Scots Trad Music Awards

Scotland's top Awards celebrating Scottish music

Nae Plans are on tour!

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Nae Plans (Adam Sutherland and Hamish Napier) are on tour! Check out their pre tour warm up video below and go and see them at one of their tour dates below video! Wednesday 19th Nov INVERNESS. Hootananny. 9.30pm. Free entry. Thursday 20th Nov ORKNEY. The Albert Hotel, Kirkwall. 8pm. Free entry. More info call 01856876000. […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2014 – The Nominees!

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The full shortlist for this year’s MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards is below. Click on the links to read more about the nominees. Click here to vote! To buy a ticket for the awards click here. Album of the Year – Sponsored by Birnam CD Live at Celtic Connections (Duncan Chisholm) Heirs and Graces (Adam […]

SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR MG ALBA SCOTS TRAD MUSIC AWARDS

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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 […]

The Queen of Argyll by Silly Wizard

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The Queen of Argyll was always a hugely popular live song for Silly Wizard, one of Scotland’s all-time most influential folk bands. This version was recorded in front of a sell out crowd in Cambridge, Massachusetts during the band’s 1983 North American tour. The recording was originally released as 2 LPs. A repackaged and re-mastered […]

Tickets are now on sale for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards!

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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 […]

Nominations are now open for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2014

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It’s that time again! We are looking to hear your nominations for the 2014 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards! Please tell us who you think should be nominated in the Trad Awards. You can nominate your favourite acts and organisations until Friday 17th October. We will then collate these nominations, take them to our […]

Ailie Robertson New CD, Book and Tour/Teaching Dates

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A few bits of news from Ailie: 1) You can now pre-order my new CD and book, ‘Little Lights’. The CD is a selection of Scottish, Irish, Quebecois and Original tunes, arranged for Celtic Harp, and also featuring guest appearances from Tim Edey and Natalie Haas. The book contains all the harp arrangements from the […]

Acts for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2014

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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. […]

Battlefield Band scoop another prize!

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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 […]

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