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Scots Trad Music Awards 2004

February 23, 2015 By simon Leave a Comment

C_1784All 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 Power Pipe Band (Best Pipe Band 2003), Sheena Wellington.

Nominees and winners were:

Album of the Year – Sponsored by Birnam CD

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas – Fire & Grace (winner)
Blair Douglas: Angels from the Ashes
Martyn Bennett: Grit
The Occasionals – Reel of Four

BBC Radio Scotland Personality of the Year

Frank McArdle
Fiona MacKenzie (winner)
Rita Hunter
Harris Playfair

Club of the Year – Sponsored by The Living Tradition)

Ceilidh Place, Ullapool
Glenfarg Village Folk Club
Gretna Accordion & Fiddle Club
Hootananny, Inverness (winner)

Community Project of the Year – Sponsored by Greentrax

ALP Scots Music Group
Broonie – The Legend
Feis Rois Traditional Music in Schools project (winner)
Glasgow Fiddle Workshop

Songwriter of the Year – Sponsored by New Makars Trust

Jim Malcolm (winner)
David MacLennan (Meantime)
Dougie MacLean
Karine Polwart

Event of the Year – Sponsored by VisitScotland

Celtic Connections Festival
Hebridean Celtic Festival (winner)
Piping Hot, Glasgow International Piping Festival
Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival

Gaelic Singer of the Year – Sponsored by Macmeanmna

Julie Fowlis
Maggie MacInnes (winner)
Rachel Walker
Rona Lightfoot

Journalist of the Year – Sponsored by Greentrax

Jim Gilchrist – Jim writes for the Scotsman.
Kenny Mathieson – Kenny writes for the Scotsman and is editor of Hi-Arts Internet Journal
Rob Adams – Rob writes for the Herald.
Sue Wilson – Sue writes for the Sunday Herald and other papers and magazines. (winner)

The Media Award – Sponsored by Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Beolach
Highlands and Islands Arts Journal (HI~Arts Journal)
Take the Floor (Radio Scotland) – winner
The Sunday Getherin’ (Radio Borders)

Instrumentalist of the Year – Sponsored by Temple Records

Archie McAllister (fiddle)
Chris Stout (fiddle)
Corrina Hewat (clarsach)
Fred Morrison (bagpipes) (winner)

Live Act of the Year – Sponsored by Musicians Union

Blazin’ Fiddles (winner)
Finlay MacDonald Band
Session A9
Unusual Suspects

Scots Singer of the Year – Sponsored by Traditional Music and Song Association

Dick Gaughan (winner)
Gordeanna McCulloch
Jim Malcolm
Maureen Jelks

Scottish Dance Band of the Year – Sponsored by the National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs

Da Fustra (winner)
Fergie MacDonald Band
Ian Cruikshanks Scottish Dance Band
Nicol McLaren and the Glencraig Scottish Country Dance Band

Scottish Folk Band of the Year – Sponsored by Foot Stompin’ Celtic Music

Blazin’ Fiddles
Meantime
Old Blind Dogs (winner)
Tannahill Weavers

Pipe Band of the Year – Sponsored by The National Piping Centre

Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band
Kintyre Schools Pipe Band
Kirkwall City Pipe Band (winner)
The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland

Up and Coming Artist of the Year – Sponsored by Wellington Consultancy

Anna Massie Band
Dòchas (winner)
Fine Friday
Saltfishforty

Retailer of the Year – Sponsored by Highlander Music

Folk Revolution (Glasgow)
Foot Stompin Celtic Music (winner)
MusicScotland.com
Record Rendezvous (Inverness)

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