{"id":11208,"date":"2026-11-02T07:47:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T07:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/?p=11208"},"modified":"2026-11-02T07:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T07:47:28","slug":"mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards-2026-valtos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards-2026-valtos\/","title":{"rendered":"MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2026: Valtos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Congratulations to Valtos<\/strong> who has \/ have been nominated in Live Act of the Year sponsored by SHURE in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2026. Vote for Valtos now!<\/a><\/strong> It’s going to be another great night at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards on Saturday 5th December in Paisley Arena, Lagoon Centre. Why not join us for a brilliant night of music and awards. Buy a ticket here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We asked Jen of Valtos<\/strong> the following questions.<\/p>\n

Tell us about yourself<\/strong>
\nValtos are Daniel Docherty and Martyn MacDonald, a duo from the Isle of Skye who blend traditional Gaelic and Highland music with electronic production. We played our first shows in December 2021, and on stage we\u2019re a six piece with Lana Pheutan, Eilidh Cormack, Finn MacPherson and Euan McLaughlin. The live show is the heart of what we do: we want a room full of people dancing to music that has its roots in the islands. We also tour High Water Mark, a DJ and live fiddle set, alongside the full band shows.<\/p>\n

Any particular career highlights?<\/strong>
\n\u2013 Performing a 75 minute set at the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony at the OVO Hydro in July 2026, with collaborators from across the Commonwealth.
\n\u2013 Releasing our second album, The Last Light, in April 2026, launched with a sold out show at the Barrowland, and then moving on to o2 Academy Glasgow this December and so many of our UK headline dates selling out.
\n\u2013 Receiving the Sound of Scotland Award at this year\u2019s Scottish Music Awards at the Barrowland.
\n\u2013 Playing on the pitch at Murrayfield to 67,000 people before Scotland\u2019s match against France, and then getting to celebrate a Scotland win.
\n\u2013 The Last Light being longlisted for the SAY Award.
\n\u2013 Reaching the finals of BBC Introducing Scottish Act of the Year and being included in The List Hot 100 in 2024.
\n\u2013 Playing High Water Mark at the top of Cairngorm Mountain (filmed by BBC for Valtos Aig a\u2019 Mhullach)
\n\u2013 Our High Water Mark sold out UK and Ireland tour this year<\/p>\n

What are your plans for the future?<\/strong>
\nThis December we\u2019re on a UK album tour, with most dates already sold out, including a Valtos & Friends headline show at the O2 Academy Glasgow. We\u2019re also playing the Scottish Music Awards at the Barrowland in November. In 2027 we\u2019ll be playing festivals across the UK and Europe, touring High Water Mark, and heading back out on a full band tour in September. We've also got lots of new music coming both as Valtos and High Water Mark.<\/p>\n

Valtos Social Media<\/strong>
\nWebsite: https:\/\/www.valtosband.co.uk\/<\/a>
\nFacebook: @valtosband
\nInstagram: @valtosband
\nYouTube: @valtosband
\nTikTok: @valtosband<\/p>\n

Listen to music: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/6gh1HzdxwTgfznOANixjNQ?si=I8G8hRhlQHOPSuiawR1sZQ<\/a><\/p>\n

The 2026 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards are on the 5th December 2026 in Paisley Arena, Lagoon Centre! You will be able to watch it live in person (buy a ticket here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Hosted by Scottish personalities Alistair Heather and Mary Ann Kennedy, the night will welcome live performances from some of the brightest lights on the thriving trad scene today including Valtos, Gnoss, Sian, F\u00e8is Ph\u00e0islig, Spodo Komodo and BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Rachel Groves and many more!<\/p>\n

If you would like to support Hands Up for Trad in their work with Scottish trad music and musicians why not become a friend of Hands Up for Trad<\/a><\/strong>. In addition to our high profile events like the Scots Trad Music Awards, we also deliver a less well known, education programme for young people from 8yrs right through to young adults at the start of their careers. Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to Valtos who has \/ have been nominated in Live Act of the Year sponsored by SHURE in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2026. Vote for Valtos now! It’s going to be another great night at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards on Saturday 5th December in Paisley Arena, Lagoon Centre. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nominee-2026","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/files\/2026\/10\/Valtos-2025_001-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11208"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11210,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11208\/revisions\/11210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}