Scots Trad Music Awards

Scotland's top Awards celebrating Scottish music

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2009

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The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards were held in Dumfries DG One on the 28th November 2009. Performing at the Awards were The Treacherous Orchestra, Barbara Dickson, Donnie Munro Band, Emily Smith Band, Deaf Shepherd, Scottish Power Pipe Band, Norrie MacIver and Ruari Sutherland with Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson, Ruairidh MacMillian (2009 BBC Radio […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2008

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The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards were held in the Fruitmarket, Glasgow on 6th December 2008. It was our first year on the TV (BBC ALBA). The performers were Capercaillie, Karine Polwart Band, Session A9, Lau, St Rochs Ceilidh Band, The Cast, Breabach, Strathclyde Police Band, Jimmy Shand 100th birthday tribute. The comperes were Mary Ann Kennedy […]

Scots Trad Music Awards 2007

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The Scots Trad Music Awards 2007 were held in the Nevis Centre, Fort William on 3rd December 2007. The performers were Unusual Suspects, Shooglenifty, Catriona Watt (BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2007), Sylvia Barnes (last years Scots Singer of the Year), Kathleen MacInness (last years Gaelic Singer of the Year), Kintyre Youth Pipe Band and […]

Scots Trad Music Awards 2006

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The 2006 Scots Trad Music Awards were held in the Nevis Centre, Fort William on the 4th December 2006. Performing on the night were Gordon Duncan Tribute with Ross Ainslie, Jarlath Henderson and Aly Hutton, Jim Reid, Shona Mooney Band, Ceol Mor, Gordon Shand Scottish Dance Band, Julie Fowlis Band and Peatbog Faeries. The nominations and winners were: […]

Scots Trad Music Awards 2005

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The Scots Trad Music Awards 2005 were held at Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall on December 3rd 2005. Performing on the night were: Blazin’ Fiddles (Live Act of the Year 2004) Maggie MacInnes Band (Gaelic Singer of the Year 2004) Jim Malcolm (Songwriter of the Year 2004) Plockton National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music Kirkwall City […]

Scots Trad Music Awards 2004

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All the nominations from our 2004 event. The Awards were held in Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall on December 4th 2004. Performing at the awards were Battlefield Band (Best Live Band 2003), Cliar (Best Album 2003), James Graham (BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2004), Hadhirgaan (23 piece youth band from Orkney), Nicol McLaren Scottish Dance Band, Scottish […]

The Inaugural Scottish Trad Music Awards 2003

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The very first Scots Trad Music Awards started in Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall on 13th September 2003. Acts performing on the night were Deaf Shepherd, Back of the Moon, Ishbel McAskill, Gordon Duncan, Alasdair MacCuish and the Black Rose Ceilidh Band and Kelso High School Celtic Group. Below is the preview for the Awards by journalist Kenny Mathieson. 10 […]

What’s the difference between PRS, MCPS and PPL?

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One of the questions I get asked frequently is “What’s the difference between PRS, MCPS and PPL?”. We’ve all asked over the years and no matter how many times we’ve been told there still seems to be a fog in our brains 🙂 I asked Duncan McCrone of MCPS if there were any documents that could […]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2014 – The Photos!

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Here are some brilliant photos from Louis DeCarlo of Inverness Leisure on 13th December. Default Gallery Type Template This is the default gallery type template, located in: /home/projects/public_html/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/nextgen_gallery_display/templates/index.php. If you’re seeing this, it’s because the gallery type you selected has not provided a template of it’s own.

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