Trad Award Nominations
The final nominations for the Scots Trad Music awards have been released!
Ten Albums made it through from the longlist nominations in October.
These include
Blackhouse - Peatbog Faeries
Despite the Dark - Rura
Flight of Time - Siobhan Miller
Grind - Treacherous Orchestra
In the Wake of Neil Gunn - Mike Vass
North - Blazin' Fiddles
The Bell That Never Rang - Lau
The Untied Knot - Shooglenifty
Upsurge - Scott Wood Band
When the Day is on the Turn - Dallahan
I shall be covering these ten fab albums in more detail in the coming weeks in the build up to the award son the 5th of December.
Despite Album of the year being the main prize up for grabs there are many other illustrious titles to be won.
Club of the Year
Haddington Box and Fiddle Club
Irvine Folk Club
Strathaven Folk Club
Orkney Accordion and Fiddle Club
Composer of the Year
Marie Fielding
Peter Morrison
Rachel Walker
Ross Ainslie
Sarah Hayes
Sorren MacLean
Community Project of the Year
Macmath- The Silent Page
Live Music Now Scotland
Blackford Fiddle Group
The Small Hall Band
Event of the Year
Grit opening concert - Celtic Connections
Kirriemuir Festival
Skerryvore: Decade
Speyfest
Gaelic Singer of the Year
Alyth McCormack
Ainsley Hamill
Fiona J Mackenzie
Griogair Labruidh
Instrumentalist of the Year
Ali Hutton
Mairi Campbell
Ross Couper
Tomas Callister
Tom Orr
Live act of the Year
Rura
Nae Plans
Treacherous Orchestra
Skippinish
Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of the Year
Claire Hastings
Fiona Hunter
Robyn Stapleton
Amy Lord
Dance Band of the Year
Simon Howie
Iain Cathcart
The Full Scottish
Alan Crookston
Folk Band of the Year
Dallahan
Daimh
Kate in the Kettle
Bella Hardy
Scottish Pipe Band of the Year
Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band
Johnstone Pipe Band
Trad Music in the Media
Box and Fiddle Magazine
Lorne MacDougall's PlanetPipe
Brian Miller - Diamond Folk
Port - BBC ALBA
Music Tutor of the Year
Amy Geddes
Barbara Anderson
Jenn Butterworth
John Somerville
Gillian Fleetwood
Ian Lowthian
Up and Coming Artist of the Year
Andrew Whaite
Fara
Grainne Brady and Tina Jordan Rees
Innovation
The League of Highland Gentlemen
Talisk
Venue of the Year
Scottish Storytelling Centre
Glassel Hall - Banchory
Lyth Arts Centre
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