The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards were held in Dumfries DG One on the 28th November 2009. Performing at the Awards were The Treacherous Orchestra, Barbara Dickson, Donnie Munro Band, Emily Smith Band, Deaf Shepherd, Scottish Power Pipe Band, Norrie MacIver and Ruari Sutherland with Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson, Ruairidh MacMillian (2009 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award winner), Koda, Skipinnish, Lori Watson and Margaret Bennett. Our comperes were BBC Scotland’s Mary Ann Kennedy and Tony Kearney. Also that weekend BBC Radio Scotland’s Take the Floor broadcast on the Friday night and we had a small film festival running in Robert Burns Film Theatre featuring films with Scottish traditional music.
The nominees and winners were:
Album of the Year sponsored by Birnam CD
All Dressed in Yellow: Fiddler’s Bid (Winner)
The Makers Mark: Tony McManus
Dual: Julie Fowlis, Ross Martin, Muireann NicAmhlaoibh, Eamon Doorley (MACH001)
The Lassies Reply – Pur (DUG002 MacDug)
Club of the Year sponsored by Coda Music
Craigie Folk Club
Stonehaven Folk Club (Winner)
Aberdeen Accordion & Fiddle Club
Windygates Button-Key Accordion & Fiddle Club
Distil Composer of the Year sponsored by PRS For Music
Mairearad Green (Winner)
Steven Spence
Alan Reid
Jim Sutherland
Community Project sponsored by RSCDS
Sangstream
Caledonian Canal Ceilidh Trail (Winner)
Riverside Music Project
Riddell Fiddles
Event of the Year sponsored by VisitScotland
World Pipe Band Championships
Knockengorroch World Ceilidh
Hebridean Celtic Festival (Winner)
Speyfest
Instrumentalist of the Year sponsored by Temple Records
Nigel Hitchcock
Fraser Fifield
Patsy Reid
Lauren MacColl (Winner)
Live Act of the Year sponsored by Greentrax Recordings
Treacherous Orchestra
Session A9
Face the West
Lau (Winner)
Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of the Year sponsored by TMSA
Shona Donaldson (Winner)
Archie Fisher
Jimmy Hutchison
Steve Byrne
Gaelic Singer of the Year sponsored by Macmeanmna
Christine Primrose (Winner)
Norrie MacIver
James Graham
Sineag MacIntyre
Folk Band of the Year sponsored by Foot Stompin’ Scottish Music
Bodega (Winner)
Brechin O’hEadhra, MacGregor
Malinky
Mary Ann Kennedy & Na Seòid
Trad Music in the Media sponsored by Hegri Music
A’ Gharaids – Studio Alba
The Reel Blend – BBC Radio Scotland (Winner)
Pipeline – BBC Radio Scotland
BBC ALBA Bliadhna Mhath Ùr (Hogmanay Show) – Bees Nees Media
Music Tutor of the Year sponsored by Scottish Arts Council Youth Music Initiative
Terry Small
Ian Duncan (Winner)
Nigel Gatherer
Louise Hunter
Up and Coming Artist of the Year sponsored by RSAMD
Paul McKenna Band (Winner)
Maggie Adamson
Mattheu Watson
The Shee
Venue of the Year sponsored by Scottish Arts Council
The Old Fruit Market Glasgow (Winner)
Heart of Hawick
The Queen’s Hall Edinburgh
Bogbain Adventure and Heritage Farm, Inverness
Pipe Band of the Year sponsored by The National Piping Centre
Haddington Pipe Band (Winner)
Strathclyde Police Pipe Band
Boghall & Bathgate Pipe Band
Inveraray Pipe Band
Dance Band of the Year sponsored by NAAFC
Michael Philip Scottish Dance Band
Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
Tom Orr Scottish Dance Band (Winner)
Kilter Ceilidh Band