Several people or organisations associated with Macmeanmna have been nominated for this year’s Scots Trad Music Awards. The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday 2 December at The Nevis Centre in Fort William.

Young Gaelic Singer Jenna Cumming (featured on Kintulavig [SKYECD36]) has been nominated in the Up and Coming Artist of the Year category. Dòchas (featured on Dòchas [SKYECD23] and An dàrna umhail [SKYECD34] have been nominated as Scottish Folk Band of the Year.

The music festival, Blas www.blas-festival.com organised by Fèisean nan Gàidheal in partnership with the Promoters’ Arts Network and the Highland Council has been nominated under the Event of the Year section, and Fèisean nan Gàidheal itself, with whom Arthur Cormack works (i.e. The fèis movement as a whole – for those you not familiar check out www.feisean.org has been nominated as Community Project of the Year.

YOU CAN VOTE ONLY ONCE AND YOU MUST DO SO BEFORE 24 NOVEMBER. Voting is on the BBC's Celtic Roots website, and you can vote now! Follow this link to see all the nominations in detail:
www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/musicscotland/celticroots/trad_awards/index.shtml

To vote for Fèisean nan Gàidheal and Blas, follow this link:
www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/musicscotland/celticroots/trad_awards/vote.shtml

To vote for Dòchas and Jenna Cumming, follow this link:
www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/musicscotland/celticroots/trad_awards/vote_2.shtml

The Awards Ceremony is a great night out, and if you want further details, go to www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/tradmusicawards/index.htm