Name: MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2025
Start: 2025-12-06T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Music Hall Aberdeen

Aberdeen has been unveiled as this year’s host location for the 2025 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards – the biggest award ceremony celebrating Scotland’s traditional music scene – as nominations are now open.
Taking place on Saturday, 6th December, the ‘folk Oscars’, as they are fondly known, will showcase and applaud those at the heart of Scotland’s homegrown music community.
Nominations open today, until Sunday 19th October, and the public are being called on to put their favourite musicians, venues, events and organisations forward for recognition.
Among the 22 categories, awards that are up for grabs include Album of the Year, Musician of the Year, Venue of the Year, Festival of the Year, Music Tutor of the Year, and more.
Previous winners include some of Scottish music’s biggest names, including Julie Fowlis, Skerryvore and the late Rab Noakes. A special award will also be awarded to a local hero who has made an invaluable contribution to Aberdeenshire cultural life.
Hosted by Scottish personalities Alistair Heather and Mary Ann Kennedy, the night in the Granite City will also welcome live performances from some of the brightest lights on the thriving trad scene today, including beloved singer Hannah Rarity, UK folk legends The Poozies, trad pop band Mec Lir and BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician and Scots Performer o' the Year Ellie Beaton.
Assynt piano player Rory Matheson will lead his Scottish Dance Band, while young musicians from Plockton Music School and Orkney youth project Hadhirgaan will also have the chance to perform.
Always a spectacular night, the event was last held in Aberdeen in 2019. Tickets for what is the most significant awards ceremony within Scotland’s folk and trad scene are on sale now.