BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician

{{Infobox award

|name = BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician

|awarded_for = Scottish folk music

|sponsor = BBC Radio Scotland

|venue = Glasgow City Halls

|country = Scotland

|presenter = Hands Up for Trad

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|host = {{plainlist |

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|holder = Ellie Beaton

|year = 2001

|year2 = 2025

|url = {{url |https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/youngtrad/}}

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The BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician competition has run annually since 2001.

It exists to encourage young musicians to keep their tradition alive and to provide performance opportunities, tools and advice to help contestants make a career in traditional music.{{cite web|title=About the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award |url=https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/youngtrad/about/ |website=Hands Up for Trad |date=23 April 2014 |access-date=20 October 2020}} Former winners include Hannah Rarity, Mohsen Amini, Robyn Stapleton, Shona Mooney and Emily Smith.{{cite web|title=Young Trad Musicians: Previous winners |url=https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/youngtrad/previous-winners/ |website=Hands Up for Trad |date=12 December 2012 |access-date=2021-01-31}}

Competition

The competition was started in 2000 by Simon Thoumire, together with fiddler Clare McLaughlin and Elspeth Cowie, national organiser of the Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland (TMSA), and was first awarded at the 2001 Celtic Connections festival.{{cite news |last1=Gilchrist |first1=Jim |title=A reel reward |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/326874111 |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=The Scotsman |date=10 Jan 2001 |location=Edinburgh |page=15 |id={{ProQuest|326874111}}}}

BBC Radio Scotland started to support the award the following year, and has continued to do so. The award is organised and run by Hands Up for Trad on behalf of BBC Radio Scotland.{{cite web |title=Young Trad Musicians |url=https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/youngtrad/ |website=Hands Up for Trad |access-date=20 October 2020}}{{cite web |title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nbx3 |website=BBC |access-date=2021-01-01}}

The usual format of the award is a residential weekend in October at Wiston Lodge, South Lanarkshire for twelve semi-finalists. From there, six are selected to go on to a final concert, where the winner is chosen by a panel of judges.

Since 2007, the final concert has been held in Glasgow City Halls on the last day of the Celtic Connections festival, and broadcast live on BBC Radio Scotland. Between 2012 and 2015 the final concert was also televised on BBC Alba.{{cite news |title=BBC ALBA to broadcast BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year final 2013 |url=http://www.allmediascotland.com/media-releases/45464/bbc-alba-to-broadcast-bbc-radio-scotland-young-traditional-musician-of-the-year-final-2013/ |access-date=27 October 2020 |agency=Allmedia Scotland |date=30 January 2013}} The presenter was initially Mary Ann Kennedy, replaced in 2016 by Bruce MacGregor. From 2020 the final concert was again televised on BBC Alba with Joy Dunlop giving Gaelic commentary alongside MacGregor.

The semi-finals of the 2021 competition took place in October 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of the Wiston Lodge weekend, the entrants performed in the foyer of the BBC Pacific Quay building, with no audience.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000nbx3|title=The BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2021 Semi Finals |date=2020-10-15 |type=Radio broadcast |publisher=BBC Radio Scotland |others=Introduced by Anna Massie |series=Travelling Folk}}

The eligibility criteria are that the contestant is aged between 16 and 27, and is normally resident in Scotland or has lived in Scotland for five years.{{cite web |title=Competition Rules |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3KxTvJZ6N0wkdj1C6qCdQZF/competition-rules |website=BBC |access-date=20 October 2020}} This age range is more extended than the similarly titled BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award. That award is open to all United Kingdom residents, but its age range is just 16 to 21.{{cite web |title=Radio 2's Young Folk Award 2019 – Terms and Conditions |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/20GZYRZrQDzNV0zvM55h62W/radio-2s-young-folk-award-2019-terms-and-conditions |website=BBC |access-date=20 October 2020}} Hence the contestants for the Scottish award are usually more advanced musicians, often students or graduates of one of the degrees in traditional music such as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's BMus with Honours (Traditional music), and already established in a professional career in music.

While the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award uses the umbrella term "folk", the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician award is specifically for a Scottish musician performing the music of their own tradition, though not necessarily Scottish traditional music.{{cite web |title=What is a Scottish traditional musician? |url=https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/youngtrad/what-is-a-scottish-traditional-musician/ |website=Hands Up for Trad |access-date=26 October 2020 |date=2013}}

The TMSA Young Trad Tour is an annual tour of Scotland by the finalists and the previous year's winner, organised by the Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland, and supported by Creative Scotland. The destinations include the Celtic Connections festival and the hometowns of each of the finalists. The musicians also make an album together.{{cite web |title=TMSA Young Trad Tour |url=https://www.tmsa.scot/tmsa-young-trad-tour |website=Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland |access-date=2 December 2020}}

==Award winners and nominees==

Winners are listed first and marked with a blue riband ({{Blue ribbon}}).

scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2025{{Cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland - BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician - 2025 Finalists \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/56jyjsK2Y8WqXwzFDNWn9V7/2025-finalists \|access-date=2025-02-02 \|website=BBC \|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news \|date=2025-02-03 \|title=Singer wins BBC Young Traditional Musician 2025 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzje2ry1vo \|access-date=2025-02-09 \|work=BBC News \|language=en-GB}}{{cite news \|last1=Ferguson \|first1=Brian \|title=Singer Ellie Beaton is crowned Scotland's new traditional music star \|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/scottish-culture-celtic-connections-4971328 \|access-date=9 February 2025 \|work=The Scotsman \|date=2025-02-02}} \|{{Blue ribbon}} \|Ellie Beaton \|Rothienorman \|Voice \|Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col" \|Year ! scope="col" \|{{Blue ribbon}} ! scope="col" style="width: 10em;" \|Name ! scope="col" style="width: 10em;" \|Homeplace ! scope="col" \|Instrument ! scope="col" \|Higher music education
\|Roo Geddes \|Glasgow \|Fiddle \|Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
\|Miguel Girão \|Portugal \|Guitar \|Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
\|Laura Penman \|Edinburgh \|Clarsach \|Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
\|Noah Scott \|France \|Piano \|Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
\|Clelland Shand \|Dunfermline \|Accordion \|Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2024{{cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2024 Finalists \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1LCr31P4HtRjtQ6ysQSWXVg/2024-finalists \|website=BBC \|access-date=19 January 2024}}{{Cite news \|date=2024-02-05 \|title=Mandolin player wins BBC Young Traditional Musician award for 2024 \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-68194698 \|access-date=2024-02-05 \|work=BBC News \|language=en-GB}}{{cite news \|last1=Ferguson \|first1=Brian \|title=School band graduate named young trad musician of the year \|url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/calum-mcilroy-named-scotlands-young-traditional-musician-of-the-year-4504722 \|access-date=9 February 2025 \|work=The Scotsman \|date=2024-02-05}} \|	{{sortname \|John \|Dew \|nolink=1}}	Perthshire	Bagpipes	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Ruairidh Iain \|Gray \|nolink=1}}	South Uist	Voice	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Calum \|McIlroy \|nolink=1}}	Aberdeenshire	Guitar, mandolin & voice	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Ella \|Munro \|nolink=1}}	Skye	Voice	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Matt \|Tighe \|nolink=1}}	London	Fiddle	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
	{{sortname \|Evie \|Waddell \|nolink=1}}	Stirling	Voice, step dance percussion	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2023{{cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician: 2023 finalists \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2TsPrB0vmCZ898137ctJ1NS/2023-finalists \|website=BBC \|access-date=2023-02-09}}{{cite web \|title=Amy Laurenson, BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award Winner 2023 \|url=https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/handsupfortrad/amy-laurenson-bbc-radio-scotland-young-traditional-musician-award-winner-2023/ \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|date=7 February 2023 \|access-date=2023-02-09}}{{cite news \|last1=Ferguson \|first1=Brian \|title=Shetland pianist Amy Laurenson crowned Scotland's best young traditional musician \|url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/shetland-pianist-amy-laurenson-crowned-scotlands-best-young-traditional-musician-4015054 \|access-date=9 February 2023 \|work=The Scotsman \|date=2023-02-05}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Amy \|Laurenson \|nolink=1}}	Shetland	piano	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Sam \|Mabbett \|nolink=1}}	Oxfordshire	accordion	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Mairi \|McGillivray \|nolink=1}}	Islay	Gaelic song	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Aidan \|Moodie }}	Orkney	voice, guitar	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Madeleine \|Stewart \|nolink=1}}	New England, USA	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Ailis \|Sutherland \|nolink=1}}	Kirriemuir, Angus	smallpipes	University of the Highlands and Islands
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2022{{cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician: 2022 finalists \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1hcFQ5grzBdmNXdDR66pwPY/2022-finalists \|website=BBC \|access-date=16 December 2021}}{{cite web \|title=Fiddle player Eryn Rae wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2022 \|url=https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/handsupfortrad/fiddle-player-eryn-rae-wins-bbc-radio-scotland-young-traditional-musician-2022/ \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|access-date=7 February 2022}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Eryn \|Rae \|nolink=1}}	Scottish Borders	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Breanna \|Wilson \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Malachy \|Arnold \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	clarsach	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland{{cite news \|last1=O'Hanlon \|first1=Hannah \|title=Musician's moving tribute to 'mentor' Robert Black \|url=https://www.campbeltowncourier.co.uk/2021/05/07/musicians-moving-tribute-to-mentor-robert-black/ \|access-date=13 January 2022 \|work=Campbeltown Courier \|date=7 May 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Saffron \|Hanvidge \|nolink=1}}	Inverness	Gaelic song	Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
	{{sortname \|Malin \|Lewis \|nolink=1}}	Skye	pipes	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Sophie \|Joint \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	piano	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2021{{cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician: 2021 finalists \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/44PR10XVLrZgmcxNWwL58M5/2021-finalists \|website=BBC \|access-date=22 October 2020}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Michael \|Biggins \|nolink=1}}	Newcastle upon Tyne	piano	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Lucie \|Hendry \|nolink=1}}	Aberdeenshire	lever harp	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Iona \|Fyfe}}	Huntly	voice	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Graham \|Rorie \|nolink=1}}	Orkney	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Ellie \|Beaton \|nolink=1}}	Rothienorman	voice	Aberdeen City Music School
	{{sortname \|Bradley \|Parker \|nolink=1}}	County Down	bagpipes	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2020{{cite news \|last1=Wyllie \|first1=James \|title=Dingwall piper named BBC Radio Scotland's young traditional musician of the year \|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/1994407/dingwall-piper-named-bbc-radio-scotlands-young-traditional-musician-of-the-year/ \|access-date=20 October 2020 \|work=The Press and Journal (Scotland) \|date=2 February 2020}}{{cite news \|last1=Jobson \|first1=Jonny \|title=Dingwall's Ali Levack on overnight success – 10 years in the making \|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/18213777.dingwalls-ali-levack-overnight-success---10-years-making/ \|access-date=20 October 2020 \|work=The National (Scotland) \|date=6 February 2020}}{{cite web \|title=Ali Levack wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2020 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/ali-levack-radio-scotland-young-traditional-musician \|website=BBC \|access-date=25 October 2020 \|date=3 February 2020}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Ali \|Levack \|nolink=1}}	Dingwall	whistles, pipes	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Calum \|McIlroy \|nolink=1}}	Aberdeenshire	guitar, mandolin, voice	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Mhairi \|Mackinnon \|nolink=1}}	Perthshire	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland{{cite web \|title=Horsecross Sessions \|url=https://www.smallcitybigpersonality.co.uk/Horsecross-Sessions-event \|website=Small City Big Personality \|access-date=28 January 2021 \|date=19 October 2014}}
	{{sortname \|Cameron \|Nixon \|nolink=1}}	Aberdeenshire	Scots song	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Josie \|Duncan \|nolink=1}}	Lewis	Gaelic song	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
style="vertical-align: top;" \|	{{sortname \|Padruig \|Morrison \|nolink=1}}	Uist	accordion	Edinburgh University and Maynooth University{{cite web \|title=Pàdruig Morrison \|url=https://newmusicscotland.co.uk/profile/padruig-Morrison/ \|website=New Music Scotland \|access-date=28 January 2021}}
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2019{{cite news \|last1=Tonner \|first1=Judith \|title=Airdrie man marks 'amazing' time as young traditional musician of the year \|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/airdrie-man-marks-amazing-time-21427344 \|access-date=20 October 2020 \|work=Daily Record (Scotland) \|date=4 February 2020}}{{cite news \|title=Fiddle player wins young traditional musician award \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-47028332 \|access-date=25 October 2020 \|agency=BBC News \|date=28 January 2019}}{{cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2019 Finalists Announced \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/13JfzK7nDHtvbrfbQnHzMR2/bbc-radio-scotland-young-traditional-musician-of-the-year-2019-finalists-announced \|website=BBC \|access-date=28 January 2021}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Benedict \|Morris \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
style="vertical-align: top;" \|	{{sortname \|Luc \|McNally \|nolink=1}}	Dipton, County Durham	guitar, voice	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland{{cite web \|title=About \|url=https://lucmcnally.com/about/ \|website=Luc McNally \|access-date=28 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Cameron \|Ross \|nolink=1}}	Stonehaven	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Ross \|Miller \|nolink=1}}	Linlithgow	bagpipes	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Catherine \|Tinney \|nolink=1}}	Skye	Gaelic song
	{{sortname \|Sarah \|Markey \|nolink=1}}	Coatbridge	flute
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2018{{cite news \|last1=Clark \|first1=John-Paul \|title=Hannah returns for Linlithgow concert \|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/hannah-returns-for-linlithgow-concert-18812426 \|access-date=20 October 2020 \|work=Daily Record (Scotland) \|date=1 August 2019}}{{cite web \|title=Singer Hannah Rarity wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2018 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/bbc-radio-scotland-young-trad-musician \|website=BBC \|access-date=25 October 2020 \|date=29 January 2018}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Hannah \|Rarity }}	West Lothian	Scots song	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|David \|Shedden \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	bagpipes	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
style="vertical-align: top;" \|	{{sortname \|Amy \|Papiransky \|nolink=1}}	Keith, Moray	Scots song	University of Aberdeen and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
style="vertical-align: top;" \|	{{sortname \|Rory \|Matheson \|nolink=1}}	Drumbeg, Sutherland	piano	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
style="vertical-align: top;" \|	{{sortname \|Ali \|Levack \|nolink=1}}	Maryburgh, Ross-shire	whistles, pipes	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
style="vertical-align: top;" \|	{{sortname \|Luc \|McNally \|nolink=1}}{{efn \|Unable to perform due to injury.}}	Dipton, County Durham	guitar, voice	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2017{{cite news \|last1=Bonn \|first1=Melanie \|title=Glenfarg fiddler named Young Trad Musician of the Year 2017 \|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/glenfarg-fiddler-named-young-trad-9773041 \|access-date=20 October 2020 \|work=Daily Record (Scotland) \|date=7 Feb 2017}}{{cite news \|last1=Greenaway \|first1=Heather \|title=Rising stars of folk music, battling for Celtic crown, on how they found their passion \|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now/rising-stars-folk-music-battling-9714784 \|access-date=20 October 2020 \|work=Daily Record (Scotland) \|date=30 Jan 2017}}{{cite news \|title=Charlie Stewart named young traditional musician 2017 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-38878575 \|access-date=25 October 2020 \|agency=BBC News \|date=6 February 2017}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Charlie \|Stewart \|nolink=1}}	Glenfarg	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Grant \|McFarlane \|nolink=1}}	Paisley	accordion	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Iona \|Fyfe}}	Huntly	Scots song	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Dougie \|McCance \|nolink=1}}	Erskine	bagpipes	University of the Highlands and Islands
	{{sortname \|Ella \|Munro \|nolink=1}}	Skye	Scots song	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Kim \|Carnie }}	Oban	Gaelic song
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2016{{cite news \|last1=Greenaway \|first1=Heather \|title=Young Scot Awards 2016: Celtic music superstardom? Easy squeezy says talented concertina player \|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/young-scot-awards-2016-celtic-7365890 \|access-date=20 October 2020 \|work=Daily Record (Scotland) \|date=14 February 2006}}{{cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2016 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/zqCy3g4LY4h2YK7bFCm2zb/bbc-radio-scotland-young-traditional-musician-2016 \|website=BBC \|access-date=28 January 2021}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Mohsen \|Amini}}	Glasgow	concertina
	{{sortname \|Hannah \|Macrae \|nolink=1}}	Lochaber	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Jessica \|Burton \|nolink=1}}	Orkney	clarsach	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Murray \|Willis \|nolink=1}}	Lismore	accordion	Benbecula College
	{{sortname \|Robbie \|Greig \|nolink=1}}	Edinburgh	fiddle	Benbecula College{{cite web \|title=About \|url=https://www.robbiegreigfiddle.com/ \|website=Robbie Greig Fiddle \|access-date=28 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Ryan \|Young \|nolink=1}}	Cardross	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2015{{cite news \|last1=Thomson \|first1=Lorna \|title=Dumfries singer Claire Hastings 'still in shock' after winning the BBC Alba Young Traditional Musician of the Year award \|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/dumfries-singer-claire-hastings-still-5105957 \|access-date=20 October 2020 \|work=Daily Record (Scotland) \|date=4 February 2015}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Claire \|Hastings \|nolink=1}}	Dumfries	song	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Ainsley \|Hamill}}	Cardross	song	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Gemma \|Donald \|nolink=1}}	Shetland	fiddle
	{{sortname \|Heather \|Downie \|nolink=1}}	Dunblane	clarsach
	{{sortname \|Ryan \|Young \|nolink=1}}	Cardross	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Séamus \|Ó Baoighill \|nolink=1}}	Skye	fiddle
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2014{{cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award finalists announced \|url=https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/youngtrad/bbc-radio-scotland-young-traditional-musician-award-finalists-announced/ \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|access-date=26 October 2020 \|date=October 2013}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Robyn \|Stapleton}}	Stranraer	voice	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Alistair Iain \|Paterson}}	Bishopton	piano	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Ian \|Smith \|nolink=1}}	Tiree	accordion	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Jack \|Badcock \|nolink=1}}	Edinburgh	guitar, song
	{{sortname \|Mhairi \|Marwick \|nolink=1}}	Fochabers	fiddle	Strathclyde University
	{{sortname \|Neil \|Ewart \|nolink=1}}	Kilchoan	fiddle	Strathclyde University
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2013{{cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Final 2013 \|url=https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/youngtrad/events/bbc-radio-scotland-young-traditional-musician-of-the-year-final-2013/ \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|date=12 December 2012 \|access-date=26 October 2020}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Paddy \|Callaghan \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	accordion
style="vertical-align: top;" \|	{{sortname \|Andrew \|Dunlop \|nolink=1}}	Connel	piano	Royal Northern College of Music and Eastman School of Music
	{{sortname \|Graham \|Mackenzie \|nolink=1}}	Inverness	fiddle	Royal Northern College of Music
	{{sortname \|Grant \|MacFarlane \|nolink=1}}	Paisley	accordion	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Hannah \|Fisher \|nolink=1}}	Dunkeld	fiddle
	{{sortname \|Scott \|Wood \|nolink=1}}	Erskine	pipes, whistle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2012{{cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2012 \|url=http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/youngtrad/ \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|access-date=26 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215203517/http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/youngtrad/ \|archive-date=15 February 2012 \|date=2011}}{{cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2012 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/celticconnections/2012/young_trad/ \|website=BBC \|access-date=29 January 2021}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Rona \|Wilkie \|nolink=1}}	Oban	fiddle
	{{sortname \|Kirsty \|Watt \|nolink=1}}	Lewis	Gaelic song
	{{sortname \|Katie \|Boyle \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	fiddle	Irish World Academy of Music and Dance
style="vertical-align: top;" \|	{{sortname \|Catriona \|Price \|nolink=1}}	Orkney	fiddle	Royal Northern College of Music and Royal Academy of Music
	{{sortname \|Roisin Anne \|Hughes \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	fiddle
	{{sortname \|Alistair \|Ogilvy \|nolink=1}}	Strathblane	Scots song
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2011{{cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2011 announced \|url=http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/press/Young_Traditional_Musician_Winner_2011.htm \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|access-date=26 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191412/http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/press/Young_Traditional_Musician_Winner_2011.htm \|archive-date=18 January 2012 \|date=2011}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Kristan \|Harvey \|nolink=1}}	Orkney	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland{{cite web \|title=Bio \|url=https://kristanharvey.com/bio/ \|website=Kristan Harvey \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Alistair \|Ogilvy \|nolink=1}}	Strathblane	song
	{{sortname \|Andrew \|Waite \|nolink=1}}	Duns	accordion
	{{sortname \|Lorne \|MacDougall \|nolink=1}}	Carradale	pipes	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama{{cite web \|title=Lorne MacDougall Hello World \|url=https://celticmusicradio.net/lorne-macdougall-hello-world/ \|website=Celtic Music Radio \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
style="vertical-align: top;" \|	{{sortname \|Mairi \|Chaimbeul \|nolink=1}}	Skye	Gaelic song and clarsach	Berklee College of Music{{cite web \|title=About \|url=http://mairichaimbeul.com/about-1 \|website=Mairi Chaimbeul \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Tina \|Rees \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	piano
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2010{{cite web \|title=Daniel Thorpe wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2010 \|url=http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/youngtrad/index.htm \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|access-date=26 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603181426/http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/youngtrad/index.htm \|archive-date=3 June 2010}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Daniel \|Thorpe \|nolink=1}}	Inverurie	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland{{cite web \|title=Daniel Thorpe \|url=http://www.gfw.scot/tutors2/134-dan-thorpe \|website=Glasgow Folk-Music Workshop \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Paddy \|Callaghan \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	accordion, harp
	{{sortname \|Mairi \|Chaimbeul \|nolink=1}}	Skye	harp	Berklee College of Music
	{{sortname \|Lorne \|MacDougall \|nolink=1}}	Carradale	pipes	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
	{{sortname \|Hannah \|Phillips \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	harp	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland{{cite web \|title=Hannah Phillips - Harpist \|url=https://hireaband.co.uk/hannah-phillips-harpist/ \|website=Hire A Band \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Kyle \|Warren \|nolink=1}}	Helensburgh	pipes	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland{{cite web \|title=About \|url=https://www.kylewarrenbagpipes.com/ \|website=Kyle Warren Bagpipes \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2009{{cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2009 \|url=http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/youngtrad/index.htm \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|access-date=25 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210170633/http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/youngtrad/index.htm \|archive-date=2008-12-10}}{{cite news \|title=Fiddler is young traditional musician of year \|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12380672.fiddler-is-young-traditional-musician-of-year/ \|access-date=31 January 2021 \|work=The Herald \|date=2 February 2009}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Ruairidh \|MacMillan \|nolink=1}}	Nairn	fiddle	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
	{{sortname \|Adam \|Holmes \|nolink=1}}	Edinburgh	guitar
	{{sortname \|Lorne \|MacDougall \|nolink=1}}	Carradale	pipes, whistle	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
	{{sortname \|Kenneth \|Nicolson \|nolink=1}}	Lewis	Gaelic song
	{{sortname \|Jack \|Smedley \|nolink=1}}	Buckie	fiddle
	{{sortname \|Daniel \|Thorpe \|nolink=1}}	Inverurie	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2008{{cite web \|title=Young Talent Heralds Traditional Music \|url=http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/press/Young_Traditional_Musician_Winner_2008.htm \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|access-date=26 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218051208/http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/press/Young_Traditional_Musician_Winner_2008.htm \|archive-date=18 February 2012 \|date=28 January 2008}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Ewan \|Robertson \|nolink=1}}	Carrbridge	guitar, voice
	{{sortname \|Steven \|Blake \|nolink=1}}	Livingstone	pipes, whistle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland{{cite web \|title=About \|url=https://www.stevenblakemusic.co.uk/about \|website=Steven Blake Music \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Amy \|Lord \|nolink=1}}	Dunblane	Scots song	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland{{cite web \|title=About \|url=https://amylord.scot/about/ \|website=Amy Lord \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
style="vertical-align: top;" \|	{{sortname \|James Duncan \|MacKenzie \|nolink=1}}	Isle of Lewis	pipes, smallpipes, flute, whistles
	{{sortname \|Robert \|Menzies \|nolink=1}}	Dumfries	accordion, piano
	{{sortname \|Ailie \|Robertson \|nolink=1}}	Edinburgh	clarsach
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2007{{cite web \|title=Future glittering stars of traditional music win through to prestigious final \|url=http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/press/Young_Traditional_Musician_finalists_2007.htm \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|access-date=26 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070115233927/http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/press/Young_Traditional_Musician_finalists_2007.htm \|archive-date=15 January 2007 \|date=10 October 2006}}{{cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2007 announced \|url=http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/youngtrad/young_trad_2007_winner.htm \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|access-date=25 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519193620/http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/youngtrad/young_trad_2007_winner.htm \|archive-date=19 May 2007}}{{cite news \|title=Gaelic singer scoops BBC honour \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6313271.stm \|access-date=25 October 2020 \|agency=BBC News \|date=30 January 2007}}{{cite web \|title=Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Of The Year 2007 announced \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/01_january/29/musician.shtml \|website=BBC \|access-date=25 October 2020 \|date=29 January 2007}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Catriona \|Watt \|nolink=1}}	Lewis	Gaelic	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama{{cite web \|title=Catriona Watt \|last=Buchanan \|first=John D. \|url={{AllMusic\|artist\|mn0001576001\|pure_url=yes}} \|website=AllMusic \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Darren \|MacLean \|nolink=1}}	Isle of Skye	Gaelic song	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama{{cite web \|title=Tutor Focus: Darren MacLean, Tutor of Gaelic Song \|url=https://www.feisean.org/wp-content/uploads/ICOCuairtLitir.pdf \|website=Fèisean nan Gàidheal \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Mike \|Vass \|nolink=1}}	Nairn	fiddle
	{{sortname \|Calum \|Stewart}}	Garmouth	wooden flute
	{{sortname \|Calum \|MacCrimmon}}	Monifieth	pipes, whistles
	{{sortname \|Martin \|Hunter \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	accordion
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2006{{cite web \|last1=Szymborski \|first1=Susan \|title=YOUNG TRAD TOUR 2006 \|url=http://www.hi-arts.co.uk/Default.aspx.LocID-hianewm2j.RefLocID-hiacg5005001.Lang-EN.htm \|website=HI-ARTS \|access-date=25 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517011929/http://www.hi-arts.co.uk/Default.aspx.LocID-hianewm2j.RefLocID-hiacg5005001.Lang-EN.htm \|archive-date=17 May 2008 \|date=29 September 2006}}{{cite web \|title=Young Traditional Musician Finalists 2006 \|url=http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/press/Young_Traditional_Musician_finalists_2006.htm \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|access-date=26 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225095828/http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/press/Young_Traditional_Musician_finalists_2006.htm \|archive-date=25 February 2012 \|date=October 2005}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Shona \|Mooney}}	Borders	fiddle	Newcastle University{{cite web \|title=Shona Mooney \|url=http://www.scottish-folk-music.com/bands-singers-pages/singer-shona-mooney.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617055950/http://www.scottish-folk-music.com/bands-singers-pages/singer-shona-mooney.htm \|url-status=usurped \|archive-date=17 June 2011 \|website=Scottish Folk Music \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Kirsty \|Cotter \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	fiddle
style="vertical-align: top;" \|	{{sortname \|Christopher \|Keatinge \|nolink=1}}	Melrose	accordion
	{{sortname \|Darren \|MacLean \|nolink=1}}	Skye	Gaelic song	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
style="vertical-align: top;" \|	{{sortname \|Hamish \|Napier}}	Grantown on Spey	flute, piano, Scots song	Berklee College of Music{{cite web \|title=Biog \|url=https://www.hamishnapier.com/biog/ \|website=Hamish Napier \|date=18 June 2010 \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Fraser \|Shaw \|nolink=1}}	Islay	pipes, whistle	Sabhal Mòr Ostaig{{cite news \|last1=McFadyen \|first1=Neil \|title=MAC ÌLE – THE MUSIC OF FRASER SHAW \|url=https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2017/09/mac-ile-the-music-of-fraser-shaw/ \|access-date=31 January 2021 \|work=Folk Radio \|date=26 September 2017}}
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2005{{cite web \|title=Young Scots bagpiper blasts his way to prestigious piping prize \|url=http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/press/pressrelease_24jan2005.htm \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|access-date=25 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509083209/http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/press/pressrelease_24jan2005.htm \|archive-date=9 May 2008 \|date=24 January 2005}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Stuart \|Cassells}}	Falkirk	bagpipes	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama{{cite web \|title=Stuart Cassells \|url={{AllMusic\|artist\|mn0001505059 \|pure_url=yes}} \|website=AllMusic \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Rachel \|Newton}}	Edinburgh	clarsarch, song
	{{sortname \|Mike \|Vass \|nolink=1}}	Nairn	fiddle
	{{sortname \|Darren \|Maclean \|nolink=1}}	Skye	song	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
	{{sortname \|Sarah \|Naylor \|nolink=1}}	Skye	fiddle	Strathclyde University{{cite web \|title=Sarah Naylor \|url=http://www.fiddlefolk.co.uk/tutor.php?tutor_id=38 \|website=Fiddle Folk \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
style="vertical-align: top;" \|	{{sortname \|Maeve \|Mackinnon}}	Glasgow	song	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and Sabhal Mòr Ostaig{{cite web \|title=About \|url=https://maevemackinnon.com/about/ \|website=Maeve Mackinnon \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2004{{cite book \|title=Celtic Connections Brochure 2004 \|date=2004 \|url=http://www.celticconnections.com/celtic_old/FINALAPPROVED.pdf \|access-date=1 December 2020 \|publisher=Glasgow Life \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031207101727/http://www.celticconnections.com/celtic_old/FINALAPPROVED.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=7 December 2003 }}{{cite web \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2004 \|url=http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/youngtrad/finalists2004.htm \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|access-date=25 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605121549/http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/youngtrad/finalists2004.htm \|archive-date=5 June 2010}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|James \|Graham \|nolink=1}}	Lochinver	Gaelic song	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
	{{sortname \|Shona \|Donaldson \|nolink=1}}	Huntly	voice, fiddle
	{{sortname \|Rosie \|Morton \|nolink=1}}	Edinburgh	clarsach, voice	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
	{{sortname \|Sarah \|Naylor \|nolink=1}}	Skye	fiddle, voice	Strathclyde University
	{{sortname \|Tom \|Orr \|nolink=1}}	Lanark	accordion
	{{sortname \|Jenna \|Reid}}	Shetland	fiddle, piano, voice	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2003{{Cite magazine \|title=Folk and world music listings \|date=2003-01-16 \|magazine=The List \|url=https://archive.list.co.uk/the-list/2003-01-16/55/ \|page=53 \|access-date=2020-10-26 \|issue=459}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Anna \|Massie \|nolink=1}}	Fortrose	fiddle, guitar	Strathclyde University
	{{sortname \|Shona \|Donaldson \|nolink=1}}	Huntly	song
	{{sortname \|Sarah-Jane \|Fifield \|nolink=1}}	Inverness	fiddle
	{{sortname \|Mark \|Laurenson \|nolink=1}}	Shetland	fiddle
	{{sortname \|Kevin \|O'Neill \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	flute
	{{sortname \|Lori \|Watson}}	Borders	fiddle, voice	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama{{cite web \|title=Info \|url=http://loriwatson.net/info/ \|website=Lori Watson \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2002{{cite news \|title=BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2002 \|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12144614.bbc-radio-scotland-young-traditional-musician-2002-glasgow-royal-concert-hall-as-last-years-winner-of-the-inaugural-young-traditional-musician/ \|access-date=26 October 2020 \|work=The Herald \|date=28 Jan 2002}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Emily \|Smith \|dab=singer}}	Dumfries and Galloway	Scots song	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
	{{sortname \|Ruaridh \|Campbell \|nolink=1}}	Aberfoyle	fiddle	Strathclyde University{{cite web \|title=Ruaridh Campbell Biography \|url=https://www.allcelticmusic.com/artists/Ruaridh%20Campbell.html \|website=All Celtic Music \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Jennifer \|Port \|nolink=1}}	Golspie	harp	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama{{cite web \|title=Biography \|url=http://www.jenniferport.co.uk/biography/ \|website=Jennifer Port \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Findlay \|Napier}}	Grantown on Spey	voice, guitar	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama{{cite web \|title=Biography \|url=https://www.findlaynapier.com/solo \|website=Findlay Napier \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Lori \|Watson}}	Borders	fiddle	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
style="vertical-align: top;" \|	{{sortname \|Ross \|Ainslie}}	Bridge of Earn	smallpipes, whistle, Highland pipes
style="vertical-align: top;" ! scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2001{{cite news \|last1=Adams \|first1=Rob \|title=Celtic Connections Chris Stout, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall \|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/332912339 \|access-date=6 January 2021 \|work=The Herald \|date=2001-01-15 \|location=Glasgow \|page=15 \|id={{ProQuest\|332912339}}}}{{cite news \|last1=Armstrong \|first1=Gary \|title=Pollokshields musician reflects on career two decades after winning first BBC Young Trad award \|url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/pollokshields-musician-reflects-career-two-17666081 \|access-date=20 October 2020 \|work=Glasgow Live \|date=2 February 2020}}{{cite web \|title=The very first Young Trad Award \|url=https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/youngtrad/the-very-first-young-trad-award/ \|website=Hands Up for Trad \|access-date=26 October 2020 \|date=2013}} \|{{Blue ribbon}}	{{sortname \|Gillian \|Frame}}	Arran	fiddle	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
	{{sortname \|Patsy \|Reid \|nolink=1}}	Perthshire	fiddle	Royal Northern College of Music{{cite web \|title=Fiddle with Patsy Reid \|url=http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/en/cursaichean/cursaichean-goirid/fiddle-with-patsy-reid \|website=Sabhal Mor Ostaig \|access-date=31 January 2021}}
	{{sortname \|Kevin \|O'Neill \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	flute
	{{sortname \|Mairearad \|Green \|nolink=1}}	Achiltibuie	pipes, accordion
	{{sortname \|Steve \|Byrne \|dab=musician}}	Arbroath	Scots song
	{{sortname \|Celine \|Donoghue \|nolink=1}}	Glasgow	banjo	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama{{cite web \|title=Celine Donoghue \|url=https://www.gfw.scot/tutors2/32-celine-donoghue \|website=Glasgow Folk-Music Workshop \|access-date=31 January 2021}}