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WINNERS of the annual MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards were announced on a special show on BBC ALBA on Saturday. The usually live event featured special performances from some of traditional music’s top luminaries, including The Iona Fyfe Trio, Project Smok, Deirdre Graham, Jarlath Henderson and Karen Matheson as well as Phil Cunningham. Hosted by Alistair Heather and Mary Ann Kennedy, the event had been set to take place in Dundee’s Caird Hall, but Hands Up for Trad worked to support artists and provide an alternative platform, culminating in two special programmes of Na Trads on BBC ALBA.