{"id":3900,"date":"2018-11-25T23:01:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T23:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/?p=3900"},"modified":"2018-11-28T10:25:38","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T10:25:38","slug":"the-frads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/the-frads\/","title":{"rendered":"THE FRADS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/files\/2018\/11\/thefrads_2018winner_3-1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3909 alignright\" width=\"1063\" height=\"851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/files\/2018\/11\/thefrads_2018winner_3-1.jpg 1063w, https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/files\/2018\/11\/thefrads_2018winner_3-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/files\/2018\/11\/thefrads_2018winner_3-1-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotstradmusicawards\/files\/2018\/11\/thefrads_2018winner_3-1-1024x820.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1063px) 100vw, 1063px\" \/>The Scottish music scene is a creative hive of music making, design, film making, photography, cookery and more. The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards highlight the musicians and organisations and Hands Up for Trad&#8217;s new fringe sister awards &#8211; The FRADS &#8211; aim to highlight and give recognition to the designers, film makers, producers and more who our scene cannot do without.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to be in Perth for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards on 1st of December, you can still buy tickets and read about the nominees at <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotstradmusicawards.scot\">www.scotstradmusicawards.com<\/a><\/u>. A great night of glam, glitz, awards and fabulous music from the likes of Croft No.5, <span style=\"caret-color: rgb(60, 64, 67); color: rgb(60, 64, 67); font-family: Roboto, HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none\">M\u00e0nran<\/span>, Karine Polwart Trio, Kinnaris Quintet, Gordon Duncan Experience and many others.<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural 2018 FRAD Awards were hosted at the beautiful and brand new Wester Rum distillery, the first rum distillery to open in Glasgow for 300 years. If you are looking for great Christmas present ideas, check them out at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westerspirit.com\">www.westerspirit.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE FRADS 2018 - The Fringe Awards show for Scots Trad Music\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ncmil3WvMhU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2018 categories and winners.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRAD ALBUM COVER OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daimh\u2019s The Rough Bounds designed by FatherOfSchmo Somhairle MacDonald<\/p>\n<p>Findlay Napier&#8217;s Glasgow, designed by Martin Rowsell, at Simply Marvellous Creative<\/p>\n<p>The Morning Tempest by Josie Duncan &amp; Pablo Lafuente designed by FatherOfSchmo Somhairle MacDonald<\/p>\n<p>Punch by The Poozies designed by Sarah McFadyen.<\/p>\n<p>Winner: <strong>The Morning Tempest by Josie Duncan &amp; Pablo Lafuente designed by FatherOfSchmo Somhairle MacDonald<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRAD PROMO PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ross Ainslie. Photograph by Alister Sinclair<\/p>\n<p>Adam Sutherland. Photograph by Somhairle MacDonald<\/p>\n<p>Kim Carnie. Photograph by Louise Bichan<\/p>\n<p>Hannah Rarity, Photograph by Elly Lucas<\/p>\n<p>Winner: <strong>Kim Carnie. Photograph by Louise Bichan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST TRAD USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Talisk<br \/>\n\u00cdmar<br \/>\nSkerryvore<br \/>\nJosie Duncan<br \/>\nRura<br \/>\nInyal<\/p>\n<p>Winner: <strong>Inyal. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRAD ACCESSORY OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Julie Fowlis\u2019 stunning feather headdress from her Alterum album cover. It was made by Brora\u2019s Craig Mackay with barn owl feathers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRAD COOK OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Accordion player Phil Cunningham<\/p>\n<p>Fiddler Aly Bain<\/p>\n<p>Piper Ross Ainslie<\/p>\n<p>Fiddler Anna Wendy Stevenson<\/p>\n<p>Winner: <strong>Ross Ainslie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MOST INNOVATIVE TRAD PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bothy Culture and Beyond, Celtic Connections<\/p>\n<p>Nae Plans &#8211; performance at Loch Laggan, the largest freshwater beach in the UK<\/p>\n<p>\u00d2rain nan G\u00e0idheal: Songs of the Gael, Celtic Connections<\/p>\n<p>Winner: <strong>Bothy Culture and Beyond, Celtic Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MOST ISLANDS GIGGED THIS YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Saltfishforty<\/p>\n<p>Beinn Lee<\/p>\n<p>Trail West<\/p>\n<p>Tide Lines<\/p>\n<p>Winner: <strong>Beinn Lee with 13 Scottish Islands<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRAD MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andrea Gobbi<\/p>\n<p>Mattie Foulds<\/p>\n<p>Mhairi Hall<\/p>\n<p>Euan Burton<\/p>\n<p>Winner: <strong>Andrea Gobbi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MUSICIANS&#8217; AIRLINE OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Winner: <strong>Loganair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRAD VIDEO OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Duan an Fh\u00f2garraic by Gillebride MacMillan directed by Nuno Mendoza and Tiago Moura<\/p>\n<p>VIRR by Heisk directed by Hamish MacLeod<\/p>\n<p>Take My Hand by Skerryvore directed by Dol Eoin MacKinnon<\/p>\n<p>Aye Chiki Chiki by Dallahan directed by Samuel Hurt<\/p>\n<p>Winner: <strong>VIRR by Heisk directed by Hamish MacLeod<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all our FRAD Award Winners and thanks to the Wester Spirits Company for having us in their brand new distillery. Remember that you can still buy tickets for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotstradmusicawards.com\">www.scotstradmusicawards.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Scottish music scene is a creative hive of music making, design, film making, photography, cookery and more. 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