Manx fiddle player Tomas Callister has been nominated as 'Instrumentalist of the Year' in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. The winners will be announced on Sunday 5th December at the Caird Hall in Dundee, where Tomas will join 4 other shortlisted nominees for the prestigious annual awards ceremony.
The ceremony is organised by Hands Up For Trad and will see 16 awards handed out to the best traditional talents from across Scotland. Manx musician Tomas Callister plays with Barrule and Mec Lir and he is currently based in Glasgow where he is rapidly making a name for himself in music circles.
Public online voting has now opened: https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards-2015-tomas-callister/
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