Scots Trad Music Awards

Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 12:30:49 +0000 (UTC)
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Scots Trad Music Awards Press Release
Hands up for Trad, in association with The Queen's Hall Edinburgh and BBC
Scotland Interactive, are delighted to announce the nominations for the
inaugural 'Scots Trad Music Awards'. The aim of these 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 first Awards
ceremony and concert will take place at The Queens Hall on Saturday 13th
September, 2003. The Awards encompass Scotland's thriving traditional music
scene from Gaelic and Scots song, folk music, Scottish dance to pipe bands
and more.
The Awards are divided into15 categories, each with four nominations. The
nominees in each category have been chosen by a panel of Scots traditional
music experts drawn from across the country. The Award winners will be
chosen by popular public vote. Among the many contenders are Highland band
Blazin' Fiddles and Shetland outfit Fiddlers Bid in the 'Best Live Act'
award and The 'Media' award which recognises the journalists, newspapers and
magazines writing about traditional music have Rob Adams, Sue Wilson, Living
Tradition and Box and Fiddle Magazine as the nominees. There is a special
tribute category ' Services to Traditional Music' which this year will be
posthumously awarded to poet and song collector Hamish Henderson and in
future years will known as The Hamish Henderson Award. Check out the full
list of nominations at www.bbc.co.uk/celticroots.
In these first-ever Scots Trad Music Awards, Hands up for Trad, BBC Radio
Scotland and BBC Scotland Interactive are encouraging listeners to vote
online for their chosen nominees at the Celtic Roots website
(www.bbc.co.uk/celticroots). Voting ends on Friday 8th August.
Categories are:
Best Album - sponsored by Birnam CDs
Best Scots Singer - sponsored by TMSA
Best Gaelic Singer - sponsored by Macmeanmna
Best Instrumentalist - sponsored by Temple Records
Best Scottish Dance Band - sponsored by National Association of Accordion
and Fiddle Clubs
Best Pipe Band - sponsored by The Piping Centre
Best Folk Band
Best Festival - sponsored by Visit Scotland
Best Club - sponsored by Foot Stompin' Celtic Music
Best Live Act - sponsored by Musicians Union
Best Up and Coming Artist/ Band - sponsored by Sheena Wellington
Radio/TV Show of the Year - sponsored by Foot Stompin' Celtic Music
Retailer of the Year - Sponsored by Highlander Music
Media Award - Sponsored by Greentrax
Services to Traditional Music - Sponsored by Greentrax
If you are wondering why you need to insert your email address (online) to
vote for each category this is to have one vote/one nomination. This has
arose after BBC Radio 3's World Music Awards was hijacked by unscrupulous
voting and a category had to be deleted.
For more information please contact Simon Thoumire on
email-address-deleted.
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