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Anna Meredith wins Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award The 2016 winner of the most coveted music prize in Scotland is Anna Meredith with her album Varmints. At a ceremony presented by co-hosts Vic Galloway and Janice Forsyth at Paisley Town Hall, an audience of industry insiders, avid music fans and some of Scotland’s best and brightest creative talent watched as Anna emerged as the winner from a fiercely competitive shortlist to win the £20,000 first prize. SAY Award 2016 winner Anna Meredith said: “It has been a total honour and a privilege to be on the longlist and shortlist for the SAY award. It has been great getting to know all of the other albums and during these politically difficult times to see positivity, creativity and spirit coming out of the longlist and shortlist. Thank you to all of those artists. Huge thanks to the SAY award and my long suffering and hugely talented band who helped me make this real labour of love.” Varmints is the third album by London born, Edinburgh raised electronic and acoustic composer, producer and performer Anna Meredith. The 38-year-old is a former composerin-residence with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, has collaborated with beatboxer Schlomo writing the Concerto for Beatboxer and Opera and is a former PRS/RPS Composer in the House with Sinfonia ViVA. She regularly works with the BBC Proms, was a judge for the BBC’s Young Musician of the Year and a mentor to Goldie for the TV Show Classical Goldie. She is also a frequent guest and commentator for the BBC Proms and other BBC Radio 3 and 4 shows. Produced by The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA), and now in its fifth year, The SAY Award has grown to become the most prestigious music prize in Scotland. This year and in 2017, the award has teamed up with the Paisley bid for UK City of Culture 2021. The shortlist served to highlight the very best in Scottish music, spanning a range of genres and audiences.
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Anna Meredith SAY Winner 2016 : photo by Euan Robertson
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