Scots Trad Music Awards 2004

WINNERS ANNOUNCED.

CHECK OUT THE 2004 NOMINATIONS.

VIEW AND DOWNLOAD THIS YEAR'S POSTER

Hands up for Trad, in association with BBC Scotland Interactive, hosted the second annual Scots Trad Music Awards 2004 on Saturday, December 4th at 7.30pm in Edinburgh's Queen's Hall. The aim of the Awards is to celebrate Scotland's rich musical heritage and in doing so, create a high profile annual event to bring traditional music centre stage. The Awards encompass Scotland's thriving traditional music scene from Gaelic and Scots song, folk music, Scottish dance to pipe bands and more. This year's event was opened by musician and last years Best Instrumentalist Phil Cunningham.

We are grateful to our sponsors, please support them where ever you can: Birnam CD, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Shetland, Foot Stompin' Records, Greentrax, Highlander Music, Highland Spring, The Living Tradition, Macmeanmna, McEwan's Sessions, Musician's Union, National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs, The Press Data Bureau, The National Piping Centre, The New Makars Trust, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Scottish Arts Council, Temple Records, Traditional Music and Song Association, Tradtunes.com, Visit Scotland, Wellington Consultancy.

The 2004 Awards ceremony and concert included performances from:

Battlefield Band (Best Live Band 2003)
Cliar (Best Album 2003)
James Graham (BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2004)
Hadhirgaan (23 young traditional musicians from Orkney).
Nicol McLaren and the Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
Scottish Power Pipe Band (Best Pipe Band 2003)
St Roch's Grúpaí Ceoil
Sheena Wellington

The Awards were divided into 18 categories (15 of which were decided by public vote), each with four nominations. The process was in two stages.

Stage 1: Nominating (Monday 4th October - Friday 22nd October)

Stage 2: Voting (Monday 1st November - Friday 26th November)

We are very grateful to all our sponsors who without the event would not happen. Sponsors are Scottish Arts Council, McEwan's Sessions, and all mentioned below. Please support them wherever possible.

2004 categories were: (in alphabetical order)

Album of the year (sponsored by Birnam CD)

BBC Radio Scotland Trad Music Personality of the Year.

Best Community Project (sponsored by Greentrax Recordings)

Club of the Year (sponsored by Living Tradition Magazine)

Event of the Year (sponsored by Visit Scotland)

Gaelic Singer of the Year (sponsored by Macmeanmna)

Hamish Henderson Award for Services to Traditional Music (BBC Radio Shetland)

Instrumentalist of the Year (sponsored by Temple Records)

Journalist of the Year (sponsored by Greentrax Recordings)

Live Act of the Year (sponsored by Musician's Union)

Media Award (sponsored by Royal Scottish Country Dance Society)

Retailer of the Year (sponsored by Highlander Music)

Scots singer of the Year (sponsored by Traditional Music and Song Association)

Scottish Dance Band of the Year (sponsored by National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs)

Scottish Folk Band of the Year (sponsored by Foot Stompin' Celtic Music)

Scottish Pipe Band of the Year (sponsored by The National Piping Centre)

Songwriter of the Year (sponsored by New Makars Trust)

Up and Coming Artist/ Band of the Year (sponsored by Wellington Consultancy)

The winner of each award will pick up The McEwan's Sessions Trophy.

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