Congratulations to Skipinnish who have been nominated in Live Act of the Year sponsored by Greentrax in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. Vote now! We asked Angus MacPhail of Skipinnish the following questions. Tell us about yourself Skipinnish were formed 15 years ago by accordionist Angus Macphail and piper Andrew Stevenson when […]

Congratulations to Glassel Hall who have been nominated in Venue of the Year sponsored by Musicians’ Union in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. Vote now! We asked Bryony Smith of Glassel Hall the following questions. Tell us about yourself Glassel Hall is a community hall which hosts regular gigs staged by a […]

Congratulations to Ian Lowthian 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 2015. Vote now! We asked Ian Lowthian of Ian Lowthian the following questions. Tell us about yourself I am an accordionist who for the past 30 […]

Congratulations to Jenn Butterworth 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 2015. Vote now! We asked Jenn Butterworth of Jenn Butterworth the following questions. Tell us about yourself I’m a guitarist and singer, who has worked in […]

Congratulations to Bella Hardy who have been nominated in Folk band of the Year sponsored by Threads of Sound in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. Vote now! We asked Bella Hardy of Bella Hardy the following questions. Tell us about yourself “Nothing short of a masterpiece.” – The Sunday Times 5***** The […]

Congratulations to Ross Couper who have been nominated in Instrumentalist of the Year sponsored by Royal Scottish Country Dance Society in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. Vote now! We asked Ross Couper of Ross Couper the following questions. Tell us about yourself I’m a fiddle player from the Shetland Islands. I play […]

Congratulations to Peter Morrison who have been nominated in Composer of the Year sponsored by PRS for Music in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. Vote now! We asked Peter Morrison of Peter Morrison the following questions. Tell us about yourself I’m a piper, whistle player and composer from the Isle of Skye […]

Congratulations to NAE PLANS who have been nominated in Live Act of the Year sponsored by Greentrax in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. Vote now! We asked HAMISH NAPIER of NAE PLANS the following questions. Tell us about yourself Hamish Napier (Back of The Moon, Man’s Ruin) and Adam Sutherland (Treacherous Orchestra, […]

Congratulations to Alyth McCormack who have been nominated in Gaelic singer of the Year sponsored by Macmeanmna in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. Vote now! We asked Alyth McCormack of Alyth McCormack the following questions. Tell us about yourself I originally come from the Island of Lewis, I grew up singing Gaelic […]