Scots Trad Music Awards

Scotland's top Awards celebrating Scottish music

Sponsor spotlight: Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust

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The Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust has sponsored the Community Project of the Year for the last 4 years. Read below to find out more about them. If you haven’t voted in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards yet do so now!! The Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust was formed to raise funds for the promotion […]

Votes are flying out of the door

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We are having a record breaking year for votes! We are now into the 2nd week of voting in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2013 and there has been loads of interest. When we started the Scots Trad Music Awards back in 2003 our main aim (and still is) was to let the […]

Sponsor Spotlight: Macmeanmna

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Macmeamna Recordings are another of MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards long time sponsors. They have delivered a fab service for many years. Macmeamna are sponsoring Gaelic Singer of the Year. Have you voted yet? http://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/voting/. Macmeanmna are the eighth recipients of Hands Up for Trad’s Business Limelight Award. The “Limelight’s” are a monthly initiative […]

Birnam CD

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Birnam CD (like Greentrax) have been one of the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards longest running sponsors. They’ve have been supporting us and sponsoring Album of the Year since 2003. We always look forward to Martin’s ‘witty’ speech or song. If you have any CD pressing needs they’re the company to go to. Read […]

Sponsor Spotlight: Greentrax Recordings

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Back on October 2012 Greentrax recordings were awarded Hands Up for Trad’s inaugural Business Limelight of the Month Award. Greentrax are sponsoring “Live Act of the Year” at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Read more about this great company. Vote now in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Greentrax Recordings Limited are the […]

SCOTS TRAD AWARDS RETURNS FOR 11TH YEAR

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SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR MG ALBA SCOTS TRAD MUSIC AWARDS Last year marked the 10th anniversary of the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards and they are back again this year with a bang. After weeks of anticipation and thousands of nominations from the public, shortlist for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards, has been […]

Have you been to the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards before?

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Tickets are going fast for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards in Aberdeen Music Hall. As usual it will be a great fun night with loads of Awards and fabulous music. How many awards have you attended? Have you been to them all? I would love to know 🙂 Tell me in the comments […]

It’s time to nominate your favourite act or organisation

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It’s that time of year again! We want to know who your favourite Scottish traditional music acts of October 2012 – October 2013 are. Who has been your favourite band of the year? Has there been an organisation that has done some brilliant work in your community? Well please tell us by filling in our […]

We’re up for 2 awards – wish us luck!

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Hands Up for Trad and MG ALBA are attending the Scottish Event Awards tonight! We have 2 nominations for MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2012 in the Best Traditional and Best Cultural event categories. How exciting! If you love a good time and would like to attend the 2013 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards you can buy […]

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