BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Semi-finalists Announced
BBC Radio Scotland have announced the 2019 semi-finalists of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award.
Twelve musicians have been chosen from all entrants to perform at a concert on Saturday 13 October at Coulter Hall in South Lanarkshire.
The semi-finalists are:
Anna Garvin, piano
Benedict Morris, fiddle
Cameron Ross, fiddle
Catherine Tinney, singer
James Harper, pipes
Katie MacFarlane, singer
Kyle Rowan, accordion
Luc McNally, guitar
Martin Skene, accordion
Ross Miller, piper
Sarah Markey, flute
Scott Garden, pipes
The twelve musicians will take part in a weekend of workshops at Wiston Lodge in the run-up to the event. Six finalists will then be selected after the concert on 13 October and invited to perform on Sunday 27 January 2019 as part of the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow.
Last year’s winner was singer Hannah Rarity from Dechmont, West Lothian. Watch her winning performance below:
Tickets for the concert are available here. For more information, visit www.bbc.co.uk/youngtrad.