{"id":374,"date":"2013-11-06T06:47:31","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T06:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/?p=374"},"modified":"2013-11-13T21:13:33","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T21:13:33","slug":"greentrax-recordings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/greentrax-recordings\/","title":{"rendered":"Sponsor Spotlight: Greentrax Recordings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back on October 2012 Greentrax recordings were awarded Hands Up for Trad’s inaugural Business Limelight of the Month Award. Greentrax are sponsoring “Live Act of the Year” at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Read more about this great company. Vote now in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Greentrax Recordings Limited<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0are the first recipients of Hands Up for Trad\u2019s Business Limelight Award.\u00a0The \u201cLimelight\u2019s\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0are a monthly initiative (launched in October 2012) that recognises the outstanding contributions made by businesses and organisations who contribute, shape and influence the arts and cultural sector in Scotland today. Greentrax are one of Scotland\u2019s longest running record companies and have a reputation for being very fair and honest and continue to regularly release CDs that promote Scottish music.<\/p>\n

We asked Ian Green, Managing Director of Greentrax the following questions.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>What is your principle company activity?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We specialise in traditional, contemporary and Gaelic music from Scotland and beyond. We have recorded leading artists in this genre of music but we also record debut albums of the very talented emerging young musicians and singers from Scotland. Our labels are Greentrax, G2, Celtic Collections and Culburnie. We release physical CDs but our albums and tracks are also available as downloads on the major download sites, including I-Tunes. Our Grian Music takes care of new works by songwriters and tunesmiths.<\/p>\n

When and where did the company first start trading?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>When I retired from the Lothian and Borders Police in 1985 I was already running Discount Folk Records, a mail order and folk festival stall service. In 1986 I launched Greentrax Recordings and Grian Music (publishing) believing that there was an\u00a0 abundance of very talented musicians and singers who were being ignored by the major record labels. My intention was only to record a couple of albums per year but Greentrax quickly expanded and releases became fast and furious as top artists joined the company.<\/p>\n

What made you want to work in Scottish culture?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My father was a Highland bagpipe player and I lived at that time in rural Morayshire where traditional music was all around us. I drifted away from the music as a teenager but returned to it in the\u00a0 late 1950\u2019s and was \u2018hooked\u2019 for good. I gradually became obsessional about the music, or so my friends and family say. I first became the organiser of \u00a0The Police Folk Club (\u2018Fuzzfolk\u2019), was a concert organiser, an assistant to John Barrow, the Director of the Edinburgh Folk Festival, co-editor of Sandy Bell\u2019s Broadsheet and more. I believe that Scottish\u00a0 music and song are key elements of our culture and I believe that much of the music presented as \u2018Scottish\u2019 for so many years was \u2018music hall\u2019 and mostly tainted by the \u2018Brigadoon\u2019 image. I felt a need to redress the balance and worked tirelessly to that end.<\/p>\n

Can you tell us of any particular company highlights?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The McCalmans signing immediately to the fledgling label and recorded for us the iconic \u2018Peace and Plenty\u2019 album; being invited by STV to release an album from the\u00a0 hugely successful \u2018Aly Bain and Friends\u2019 TV series; taking on The Scottish Tradition Series on behalf of The School of Scottish Studies; The Gaelic Women project;\u00a0 signing such stalwarts as Jean Redpath, Eric Bogle, Archie Fisher, Dick Gaughan and the wonderful Cathy-Ann MacPhee, who recorded her first album for Greentrax and went on to record more. Releasing albums of \u2018cutting-edge\u2019 bands such as Shooglenifty, Peatbog Faeries, Ceolbeg, Burach, Deaf Shepherd and others. Myself and Greentrax being recognised by the Scots Trad Awards and presented\u00a0 with \u2018The Hamish Henderson Award\u2019 and then receiving on Honorary Doctorate from the RSAMD.<\/p>\n

What are your company plans for the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n

To continue to release albums of our wonderful Scottish traditional music and song and to release it on physical CDs and make it available as downloads on such international sites as I-Tunes, or on some other format yet to be identified. Few countries in the world have such a rich musical culture as Scotland and it must be presented to our nation and the international community.<\/p>\n

How will you celebrate receiving Hands Up For Trad\u2019s Business Limelight Award?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The award will be posted on our Website; we will send a Press Notice to our database of media people, distributors, retailers etc. and will include it on our next Newsletter mailed put widely to our mail order list etc. The award will also be exhibited on our office wall. It will also be received with pride.<\/p>\n

Greentrax Recordings Ltd
\nCockenzie Business Centre
\nEdinburgh Road
\nCockenzie
\nEast Lothian
\nEH32 0XL
\nScotland, UK<\/p>\n

info@greentrax.com<\/a>
\ntel: +44 (0)1875 814 155
\nhttp:\/\/www.greentrax.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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