Hurray for Midge Ure! The Band Aid Co-founder has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tartan Clef Awards ceremony in Glasgow. The event's main award was given to Hue and Cry, newcomer Lucie Silvas was named Best Breakthrough Artist and CMU favourites Alabama 3 won the Best Songwriters prize. Honours were also awarded to The Corries' Ronnie Browne and percussionist Evelyn Glennie.
The awards, now in their seventh year, are organised by music therapy charity Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy charity. Previous winners have included The Darkness, Edwyn Collins and violinist Nicola Benedetti. Chairman Donald Macleod said: "The Tartan Clef Awards go from strength to strength each year, raising an astonishing amount of money for the charity. The generosity of people on the night is a true testament that music really does have a place in everyone's heart, and that awareness of the charity and the power of music therapy continues to grow."