BORDERS' Fiddle player Eryn Rae has been named BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician for 2022.
Eryn fought off strong competition from five other talented finalists and she enthralled the judges with a first-class performance in the prestigious competition which returned to the City Halls in Glasgow for the first time in two years.
The 21-year-old from Lanton near Jedburgh started learning the fiddle at the age of seven under the tuition of renowned Shetland fiddler, Catriona Macdonald.
Now based in Glasgow, Eryn is about to embark on her final year studying Traditional music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
She accepted the award from Gareth Hydes, Commissioning Editor, BBC Scotland.
Presented by Joy Dunlop and Bruce McGregor, the event was broadcast live on BBC Radio Scotland and BBC ALBA in front of a socially-distant audience.
Eryn said: “This has been such a special evening. To be back in City Halls performing alongside the other finalists was just so moving and uplifting. After what has been a tough two years for the performing arts industry, events like tonight are just a massive boost which signal a hope for better things to come. I am thrilled to have won alongside such amazing performers and look forward to what comes next as I know this title has been a springboard for many previous winners, I hope to follow in their footsteps.”
Gareth Hydes, Commissioning Editor, BBC Scotland, said: “It is wonderful to have been able to bring this event back to Glasgow’s City Halls. . As ever, we were blown away by the sheer talent on the stage and it’s always very difficult to choose just one winner. Erin’s performance was breath-taking, an absolute celebration of the rich and vibrant traditional music scene we’re so lucky to enjoy in Scotland.”
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