Congratulations to Tim Edey & Ross Ainslie who has been nominated in Album of the Year sponsored by BirnamCD in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2023. Vote for Tim Edey & Ross Ainslie now!. It’s going to be another great night at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards on Saturday 2nd December in Dundee’s Caird Hall. Why not join us for a brilliant night of music and awards. Buy a ticket here.
We asked Ross of Tim Edey & Ross Ainslie the following questions.
Tell us about yourself
Award-winning multi instrumentalists who are old friends and two of the best musicians of their generation.
Tim is a double BBC Musician of the year (BBC FOLK AWARDS 2012) and BBC Scotland 2020.
Tim was The Chieftains guitarist+accordionist of choice for 10 years touring globally and appearing with artistes like Ry Cooder + Paul Brady,
Tim also has a long standing solo career.
Rated by many to be one of the words best guitarists and melodeon players in the celtic folk scene and has recorded & toured with everyone from Christy Moore to Altan & Natalie MacMaster, Julie Fowlis + Lunasa.
Ross is a 3 times nominated Musician of the year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013, 2016, 2018, he won best duo in the same awards with Ali Hutton in 2017. He won Compossr of the Year in 2015 at the Scots Trad Music Awards. He performs with bands including Treacherous Orchestra, Salsa Celtica, Duncan Chisholm, Dougie Maclean and lots more. Ross has 5 solo albums to date Wide Open in 2013, Remembering in 2015, Sanctuary in 2017, Vana in 2020 and Live at the Gorbals in 2022.
Why are you involved in Scottish music?
We love all kinds of music but Trad music is what excites us most!
Any particular career highlights?
Dunning Village Hall, home gig for Tim.
What are your plans for the future?
We do one tour a year and we just want to stick to that as it keeps it all fresh and something to look forward too!
Tim Edey & Ross Ainslie Social Media
Website: http://rossainslie.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RossAinslieMusic/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rossainsliemus
Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/rossainsliepipes/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/rossainslie
TikTok: @
The 2023 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards are on the 2nd December 2023! You will be able to watch it live in person (buy a ticket here),Watch it live in the UK at 9pm (GMT) on BBC ALBA and and around the world here. Bands performing on Saturday 2nd December include Peatbog Faeries, Mànran, Karine Polwart and Dave Milligan, Duncan Chisholm Band, Joy Dunlop Band, Aberdeen SC&T Youth and more!
If you would like to support Hands Up for Trad in their work with Scottish trad music and musicians why not become a friend of Hands Up for Trad. In addition to our high profile events like the Scots Trad Music Awards, we also deliver a less well known, education programme for young people from 8yrs right through to young adults at the start of their careers. Read more here.