Congratulations to The Glad Cafe who have been nominated in Venue of the Year sponsored by Musicians' Union in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2016. Vote now! We asked Joe Smillie of The Glad Cafe the following questions. Tell us about yourself The Glad Cafe is a Community Interest Company and has been […]

Congratulations to Piping Live! – Glasgow International Piping Festival who have been nominated in Event of the Year sponsored by VisitScotland in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2016. Vote now! We asked Helen Wilkinson of Piping Live! – Glasgow International Piping Festival the following questions. Tell us about yourself Glasgow International Piping Festival […]

Congratulations to CatStrand who have been nominated in Venue of the Year sponsored by Musicians' Union in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2016. Vote now! We asked Simon Davidson of CatStrand the following questions. Tell us about yourself CatStrand opened in 2007 as an arts and community centre serving the Glenkens, a remote […]

Congratulations to Rachel Hair who have been nominated in Music Tutor of the Year sponsored by Creative Scotland Youth Music Initiative in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2016. Vote now! We asked Rachel Hair of Rachel Hair the following questions. Tell us about yourself Anyone who knows me will know that I’m rather […]

Congratulations to Take The Floor who have been nominated in Trad Music in the media sponsored by Skipinnish in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2016. Vote now! We asked Jennifer Cruickshank of Take The Floor the following questions. Tell us about yourself Take The Floor is a radio programme, broadcast on BBC Radio […]

Congratulations to Fuaran – Fèisean nan Gàidheal who have been nominated in Community Project of the Year sponsored by Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2016. Vote now! We asked Arthur Cormack of Fuaran – Fèisean nan Gàidheal the following questions. Tell us about yourself Fuaran is a heritage […]

Congratulations to Rachel Newton who have been nominated in Instrumentalist of the Year sponsored by Royal Scottish Country Dance Society in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2016. Vote now! We asked Rachel Newton of Rachel Newton the following questions. Tell us about yourself I'm a harpist, singer and fiddle player from Edinburgh performing […]

Congratulations to The Peter Wood Shetland Dance Band who have been nominated in Dance band of the Year sponsored by National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2016. Vote now! We asked Peter Wood of The Peter Wood Shetland Dance Band the following questions. Tell us about […]

Congratulations to Elephant Sessions who have been nominated in Live Act of the Year sponsored by Greentrax Recordings in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2016. Vote now! We asked Mark Bruce of Elephant Sessions the following questions. Tell us about yourself Elephant Sessions are a neo-trad quintet from the Highlands of Scotland. They […]

Congratulations to Kaela Rowan who have been nominated in Gaelic singer of the Year sponsored by Macmeanmna in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2016. Vote now! We asked Kaela Rowan of Kaela Rowan the following questions. Tell us about yourself “Wrapping a warm balm of sound around your troubles” – Tim Carroll, Folk […]