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.
By Sean Smith, Special to the Reporter
December 10, 2020
Sean Smith, Special to the Reporter
Jenna Moynihan, left, and Maura Shawn Scanlin, with Owen Marshall (foreground), during preparations for “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn.”
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Right from the beginning, the idea behind “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn” was to make audiences feel as if they were enjoying the Celtic-flavored celebration of the holiday season in the comfort of their own home – even if they were sitting inside a theater, such as the Cutler Majestic in Boston.
This year, audiences can literally stay at home and see the show, from Dec. 15-20, as if it were in a theatrical setting. Like so many other live events of the past several months, the annual offering of music, dance, and storytelling from Irish, Scottish, and other Celtic, and occasionally non-Celtic, traditions has switched to a virtual format for this year. But thanks to a whole lot of pla