{"id":1377,"date":"2015-02-23T17:17:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T17:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2015-02-23T17:46:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T17:46:00","slug":"mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"STMA_Logo(color)_1\"<\/a>The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2012 returned to the Nevis Centre, Fort William on 8th December 2012. This was the first year the Awards were broadcast live on the TV from 9-11pm. It brought new production values to the show making it more slick and sticking to time!\u00a0The performers were\u00a0Treacherous Orchestra, Karine Polwart, Mairearad and Anna, Rona Wilkie, Inveraray and District Pipe Band, Mike Whellans, Man’s Ruin, Gaelic Women, Gordon Duncan Experience, Tribute to National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs. Check out the photos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Album of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Sponsored by Birnam CD
\nTraces \u2013 Karine Powart: Hegri Music
\nCillebhride \u2013 Kathleen MacInnes: KMA (Winner)
\nOrigins \u2013 Treacherous Orchestra: Navigator Records
\nThe Shadow Side – Rachel Newton: Shee<\/p>\n

Club of the Year<\/strong> sponsored by Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
\nBalerno Folk Club
\nFalkirk Folk Club (Winner)
\nHighland Accordion & Fiddle Club
\nAberdeen Folk Club<\/p>\n

Composer of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Sponsored by PRS for Music
\nSimon Bradley
\nMike Vass (Winner)
\nLaura Beth Salter
\nPaul Anderson<\/p>\n

Community Project of the Year<\/strong> sponsored by Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust
\nScots Music Group \u2018Inspire\u2019 Project
\nTiree Music Festival
\nFeis Rois Local and National Ceilidh Trail 2012 (Winner)
\nGlasgow Irish Minstrels<\/p>\n

Event of the Year<\/strong> sponsored by VisitScotland
\nStonehaven Folk Festival
\nScots Fiddle Festival (Winner)
\nFeis Na Mara
\nBring It All Home – Gerry Rafferty Remembered. Celtic Connections<\/p>\n

Up and Coming Artist of the Year<\/strong> – Sponsored by Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
\nBrandon McPhee
\nAlistair Ogilvy
\nRona Wilkie
\nNiteworks (Winner)<\/p>\n

Gaelic Singer of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Sponsored by Macmeanmna
\nIsobel Ann Martin
\nRiona Whyte (Winner)
\nGillie Mackenzie
\nFiona J Mackenzie<\/p>\n

Trad Music in the Media<\/strong> – sponsored by The Saltire Society
\nPaddy Bort \u2013 Editing Hamish Henderson \u2018Trilogy\u2019
\nGary West \u2013 Voicing Scotland
\nJulie Fowlis for Brave (Winner)
\nBBC Alba Documentary \u2013 The Campbells of Greepe<\/p>\n

Instrumentalist of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Sponsored by Temple Records
\nDuncan Chisholm (Winner)
\nRoss Ainslie
\nMegan Henderson
\nLorne MacDougall<\/p>\n

Live Act of the Year<\/strong> – sponsored by Greentrax Recordings
\nThe Shee
\nKris Drever
\nFred Morrison
\nSession A9 (Winner)<\/p>\n

Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of the Year<\/strong> – sponsored by TMSA
\nScott Murray
\nPaul McKenna (Winner)
\nChristine Kydd
\nAlasdair Roberts<\/p>\n

Dance Band of the Year<\/strong> – sponsored by the National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs
\nDeoch and Dorus (Winner)
\nMonach Isle Ceilidh Band
\nCharlie Kirkpatrick Scottish Dance Band
\nGraeme Mitchell Scottish Dance Band<\/p>\n

Folk Band of the Year<\/strong> – sponsored by All Celtic Music
\nRua MacMillan trio
\nRuRa
\nPaul McKenna Band
\nBreabach (Winner)<\/p>\n

Scottish Pipe Band of the Year<\/strong> sponsored by National Piping Centre
\nCoalburn I.O.R
\nFife Constabulary Pipe Band
\nHuntly & District Pipe Band
\nGeorge Watson\u2019s College Pipes and Drums (Winner)<\/p>\n

Music Tutor of the Year<\/strong> sponsored by Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative
\nLyndsey Tate
\nSharon Hassan
\nGillian Frame (Winner)
\nScott Murray<\/p>\n

Venue of the Year<\/strong>
\nAn Tobar
\nSandy Bells
\nNew Cample
\nBogbain Farm, Inverness (Winner)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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