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:
Album of the Year sponsored by Birnam CD
1. Black Water (Kris Drever)
2. Heart of America (Donnie Munro) (Winner)
3. Og-mhadainn Shamhraidh (Summer Dawn) (Kathleen MacInnes)
4. Scribbled in Chalk (Karine Polwart)
Club of the Year sponsored by Living Tradition Magazine
1. Leith Folk Club
2. Lewis and Harris Accordion and Fiddle Club
3. Partick Folk Club
4. Wick Accordion and Fiddle Club (Winner)
Composer of the Year sponsored by Distil
1. Aidan O’Rourke
2. Donald Shaw (Winner)
3. Eddie McGuire
4. Karine Polwart
Community Project of the Year sponsored by Scottish Power
1. Fèisean nan Gàidheal (Winner)
2. Kennoway Classes
3. Orkney Traditional Music Project
4. Sangschule
Event of the Year sponsored by VisitScotland
1. Blas
2. Mull of Kintyre Music Festival
3. Scots Fiddle Festival
4. World Pipe Band Championships (Winner)
Gaelic Singer of the Year sponsored by Macmeanmna
1. Calum Alex MacMillan
2. Fiona Mackenzie
3. Kathleen MacInnes (Winner)
4. Rachel Walker
Instrumentalist of the Year sponsored by Temple Records
1. Aidan O’Rourke (Winner)
2. Catriona Mckay
3. Iain MacDonald
4. Jennifer Wilson
Live Act of the Year sponsored by Greentrax Recordings
1. Phil Cunningham & Aly Bain
2. Salsa Celtica
3. The McCalmans (Winner)
4. The Vatersay Boys
Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of the Year sponsored by Traditional Music and Song Association
1. Joe Aitken
2. Steve Byrne
3. Sylvia Barnes (Winner)
4. Tom Spiers
Scottish Dance Band of the Year sponsored by National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs
1. Bobby Brown and Scottish Accent
2. John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
3. Marian Anderson Scottish Dance (Winner)
4. Skerryvore.
Scottish Folk Band of the Year sponsored by Foot Stompin’ Records
1. Angus Lyon & Ruraidh Campbell
2. Anna Massie Band (Winner)
3. Dochas
4. Shepheard, Spiers & Watson
Scottish Pipe Band of the Year sponsored by the National Piping Centre
1. Inveraray & District Pipe Band
2. Kintyre Schools Pipe Band (Winner)
3. Strathclyde Police Pipe Band
4. Tayside Police
Strathspey and Reel Society of the Year sponsored by Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
1. Banchory Strathspey and Reel Society (Winner)
2. Caledonian Fiddle Orchestra
3. Elgin Strathspey and Reel Society
4. Lothian Schools Strathspey and Reel Society
Services to Industry Award sponsored by Scottish Arts Council
1. Davie Gardner
2. Jean Urquhart
3. Johnny Mowat (Winner)
4. Tradmusic.com
The McEwan’s Sessions Venue of the Year Award
1. Craigie Inn, Craigie
2. Fountain Inn, Aberfeldy
3. Furnace Inn, Inveraray
4. The Lismore, Glasgow (Winner)
Up and Coming Artist of the Year sponsored by Wellington Consultancy
1. Breabach
2. Jenna Cumming (Winner)
3. Sandy Meldrum
4. Stuart Cassells
