They are joined by Peter Morrison, Ross Ainslie and Sarah Hayes in one of the ceremony’s most coveted categories, sponsored by PRS for Music.
In the Album of the Year category, Lau, Treacherous Orchestra, Scott Wood Band, Peatbog Faeries and Mike Vass will compete against a further five shortlisters for the prize.
Elsewhere, Rura, Nae Plans, Treacherous Orchestra and Skippinish have made the Live Act of the Year shortlist while Andrew Waite, Fara, Gráinne Brady & Tina Jordan Rees, Innovation, League of Highland Gentlemen and Talisk feature in the Up and Coming Artist of the Year category.
The winners will be announced at the event on 5 December at Caird Hall, Dundee. For more info and tickets, see www.dundeebox.co.uk.
The public can vote for their favourite nominees until 20 November at https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/voting/.
The ceremony is organised by Hands up for Trad and will see 16 awards handed out to the best trad talent across Scotland.
Peatbog Faeries, Duncan Chrisholm and Cathy Ann MacPhee and Claire Hastings – BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician 2015 – are all confirmed to perform.
Simon Thoumire, event founder and promoter, said: ‘Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to vote so far – we’ve got a strong and diverse list of nominees. It’s been an eventful year for Trad music in Scotland and we have a lot to celebrate on December 5 – make sure you join us for a brilliant night.’
Donald Campbell, chief executive of MG ALBA, added: ‘MG ALBA is delighted to once again support the Scots Trad Music Awards and we congratulate all those who have been shortlisted for this year’s awards.
‘The mix of nominees and the geographical spread across the various categories demonstrate that Traditional music is alive and well throughout Scotland and we look forward very much to the Trads taking place in Dundee for the first time on Saturday 5th December.’
Full list of nominees:
Album of the Year
Blackhouse by Peatbog Faeries
Despite The Dark by RURA
Flight of Time by Siobhan Miller
Grind by Treacherous Orchestra
In the Wake of Neil Gunn by Mike Vass
North by Blazin’ Fiddles
The Bell That Never Rang by Lau
The Untied Knot by Shooglenifty
Upsurge by Scott Wood Band
When the Day is on the Turn by Dallahan
Club of the Year
Haddington Box and Fiddle Club
Irvine Folk Club
Strathaven Folk Club
Orkney Accordion and Fiddle Club
Composer of the Year
Marie Fielding
Peter Morrison
Rachel Walker
Ross Ainslie
Sarah Hayes
Sorren Maclean
Community Project of the Year
MacMath – The Silent Page
Live Music Now Scotland
Blackford Fiddle group
The Small Hall Band
Event of the Year
Grit opening concert, Celtic Connections
Kirriemuir Festival
Skerryvore: Decade
Speyfest
Gaelic Singer of the Year
Alyth McCormack
Ainsley Hamill
Fiona J MacKenzie
Griogair Labhruidh
Instrumentalist of the Year
Ali Hutton
Mairi Campbell
Ross Couper
Tomas Callister
Tom Orr
Live Act of the Year
Rura
Nae Plans
Treacherous Orchestra
Skipinnish
Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of the Year
Claire Hastings
Fiona Hunter
Robyn Stapleton
Amy Lord
Dance Band of the Year
Simon Howie
Iain Cathcart
The Full Scottish
Alan Crookston
Folk Band of the Year
Dallahan
Daimh
Kate in the Kettle
Bella Hardy
Scottish Pipe Band of the Year
Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band
Johnstone Pipe Band
Trad Music in the Media
Box and Fiddle Magazine
Lorne MacDougall’s PlanetPipe
Brian Miller – Diamond Folk
Port, BBC ALBA
Music Tutor of the Year
Amy Geddes
Barbara Anderson (Huntly)
Jenn Butterworth
John Somerville
Gillian Fleetwood
Ian Lowthian
Up and Coming Artist of the Year
Andrew Waite
Fara
Gráinne Brady & Tina Jordan Rees
Innovation
The League of Highland Gentlemen
Talisk
Venue of the Year
Scottish Storytelling Centre
Glassel hall, Banchory
Lyth Arts Centre
SEALL at Sabhal Mor Ostaig
In the Album of the Year category, Lau, Treacherous Orchestra, Scott Wood Band, Peatbog Faeries and Mike Vass will compete against a further five shortlisters for the prize.
Elsewhere, Rura, Nae Plans, Treacherous Orchestra and Skippinish have made the Live Act of the Year shortlist while Andrew Waite, Fara, Gráinne Brady & Tina Jordan Rees, Innovation, League of Highland Gentlemen and Talisk feature in the Up and Coming Artist of the Year category.
The winners will be announced at the event on 5 December at Caird Hall, Dundee. For more info and tickets, see www.dundeebox.co.uk.
The public can vote for their favourite nominees until 20 November at https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/voting/.
The ceremony is organised by Hands up for Trad and will see 16 awards handed out to the best trad talent across Scotland.
Peatbog Faeries, Duncan Chrisholm and Cathy Ann MacPhee and Claire Hastings – BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician 2015 – are all confirmed to perform.
Simon Thoumire, event founder and promoter, said: ‘Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to vote so far – we’ve got a strong and diverse list of nominees. It’s been an eventful year for Trad music in Scotland and we have a lot to celebrate on December 5 – make sure you join us for a brilliant night.’
Donald Campbell, chief executive of MG ALBA, added: ‘MG ALBA is delighted to once again support the Scots Trad Music Awards and we congratulate all those who have been shortlisted for this year’s awards.
‘The mix of nominees and the geographical spread across the various categories demonstrate that Traditional music is alive and well throughout Scotland and we look forward very much to the Trads taking place in Dundee for the first time on Saturday 5th December.’
Full list of nominees:
Album of the Year
Blackhouse by Peatbog Faeries
Despite The Dark by RURA
Flight of Time by Siobhan Miller
Grind by Treacherous Orchestra
In the Wake of Neil Gunn by Mike Vass
North by Blazin’ Fiddles
The Bell That Never Rang by Lau
The Untied Knot by Shooglenifty
Upsurge by Scott Wood Band
When the Day is on the Turn by Dallahan
Club of the Year
Haddington Box and Fiddle Club
Irvine Folk Club
Strathaven Folk Club
Orkney Accordion and Fiddle Club
Composer of the Year
Marie Fielding
Peter Morrison
Rachel Walker
Ross Ainslie
Sarah Hayes
Sorren Maclean
Community Project of the Year
MacMath – The Silent Page
Live Music Now Scotland
Blackford Fiddle group
The Small Hall Band
Event of the Year
Grit opening concert, Celtic Connections
Kirriemuir Festival
Skerryvore: Decade
Speyfest
Gaelic Singer of the Year
Alyth McCormack
Ainsley Hamill
Fiona J MacKenzie
Griogair Labhruidh
Instrumentalist of the Year
Ali Hutton
Mairi Campbell
Ross Couper
Tomas Callister
Tom Orr
Live Act of the Year
Rura
Nae Plans
Treacherous Orchestra
Skipinnish
Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of the Year
Claire Hastings
Fiona Hunter
Robyn Stapleton
Amy Lord
Dance Band of the Year
Simon Howie
Iain Cathcart
The Full Scottish
Alan Crookston
Folk Band of the Year
Dallahan
Daimh
Kate in the Kettle
Bella Hardy
Scottish Pipe Band of the Year
Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band
Johnstone Pipe Band
Trad Music in the Media
Box and Fiddle Magazine
Lorne MacDougall’s PlanetPipe
Brian Miller – Diamond Folk
Port, BBC ALBA
Music Tutor of the Year
Amy Geddes
Barbara Anderson (Huntly)
Jenn Butterworth
John Somerville
Gillian Fleetwood
Ian Lowthian
Up and Coming Artist of the Year
Andrew Waite
Fara
Gráinne Brady & Tina Jordan Rees
Innovation
The League of Highland Gentlemen
Talisk
Venue of the Year
Scottish Storytelling Centre
Glassel hall, Banchory
Lyth Arts Centre
SEALL at Sabhal Mor Ostaig
