This Award exists
to encourage young musicians to keep their tradition alive
and to maximise their musical potential by the pursuit of
a career in traditional music. The winner will be provided
with high profile performance opportunities and the necessary
tools and advice they require to launch a career in traditional
music.
Closing date for Applications Friday 4th July 2008
Entrants (aged 16 – 27 inclusive) must complete An application Form and return it to the address given with a 10-minute recording of their playing, a short biography and paragraph telling us of their commitment to traditional music as a career. (Notes to the recording are also required and where names of songs and/or tunes played and source/background should be detailed.) Recordings can be in CDR (including MP3), mini-disc (short play only), or video. Accompanists entering the award, eg guitarists or percussionists, may have a lead instrument on their recording, eg accordion. Applications must be received no later than Friday 4th July 2008. An adjudication panel will choose 12 semi-finalists. All semi-finalists will be notified during the week beginning Monday 18th August 2008.
Semi-finals Weekend. Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th Oct 2008
A fun residential weekend at Wiston Lodge, Wiston, South Lanarkshire including workshops and advice on all aspects of working in the traditional music business. Each semi-finalist will perform a 10 minute slot at an evening concert in Coulter Hall, Coulter, South Lanarkshire (accompanists will be provided where required) on Saturday, October 4th (start time 7.30pm), which will be judged by a panel drawn from professional traditional musicians, festival organisers etc. This years semi-finals concert is sponsored by Clydesdale Folk Club. The six finalists selected will be notified by letter (during the week beginning 6th October 2008
Finals Weekend – Friday 30th January - Sunday 1st February 2009 Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow
The Grand Final will be held at Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow on 1st February 2009. Finalists will perform for 15 minutes in a concert setting and can be accompanied by a professional traditional musician of their choice (from a group provided). The winner of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2009 will be awarded opportunities to play at various high profile festivals in the UK and rest of the world supported by British Council Scotland, a CD with Greentrax Recordings, perform at the Scots Trad Music Awards, one year's membership of Musicians Union, and all finalists get one year's membership of TMSA plus the opportunity to take part in the TMSA's annual Young Trad Tour
The winner of BBC Radio Scotland
Young Traditional Musician 2009 will be awarded:
A chance to play at various high
profile festivals in the the UK and rest of the world with British Council Scotland..
CD with Greentrax Recordings
One year's membership of Musicians
Union All finalists get one year's membership of TMSA
plus the opportunity to take part in the TMSA's annual Young
Trad Tour.
Click here
for an application form or alternatively write to Hands Up
for Trad, PO Box 8774, Biggar ML12 6WZ or call 0131 208 3089
or contact us.
