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 […]

The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards celebrated its 12th year in style tonight (Saturday 13th December) with a glittering awards ceremony which was their biggest and best yet – with a record breaking figure of over 100,000 public votes deciding the award recipients. Broadcast live on BBC ALBA, the prestigious awards – organised by […]

INVERNESS TO HOST SCOTS TRAD MUSIC AWARDS 2014 The most prestigious awards ceremony in the traditional music calendar, the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards, are returning for their 12th consecutive year and bringing the party to Inverness on Saturday 13 December. After weeks of anticipation and thousands of nominations from the public, the shortlist […]

Roll up roll up get your tickets now for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards! The ceremony and gala concert is on the 13th December in Inverness Leisure start time 7pm. You can buy a ticket online from Eden Court Theatre or by calling their box office on 01463 234 234.. Tickets are £20 + booking […]

Below are some of the acts booked for the 2014 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. It’s looking like an exciting night! Shooglenifty Fiddlers Bid Duncan Chisholm Rura Robyn Stapleton Na h-Òganaich Ceòl nam Fèis St Roch’s Senior Ceili Band Cruinn Steele the Show Nominations will open on Monday 6th October 2014. More information soon. […]

The Scots Trad Music Awards is an annual event that takes place each December. Highlighting Scotland’s wonderful traditional music in all its forms, whilst also creating a high profile opportunity which brings the music, industry and sponsors into the spotlight of media & public attention. The event is broadcast live on BBC ALBA and is […]

Temple Records are very pleased to announce that on 13th August 2014, Battlefield Band’s song ‘Bagpipe Music’ was named as the Vox Pop winner in the ‘World Traditional Song’ Category at the 13th Independent Music Awards. The song is the opening track on their recent ‘Room Enough For All’ album, and is based on the […]

Friday 8th August is the start of an eight-date double bill tour two of Scotland’s most dynamic composers Celtic Connections New Voices Commissions. The tour supported by Creative Scotland will revisit Angus Lyon’s ‘3G’ and Duncan Lyall’s ‘Infinite Reflections’ taking them to new audiences starting on the 8th August in An Tobar before hitting the […]