 17th October and we would love to hear who you think should be in the final nominations which will be announced on the 1st November 2021. You […]

The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards will be held on the 4th December 2021 in Glasgow. More information soon

The 2020 Scots Trad Music Awards will be held on the 5th December 2020 in The Caird Hall, Dundee. Stay tuned for more information!

The winners of the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards emerged last night (7th December) at Aberdeen Music Hall in a live-broadcast ceremony honouring the year’s most exceptional traditional musical talent. Produced by Hands Up for Trad, the evening celebrated Scotland’s rich cultural heritage and flourishing folk scene. Hosted by world-renowned Gaelic singer, Mary Ann […]

Congratulations to all the winners in the very first MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Industry Awards – a technical awards that celebrate all the people who work behind the scene in Scottish trad music. There were 9 categories and the results were decided by public vote. The results are below. You can also watch the […]

We are very pleased to announce the very first MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Industry Awards celebrating all the talented people and organisations who work behind the scenes to make our music as good as it possibly can be. Click on the links below to read about the nominees. VOTE HERE The nominees are: Music […]