Hands up for Trad will be hosting the 5th Scots Trad Music Awards weekend in Fort William from Thursday 29th November to Saturday 1st December 2007.
The aim of these Awards is to highlight and celebrate Scotland's rich traditional music in all its forms.
STAGE 2 now open: Voting from Monday 29th October until Friday 23rd November 2007
Log on to http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/tradmusicawards/index.htm and vote for your favourite of the top four nominations in each category. The nomination with the most votes will the win the 2007 category to be announced at the Scots Trad Music Awards weekend.
2007 NOMINATIONS
ALBUM OF THE YEAR - SPONSORED BY BIRNAM CD
Devil's Advocate (Chris Stout Quintet)
Lightweights & Gentlemen (Lau)
Cuilidh (Julie Fowlis)
Just for Gordon (Gordon Duncan)
CLUB OF THE YEAR - SPONSORED BY LIVING TRADITION MAGAZINE
Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy
The String Jam, Galashiels
Ceol' s Craic, Glasgow
The Haddington Accordian & Fiddle Club
COMMUNITY PROJECT OF THE YEAR - SPONSORED BY BBC RADIO SHETLAND
Scots Music Group
Scottish Traditional Boat Festival - Ballads and Bairns Project
Glasgow Irish Minstrels (St Rochs)
Taransay Fiddle Camp
COMPOSER OF THE YEAR- SPONSORED BY DISTIL
Jim Sutherland
Phil Cunningham
John McCusker
Michael Marra
EVENT OF THE YEAR- SPONSORED BY VISITSCOTLAND
Edinburgh International Harp Festival
The Royal National Mod
Cullerllie Singing Weekend
Fest n' Furious
GAELIC SINGER OF THE YEA R - SPONSORED BY MACMEANMNA
Julie Fowlis
James Graham
Calum Alex MacMillan
Mary Smith
SERVICES TO INDUSTRY AWARD - SPONSORED BY SCOTTISH ARTS COUNCIL
Coda Music
John Purser for Scotland's Music - A Radio History
Taigh na Teud
Thane Multi Media
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR - SPONSORED BY TEMPLE RECORDS
Alasdair White
Jenna Reid
Allan MacDonald
Catriona McKay
LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR - SPONSORED BY GREENTRAX
Runrig
Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Shooglenifty
Lau
CITTY FINLAYSON SCOTS SINGER OF THE YEAR - SPONSORED BY TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND SONG ASSOCIATION
Scott Gardiner
Gordeanna McCulloch
John Morran
Mairi Campbell
SCOTTISH DANCE BAND OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ACCORDION AND FIDDLE CLUBS
Colin Dewar Scottish Dance Band
Cullivoe Dance band
Ian Cruikshanks and his Dance Band
Tom Orr Scottish Dance Band
SCOTTISH FOLK BAND OF THE YEAR - SPONSORED BY FOOT STOMPIN' CELTIC MUSIC
D੭h
Old Blind Dogs
Breabach
Fiddlers' Bid
SCOTTISH PIPE BAND OF THE YEAR - SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL PIPING CENTRE
The Mid Argyll Pipe Band
Strathclyde Police Pipe Band
The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland
Inverurie Pipe Band
UP AND COMING ARTIST OF THE YEAR - SPONSORED BY ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
Shona Mooney
Maeve MacKinnon
Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson
Mike and Ali Vass
STRATHSPEY AND REEL SOCIETY OF THE YEAR - SPONSORED BY ROYAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY
Fochabers Fiddlers
Aberdeen Strathspey and Reel Society
Lothian Schools Strathspey and Reel Society
The Border Strathspey and Reel Society
VENUE OF THE YEAR
An Tobar (Tobermory)
St Andrew's in the Square (Glasgow)
An Lanntair (Stornoway)
Tolbooth (Stirling)
