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The Scottish Album Of The Year (SAY) Award Announce The Highly Anticipated 2019 Shortlist 10 Albums Now In The Running For £20k Prize + Coveted Title Of Scottish Album Of The Year
The Shortlist for this year’s Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award has been officially revealed ahead of the award ceremony at Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms on 6 September.
Shortlisted C Duncan performs at the recent 'Live at the Longlist' evening
The ten outstanding albums making up this year’s Shortlist offer an incredibly strong and diverse snapshot of Scotland’s flourishing music scene, spanning a wide range of contemporary genres and styles. Each is now guaranteed £1000 with the ultimate winner getting £20 000. The 2019 SAY Award Shortlist (in alphabetical order) Aidan Moffat and RM Hubbert - Here Lies The Body :: Andrew Wasylyk - The Paralian :: Auntie Flo - Radio Highlife :: C Duncan - Health :: Carla J. Easton - Impossible Stuff :: Fergus McCreadie Trio - Turas :: Free Love - Luxury Hits :: Karine Polwart with Steven Polwart & Inge Thomson Laws of Motion :: Kathryn Joseph - From When I Wake The Want Is :: Mastersystem - Dance Music *public vote winner
The live announcement was made on BBC Radio Scotland by Nicola Meighan and Vic Galloway. Nine albums on the Shortlist were chosen by a highly respected panel of judges made up of eleven key influential and experienced tastemakers from across the creative industries. In what was an incredible milestone for the Scottish music industry, this year’s esteemed panel featured a 50:50 gender split. The final Shortlisted album was chosen by music fans, who voted for their favourite Longlisted album across a 72 hour voting window which closed on 14th August. As an incredible opportunity for the nation’s music fans to have their say on the most eagerly anticipated music prize of the year, an incredible number of public votes were cast this year and the winning album was announced as Mastersystem - Dance Music. Speaking about the Shortlist, Robert Kilpatrick General Manager of the Scottish Music Industry Association said: “A huge congratulations to the ten albums making up The SAY Award Shortlist for 2019. This year’s Shortlist presents an incredibly exciting and eclectic snapshot of the strength of Scotland’s recorded output, and we’re delighted to celebrate, promote and reward the incredible works of Scottish artists as we approach this year’s ceremony at The Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh.
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