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 […]