Emotional night at the Scots Trad Music Awards

Harpist Ciorstaidh Beaton was among the traditional music award winners at the weekend

The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards were held in Inverness on Saturday night.

The prize for album of the year was posthumously awarded to Glasgow-based Irish musician Eamonn Nugent.

The 31-year-old bodhrán player died in October after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Other winners included Glasgow harpist Ciorstaidh Beaton, who was named musician of the year.

Friends and family of Eamonn Nugent collected his award for his album The Waiting Room

Skye band Niteworks won live act of the year

The awards, described as the most prestigious night in Scotland’s traditional music, featured live music

Singer Julie Fowlis with fiddler Duncan Chisholm were among those who performed on the night