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The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards will return to the city of Inverness on Saturday 30th November for the first time in a decade, with the ceremony set to celebrate and showcase Scotland’s flourishing traditional music scene.The single most important awards ceremony for folk and trad musicians, bands and artists, the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards have become the gold standard for industry achievement.
The event was created and is delivered by Hands Up For Trad – an organisation which stands at the forefront of Scotland's cultural landscape, promoting both traditional music and culture for the last 24 years, through talent development, education and advocacy.
Fittingly held on St. Andrew’s Day, tickets for the much-anticipated event at Inverness Leisure Centre are on sale now and nominations across the event’s 21 categories are open from Monday 30th September.
The event was last held in Inverness in 2014 and makes a welcome return to the Highland capital for its 2024 edition for what is set to be a true celebration of the stand-out stars of Scotland’s homegrown music scene over the last 12 months.
The ceremony’s return to the Highlands is made possible with funding and support from Creative Scotland, Inverness Common Good Fund, Highland Council via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Scottish Government and MG ALBA. Category sponsors include VisitScotland, PRS for Music, Youth Music Initiative and the Highland Society of London.
The event will also be marked with the introduction of a special new award. The Gaisgeach na Gàidhealtachd, which means Hero of the Highlands, award will be bestowed upon a notable local organisation or figure who has made an invaluable contribution to Highland cultural life.
An outstanding lineup of talent is set to take to the stage over the course of the evening, with audiences treated to performances from an array of huge names including the Hebridean-born and Highland-based singer and musician Julie Fowlis and her band and a talented line up of Highland Young Musicians and Arc Fiddlers.
Skipinnish will take to the stage also, rounding off their 25th anniversary year in a fitting fashion.
Performances will also come from BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2024 Calum McIlroy, party-starters An Dannsa Dub, the inimitable duo of Laura Wilkie and Ian Carr, and Aberdeenshire folk star Ellie Beaton.
Over the course of the evening, the best of the best from all areas of the industry recognised and celebrated for their contributions to the traditional music sphere.
The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards will take place at Inverness Leisure Centre on St. Andrew’s Day, Saturday 30th November 2024. The awards will be broadcast on BBC ALBA from 9pm.
Tickets are on sale now at https://tickets.highlifehighland.com/events/highlifehighland/1374627.
Voting is open until Sunday 10th November at projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards.
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Inverness Leisure, Inverness, United Kingdom
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