BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2012

2012 Finalists Announced

Kirsty Watt - Gaelic song (Lewis)
Katie Boyle - fiddle (Glasgow)
Catriona Price - fiddle (Orkney)
Roisin Anne Hughes - fiddle (Glasgow)
Rona Wilkie - fiddle (Oban)
Alistair Ogilvy - Scots song (Strathblane)

2012 Semi-Finalists announced.

Alison McNeill - fiddle, song (Gourock)
Alistair Ogilvy - song (Strathblane)
Catriona Price - fiddle (Orkney)
Gary Forrest - accordion (Hawick)
Gemma Donald - fiddle (Shetland)
Gordon McCance - pipes (Glasgow)
Grant McFarlane - accordion (Paisley)
Katie Boyle - fiddle (Glasgow)
Kirsty Watt - song (Lewis)
Linzi Murphy - song (Glasgow)
Roisin Anne Hughes - fiddle (Glasgow)
Rona Wilkie - fiddle, song (Oban)

Finals Weekend. (Fri 3rd-Sun 5th February 2012 Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow)
The Grand Final will be held at the Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow on Sunday 5th February 2012. 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 the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2012 will be awarded a recording session with BBC Scotland, performance 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.

For more information contact Hands Up for Trad on tel 0131 510 5006 or email info@handsupfortrad.co.uk

Previous press releases.
Read a Q&A with the 2011 finalists at BBC Scotland.
Kristan Harvey wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2011
Read about the 2011 semi-finalists.
Daniel Thorpe wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2010
Ruairidh Macmillan wins 2009 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician
Read about the 2009 Finalists
Read about the 2009 semi-finalists
Ewan Robertson wins 2008 Award
Read about the 2008 semi-finalists
Catriona Watt wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2007
2007 Semi-finalists announced
Read about the 2006 Finalists
New Award: David Roberts Memorial Plate (photos uploaded)
Read about the 2006 semi-finalists.
Read the 2005 reviews.
Read about the 2005 finalists.
Read about the 2005 semi-finalists.
Read the reviews from the 2004 final.
Read about the 2004 finalists.
Read about the 2004 semi-finalists.

Gillian Frame	Emily Smith	Anna Massie	James Graham	Stuart Cassells	Shona Mooney	Catriona Watt	Ewan Robertson
2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
		Ruaridh Macmillan	Daniel Thorpe	Kristan Harvey
		2009	2010	2011