Awards glory for top trad musicians in the Highlands By Val Sweeney Published: 17:30, 17 December 2020
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Duncan Chisholm won the online performance award for Covid Ceilidh.
An online music initiative to lift peopleâs spirits during lockdown and an Inverness Gaelic singer have scooped top awards.
Fiddle player Duncan Chisholm, who started the Covid Ceilidh on social media, and acclaimed singer Fionnag NicChoinnich were among the winners in this yearâs annual MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards
Mr Chisholm, who lives near Inverness, was winner of the online performance category for the initiative which ran daily for four months while Ms NicChoinnich was Gaelic singer of the year.
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Awards joy for top trad musicians in the Highlands; MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards results revealed By Val Sweeney
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Updated: 22:09, 17 December 2020
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Duncan Chisholm won the online performance award for Covid Ceilidh.
An online music initiative to lift peopleâs spirits during lockdown, a Black Isle correspondent and an Inverness Gaelic singer have scooped top awards.
Fiddle player Duncan Chisholm, who started the Covid Ceilidh on social media, and acclaimed singer Fionnag NicChoinnich were among the winners in this yearâs annual MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards
A CHARITY single written, recorded and performed as a tribute for NHS workers has picked up an award at this year s Scots Trad Music Awards. The annual event was broadcast last night as artists from Scotland s traditional music scene were recognised for brilliant achievements and stand-out releases. And among the worthy winners from last night s broadcast included the NHS charity single Everyday Heroes , which won Original Work of the Year. Skerryvore member Martin Gillespie said he wrote the track to pay tribute to the hundreds of thousands of NHS staff, volunteers, and key workers who are risking so much to fight Covid-19 and keep us all safe.