Hands up for Trad will be hosting the 13th MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards and Gala Concert on 5th December 2015 at Dundee Caird Hall. Click here to nominate your favourite acts and organisations of the last 12 months. This years process is slightly different. As usual you nominate your favourite organisation / act however we have changed the Album of the Year and our panel have decided a top 20 longlist. We now want you to tell us what you think about those releases (question 1).
If you would like to come along to the fabulous MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards cal the Caird Hall box office on (01382) 434940 or buy online.
The aim of these Awards is to highlight Scotland’s wonderful traditional music in all its forms and to create a high profile opportunity which will bring the music and music industry into the spotlight of media & public attention. Thank you to all our sponsors without whom this event would not go ahead.
Bands performing on Saturday 5th December include
Peatbog Faeries
Duncan Chisholm
Phil Cunningham, Aly Bain and Violet Tulloch
Malinky
Claire Hastings – BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2015
Dosca
Tom Orr Scottish Dance Band
Murray Henderson and the Big Music Society
Cathy Anne MacPhee
Catriona McKay
The Nominations and Voting process is in two stages – both stages can be completed online. The voting process will be open online on the 2nd November.
Nominate your favourite act or organisation here https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/voting/