{"id":1345,"date":"2015-02-23T14:48:16","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T14:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/?p=1345"},"modified":"2015-02-24T11:37:59","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T11:37:59","slug":"the-inaugural-scottish-trad-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/the-inaugural-scottish-trad-music-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"The Inaugural Scottish Trad Music Awards 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cliar\"<\/a><\/em>The very first Scots Trad Music Awards started in Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall on\u00a013th September 2003. Acts performing on the night were\u00a0Deaf Shepherd, Back of the Moon, Ishbel McAskill, Gordon Duncan, Alasdair MacCuish and the Black Rose Ceilidh Band and Kelso High School Celtic Group.<\/p>\n

Below is the preview for the Awards\u00a0by journalist Kenny Mathieson.<\/p>\n

10 Jul 2003<\/strong>
\nTHE NEW Scottish Trad Music Awards aim to celebrate Scotland\u2019s rich musical heritage and in doing so, create a high profile annual event to bring traditional music centre stage. The annual celebration of Scotland\u2019s talent aims to encompass Scotland\u2019s thriving musical culture from Gaelic song, folk, Scottish country-dance, pipe bands and a whole lot more.<\/p>\n

Simon Thoumire, Clare McLaughlin and Elspeth Cowie launched the Young Scottish Traditional Musician Award (now called BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award) in 2000 to support and encourage young musicians in the pursuit of a career in traditional music, and to encourage positive media attention on traditional music.<\/p>\n

The award has been very successful and is now entering its fourth year. The all-encompassing Scots Trad Music Awards is a natural development, and aims to recognise the best practitioners across the spectrum of musical traditions, and highlight Scotland\u2019s best traditional music to its people and media.<\/p>\n

The Awards is an initiative by Hands up for Trad!, a new organisation set up to raise traditional music awareness. The nominations for the various awards were selected by a steering group set up by Hands Up For Trad!, chosen for their interest in and commitment to Scottish traditional music. The first Awards ceremony and concert will take place at The Queens Hall, Edinburgh, on Saturday 13 September, 2003.<\/p>\n

The Awards will give everyone a chance to register their own choices among the nominated artists and events (which are sure to prove contentious in themselves, if only because they always do). Highland musicians are certain to feature prominently when the votes are finally tallied ahead of the awards concert in September.<\/p>\n

Voting for the awards continues until 8 August 2003.<\/p>\n

The Awards are divided into 15 categories, each with four nominations. There is a special tribute category \u2018Services to Traditional Music\u2019 which this year will be posthumously awarded to poet and song collector Hamish Henderson, and in future years will be known as The Hamish Henderson Award.
\nKenny Mathieson, 2003<\/p>\n

Scots Trad Music Awards First Press Release
\nHands up for Trad, in association with The Queen’s Hall Edinburgh and BBC\u00a0Scotland Interactive, are delighted to announce the nominations for the\u00a0inaugural ‘Scots Trad Music Awards’. The aim of these Awards is to celebrate\u00a0Scotland’s rich musical heritage and in doing so, create a high profile
\nannual event to bring traditional music centre stage. The first Awards\u00a0ceremony and concert will take place at The Queens Hall on Saturday 13th\u00a0September, 2003. The Awards encompass Scotland’s thriving traditional music\u00a0scene from Gaelic and Scots song, folk music, Scottish dance to pipe bands\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n

The Awards are divided into15 categories, each with four nominations. The\u00a0nominees in each category have been chosen by a panel of Scots traditional\u00a0music experts drawn from across the country. The Award winners will be\u00a0chosen by popular public vote. Among the many contenders are Highland band\u00a0Blazin’ Fiddles and Shetland outfit Fiddlers Bid in the ‘Best Live Act’\u00a0award and The ‘Media’ award which recognises the journalists, newspapers and\u00a0magazines writing about traditional music have Rob Adams, Sue Wilson, Living\u00a0Tradition and Box and Fiddle Magazine as the nominees. There is a special\u00a0tribute category ‘ Services to Traditional Music’ which this year will be\u00a0posthumously awarded to poet and song collector Hamish Henderson and in\u00a0future years will be known as The Hamish Henderson Award. Check out the full\u00a0list of nominations at www.bbc.co.uk\/celticroots.<\/p>\n

In these first-ever Scots Trad Music Awards, Hands up for Trad, BBC Radio\u00a0Scotland and BBC Scotland Interactive are encouraging listeners to vote\u00a0online for their chosen nominees at the Celtic Roots website
\nVoting ends on Friday 8th August, 2003<\/p>\n

Categories are:<\/p>\n

Best Album<\/strong> – sponsored by Birnam CD
\nBest Scots Singer<\/strong> – sponsored by TMSA
\nBest Gaelic Singer<\/strong> – sponsored by Macmeanmna
\nBest Instrumentalist<\/strong> – sponsored by Temple Records
\nBest Scottish Dance Band<\/strong> – sponsored by National Association of Accordion
\nand Fiddle Clubs
\nBest Pipe Band<\/strong> – sponsored by The Piping Centre
\nBest Folk Band<\/strong>
\nBest Festival<\/strong> – sponsored by Visit Scotland
\nBest Club<\/strong> – sponsored by Foot Stompin’ Celtic Music
\nBest Live Act<\/strong> – sponsored by Musicians Union
\nBest Up and Coming Artist\/ Band<\/strong> – sponsored by Sheena Wellington
\nRadio\/TV Show of the Year<\/strong> – sponsored by Foot Stompin’ Celtic Music
\nRetailer of the Year<\/strong> – Sponsored by Highlander Music
\nMedia Award<\/strong> – Sponsored by Greentrax
\nServices to Traditional Music<\/strong> – Sponsored by Greentrax<\/p>\n

If you are wondering why you need to insert your email address (online) to
\nvote for each category this is to have one vote\/one nomination. This has
\narisen after BBC Radio 3’s World Music Awards was hijacked by unscrupulous
\nvoting and a category had to be deleted.<\/p>\n

2003 Winners<\/em>
\n\u2022 Best Album: Cliar by Cliar<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Best Scots Singer: Karine Polwart<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Best Gaelic Singer: Karen Matheson<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Best Instrumentalist: Phil Cunningham<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Best Scottish Dance Band: Alasdair MacCuish and the Black Rose Ceilidh Band<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Best Pipeband: Scottish Power<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Best Folk Band: Capercaillie<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Best Festival: Celtic Connections<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Best Club: Shetland Accordion Club<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Best Live Act: Battlefield Band<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Best Up and Coming Artist\/Band: Back of the Moon<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Radio\/TV Show of the year: Travelling Folk (BBC Radio Scotland)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Retailer of the year: Coda Music<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Media Award: Living Tradition<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Services to Traditional Music: Hamish Henderson<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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