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 […]

On Tuesday 1st November at 11am we will be announcing the final nominations in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. You can hear them live on the Hands Up for Trad Facebook page or on www.scotstradmusicawards.com. It is an exciting list of musicians and organisations who have worked hard touring and promoting our music […]

Hands Up for Trad today revealed that voting for this year’s MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards is now open for entry and it’s up to the public to decide who they want to be nominated. The winners will be crowned at a glistening ceremony held at the Caird Hall, Dundee, on Saturday 3rd December. […]

We are very excited to announce that we will be announcing the top 20 Scots Trad Albums of the Year and opening nominations for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards this Monday 3rd October live on Facebook! If you would like to join us for the announcement in English and Gaelic visit Hands Up […]

We are very happy to announce that the Scots Trad Music Awards will be back in Dundee’s Caird Hall on the 3rd December 2016. As usual it will be a fabulous night with great music, awards and lots of fun! Performers include Scott Wood Band, Songs of Separation, Wilma Kennedy, Halton Quartet, Mohsen Amini, Abercraig […]

The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards celebrated its 13th year in style tonight (Saturday 5th December) with a glittering awards ceremony which was their biggest and best yet – as the awards were streamed worldwide for the first time ever. Full list of winners below. Broadcast live on BBC ALBA, BBC Radio Scotland and […]