MUSICIAN Anna Meredith has won the £20,000 SAY prize – Scotland’s most coveted music award.
The London-born composer and performer, who grew up in South Queensferry, won the award for her newly released album Varmints at a ceremony in Paisley Town Hall.
Meredith performs a mix of electronic and acoustic music and is a former composer in residence of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Alan Morrison, head of music at Creative Scotland, said: “Congratulations to Anna who joins an increasingly prestigious list of SAY Award winners. The 2016 longlist of albums was an impressive reminder of the unrivalled talent that shines right across Scotland’s music scene, in every genre, from industry veterans to on-the-pulse newcomers.”
The winner of the public vote was FFS, Franz Ferdinand and Sparks’ eponymous collaborative debut which won an automatic place on the shortlist after a 72-hour public vote.
The remaining nine slots were awarded by The SAY Award’s judges. Each of the nine shortlisted bands win a £1,000 prize and a one of a kind ceramic bell produced by Glasgow School of Art graduate Karen Hanvidge.
Dougal Perman, chair of the Scottish Music Industry Association, said: “Many congratulations to this year’s winner Anna. Scottish music goes from strength to strength.
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