Congratulations to Niteworks who has been nominated in Live Act of the Year, Services to Gaelic sponsored by Bòrd na Gàidhlig in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2024. Vote for Niteworks now!. It’s going to be another great night at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards on Saturday 30th November in Inverness Leisure. Why not join us for a brilliant night of music and awards. Buy a ticket here.
We asked Innes of Niteworks the following questions.
Tell us about yourself
Niteworks was formed on the Isle of Skye by school friends Allan MacDonald, Christopher Nicolson, Innes Strachan and Ruairidh Graham in 2007.
In November 2023, the band announced 2024 would be their final year together, releasing the joint statement: “We started this band as teenagers nearly 17 years ago, four school friends looking to make some music and have a bit of fun. In our wildest dreams we could never have imagined where it would take us and what we would achieve along the way – we’ve had an absolute blast! However this has never been a full-time venture for us, and we’ve now reached a point in our lives where we have a few more responsibilities than when we started.”
Niteworks have released three critically acclaimed albums, NW in 2015, Air Fàir an Là in 2018, and A’ Ghrian in 2022, the latter two having been longlisted and shortlisted, respectively, for The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Awards.
Why are you involved in Scottish music?
We were brought up within the vibrant and culturally rich community on Skye which gave us a great grounding in Scottish traditional and Gaelic music. The fèis movement provided us with our musical education and set us on a path of playing music together.
Any particular career highlights?
A particular career highlight for us was in 2022 when we performed alongside the BBC SSO at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
What are your plans for the future?
Sadly after our final tour in November 2024 we will be calling it a day as a band.
Niteworks Social Media
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The 2024 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards are on the 30th November 2024 in Inverness Leisure Centre! 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 30th November include Julie Fowlis, Skipinnish, Laura Wilkie and Ian Carr, Highland Young Musicians and Arc Fiddlers, An Dannsa Dub, BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award winner 2024 Calum McIlroy 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.
