Inverness will play host to the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards for the first time in a decade this autumn, it has been confirmed. The awards will return to the Highland capital for the first time since 2014 , 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. and nominations across the event’s 21 categories are open from Monday next week, with the public then getting the chance to vote for the shortlisted nominees from October 28. An outstanding line-up 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, whose award-winning talent is recognised the world over.
The event will be a family affair for Julie as her daughter Aoibhe Doorley joins the talented line up of Highland Young Musicians and Arc Fiddlers also putting on a fantastic performance for Inverness audiences. Skipinnish will take to the stage also, round.
