Scots Trad Music Awards

Tickets are now on sale for 2010 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards and Gala Concert. The event is on 4th December, 2010, in Perth Concert Hall, Perth. Call 01738 621 031 for tickets or click here to buy them online.

The lineup is:

The Chair
Phil Cunningham Band
The McCalmans
Shona Donaldson / Katie MacKenzie
Tom Orr Scottish Dance Band
Darren MacLean Band
Jenna Reid and Harris Playfair
Sheila Stewart
Daniel Thorpe Trio
The Gordon Duncan Experience
Fullsceilidh Spelemannslag
Vale of Atholl Junior Pipe Band

MG ALBA Festival Club (Open till 3am)
feat The Chair
Call box office 01738 621 031

Album of the Year sponsored by Birnam CD
Club of the Year sponsored by Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Community Project of the Year sponsored by Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust
Composer of the Year sponsored by PRS for Music
Event of the Year sponsored by VisitScotland
Gaelic Singer of the Year sponsored by Macmeanmna
Trad Music in the Media Award sponsored by Hegri Music and Snowgoose Productions
Instrumentalist of the Year sponsored by Temple Records
Live Act of the Year sponsored by Greentrax Recordings
Citty Finlayson 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' Scottish Music
Scottish Pipe Band of the Year sponsored by The National Piping Centre
Up and Coming Artist of the Year sponsored by Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Music Tutor of the Year sponsored by Creative Scotland's Youth Music Initiative
Venue of the Year Award sponsored by Coda Music

2010 Special Awards (not for voting)

Scots Traditional Music Hall of Fame sponsored by Fèisean nan Gàidheal

Performers
Awarded to musicians who have been in the industry over 30 years who have altered our musical landscape for the better including musicians, now no longer with us.

Robin Hall and Jimmie MacGregor
Alison Kinaird
Gordon Duncan
Tom Anderson
Pam Wilkie
Ray Fisher
Donald MacRae

Services to Gaelic Music sponsored by Bòrd na Gàidhlig
We are celebrating Bliadhna nan Òran this year for its services to Gaelic music.

Hamish Henderson Services to Traditional Music Award
This award was introduced in 2003 to celebrate those special people whom Scottish traditional music couldn't do without. It was posthumously awarded to Hamish Henderson and thereafter known as "The Hamish Henderson Services to Traditional Music Award." In 2005 when the Hall of Fame was born we decided to bring the two awards together and insert recipients of both into the Hall of Fame.

Bill Wilkie

We have a dedicated website to the Hall of Fame. You can find it at http://www.tradmusichall.com/

The Nominations and Voting process is in two stages – both stages can be completed online:

Stage 1: Nominations: 5th October – 22nd October. Open to everyone. We would like you to pick up to 4 nominations from the field of Scottish traditional music for each of the 16 categories listed in the Nominations Form printed below within the time frame October 2009 to October 2010. You do not have to complete every category if you feel unqualified. You can only nominate online so please Nominate now!

Stage 2: Voting: 1st November – 20th November.

The results of Stage 1 of the nomination procedure will be collated and four nominations in each category will go forward to the Stage 2 voting process. The forms will be available online from Hands Up For Trad. The website will be open from 9am for voting on 1st November 2010.

Read about the Scots Trad Music Awards 2009
Read about the Scots Trad Music Awards 2008
Read about the Scots Trad Music Awards 2007
Read about the Scots Trad Music Awards 2006
Read about the Scots Trad Music Awards 2005
Read about the Scots Trad Music Awards 2004
Read about the Scots Trad Music Awards 2003

Please support all our sponsors - without them this event would not happen: MG ALBA, Creative Scotland, Birnam CD, Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Coda Music, Fèisean nan Gàidheal, Foot Stompin’ Scottish Music, Greentrax, Macmeanmna, National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Temple Records, The National Piping Centre, Traditional Music and Song Association, VisitScotland, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.