Scots Trad Music Awards

Scotland's top Awards celebrating Scottish music

Trad Album of the Year Longlist Announced

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The longlist for the Trad Albums of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards have been announced. Vote for your favourite here. The albums are; Air Fàir an Là by Niteworks alterum by Julie Fowlis Bare Knuckle by Chris Stout and Catriona McKay Ellipsis by Fourth Moon EVO by SKERRYVORE Glasgow by […]

Nominations are open for the 2018 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Tell us who you think should be nominated!

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Hands Up for Trad have opened nominations for this year’s MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. The much-anticipated MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards celebrates excellence in traditional music. Honouring artists, instrumentalists, composers and singer-songwriters plus phenomenal performances from some of the biggest names in traditional music, the ceremony recognises outstanding musical talent from all […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2018 – Tickets on Sale

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Tickets are now available for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2018. The event will be held in Perth Concert Hall on 1st December 2018 and promises to be another fabulous night of music and awards. Acts confirmed so far include Croft No Five, Mànran, Hannah Rarity, Eabhal, Catriona Watt and Gordon Duncan Experience […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017: Dollar Academy Pipe Band

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Congratulations to Dollar Academy Pipe Band who have been nominated in Pipe band of the Year sponsored by The Glenturret Single Malt Whisky in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017. Vote now! We asked Craig Stewart of Dollar Academy Pipe Band the following questions. Tell us about yourself We teach just over 200 […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017: Hannah Rarity

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Congratulations to Hannah Rarity who have been nominated in Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of the Year sponsored by TMSA in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017. Vote now! We asked Hannah Rarity of Hannah Rarity the following questions. Tell us about yourself I’m a singer from West Lothian. From a very young age […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017: Ross Couper & Tom Oakes

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Congratulations to Ross Couper & Tom Oakes who have been nominated in Album of the Year sponsored by Birnam CD in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017. Vote now! We asked Pete Ord of Ross Couper & Tom Oakes the following questions. Tell us about yourself Hailing from polar ends of the UK, […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017: Old Blind Dogs

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Congratulations to Old Blind Dogs who have been nominated in Album of the Year sponsored by Birnam CD in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017. Vote now! We asked Susan Whyte of Old Blind Dogs the following questions. Tell us about yourself Old Blind Dogs started working together in 1992 and have been […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017: Saltfishforty

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Congratulations to Saltfishforty who have been nominated in Album of the Year sponsored by Birnam CD in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017. Vote now! We asked Brian Cormarty of Saltfishforty the following questions. Tell us about yourself Saltfishforty are a fresh and dynamic duo hailing from the Orkney Islands in the north […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017: Jennifer Wrigley

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Congratulations to Jennifer Wrigley who have been nominated in Instrumentalist of the Year sponsored by Royal Scottish Country Dance Society in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017. Vote now! We asked Jennifer Wrigley of Jennifer Wrigley the following questions. Tell us about yourself I am a fiddle player from the Orkney Islands. For […]

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