{"id":1364,"date":"2015-02-23T16:24:41","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T16:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2015-02-23T16:24:41","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T16:24:41","slug":"mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"STMAprog(08)-1<\/a>The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards were held in the Fruitmarket, Glasgow on 6th December 2008. It was our first year on the TV (BBC ALBA). The performers were\u00a0Capercaillie, Karine Polwart Band, Session A9, Lau, St Rochs Ceilidh Band, The Cast, Breabach, Strathclyde Police Band, Jimmy Shand 100th birthday tribute. The\u00a0comperes were\u00a0Mary Ann Kennedy and Tony Kearney.<\/p>\n

The nominees and winners were:<\/p>\n

Album of the Year Sponsored by Birnam CD
\nFarrar: Duncan Chisholm: Copperfish Records (Winner)
\nElevate: Fiona MacKenzie : Linn Records
\nStarfish: Catriona Mackay : Glimster Records
\nMary Ann Kennedy &Na Seoid: Mary Ann Kennedy &Na Seoid: Watercolour Music<\/p>\n

Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of ther Year sponsored by TMSA
\nMick West
\nFiona Hunter
\nEmily Smith (Winner)
\nJim Malcolm<\/p>\n

Dance Band of the Year sponsored by NAAFC
\nGraham Mitchell Scottish Dance Band
\nGeorge Meikle & the Lothian Dance Band.
\nSkipinnish (Winner)
\nBill Black Scottish Dance Band<\/p>\n

Folk Band of the Year sponsored byFoot Stompin\u2019 Scottish Music
\nMalinky
\nThe Chair (Winner)
\nSession A9
\nBreabach<\/p>\n

Pipe Band of the Year sponsored by The National Piping Centre
\nJohnstone Pipe Band
\nBucksburn and District
\nSpirit of Scotland Pipe Band
\nScottish Power Pipe Band (Winner)<\/p>\n

Strathspey & Reel Society sponsored by RSCDS
\nGarioch Fiddlers
\nHadhirgaan
\nBlackford Fiddlers
\nScottish Fiddle Orchestra (Winner)<\/p>\n

Up and Coming Act of the Year sponsored by RSAMD
\nBodega
\nAilie Robertson
\nJeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller (Winner)
\nCatriona Watt<\/p>\n

Venue of the Year sponsored by Navigator Records
\nPerth Concert Hall (Winner)
\nGlenuig Village Hall
\nThe Blue Lamp, Aberdeen
\nHeriot Toon Studio<\/p>\n

Services To Industry sponsored by Scottish Arts Council
\nDonna Cunningham
\nDr. Fred Freeman
\nArthur Cormack (Winner)
\nFoot Stompin’<\/p>\n

Club of the Year sponsored by The Living Tradition Magazine
\nCampsie Accordion and Fiddle Club
\nHaddington Accordion & Fiddle Club
\nDenholm Folk Club
\nThe Wee Folk Club, Edinburgh (Winner)<\/p>\n

Event of the Year sponsored by VisitScotland
\nGordon Duncan Memorial Concert
\nThe Jura Music Festival
\nPiping Live! Festival (Winner)
\nShetland Fiddle Frenzy<\/p>\n

Community Project of the Year sponsored by BBC Radio Shetland
\nThe Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
\nWrigley Sisters\u2019 Centre of Music
\nCeolas (Winner)
\nEdinburgh Youth Gaitherin<\/p>\n

Composer of the Year sponsored by Distil
\nBlair Douglas (Winner)
\nSandy Wright
\nAdam Sutherland
\nJames Ross<\/p>\n

Instrumentalist of the Year sponsored by Temple Records
\nAnna Massie
\nMarc Duff
\nDavid Milligan
\nKris Drever (Winner)<\/p>\n

Live Act of the Year sponsored by Greentrax Recordings
\nThe Peatbog Faeries (Winner)
\nLau
\nRoss Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson
\nJulie Fowlis<\/p>\n

Gaelic Singer of the Year sponsored by Macmeanmna
\nMargaret Stewart (Winner)
\nGillebr\u00ecde MacMillan
\nMaeve Mackinnon
\nGriogair Labhruidh<\/p>\n

2008 Winners
\n\u2022 Album of the Year: Farrar by Duncan Chisholm
\n\u2022 Composer of the Year: Blair Douglas
\n\u2022 Live Act of the Year: Peatbog Faeries
\n\u2022 Instrumentalist of the Year: Kris Drever
\n\u2022 Up and Coming Artist of the Year: Jeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller
\n\u2022 Gaelic Singer of the Year: Margaret Stewart
\n\u2022 Club of the Year: The Wee Folk Club, Edinburgh
\n\u2022 Community Project of the Year: Ceolas
\n\u2022 Event of the Year: Piping Live! – Glasgow International Piping Festival
\n\u2022 Services to Industry Award: Arthur Cormack
\n\u2022 Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of the Year: Emily Smith
\n\u2022 Scottish Dance Band of the Year: Skipinnish
\n\u2022 Scottish Folk Band of the Year: The Chair
\n\u2022 Scottish Pipe Band of the Year: ScottishPower Pipe Band
\n\u2022 Strathspey and Reel Society of the Year: Scottish Fiddle Orchestra
\n\u2022 Venue of the Year: Perth Concert Hall (Perth)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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