I can’t believe it! It is nearly time for the semi-finals of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award! Are you coming? The semi-final concert is on Saturday 4th October in Coulter Hall, Coulter, South Lanarkshire. As always it will be a brilliant night. Tickets are £10 (£6 conc). You can buy them here or turn up on the night. http://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/youngtrad/events/bbc-radio-scotland-young-traditional-musician-award-semi-finals-2/
The semi-finalists are:
Lucie Hendry – clarsach (Laurencekirk)
Ryan Young – fiddle (Cardross)
Claire Hastings – Scots song (Dumfries)
Heather Downie – clarsach (Dunblane)
Rhoda Naomi Welsh – voice / piano (Stornoway)
Grant McFarlane – accordion (Paisley)
Ainsley Hamill – voice (Helensburgh)
Louise Bichan – fiddle (Orkney)
Gemma Donald – fiddle (Shetland)
Alexander Levack – whistle /pipes (Maryburgh)
Suzanne Houston – piano (Golspie)
Seamus O’Baoighill – fiddle (Skye)
From this final 6 musicians will win through to the final held at Celtic Connections festival, Glasgow on Sunday 1st February.