SCOTLAND is again well represented at the BBC 2 Folk Awards, with several nominations across the categories.

Karine Polwart is joined by Siobhan Miller and Julie Fowlis in the Folk Singer of the Year category, while Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton are up for Best Duo.

Elsewhere, Elephant Sessions have been nominated for Best Group following the success of their second album All We Have Is Now.

Ainslie earns a second nomination in the Musician of the Year category hot on the heels of his recent album Sanctuary, while Talisk’s concertina player Mohsen Amini is also nominated.

Both Imar and Ryan Young earn nominations for the Horizon Award, which recognises young up-and-coming talent, and Polwart is nominated again in the Best Album category for her collaboration with Pippa Murphy, A Pocket Of Wind Resistance.

Miller also receives a second nomination for her interpretation of Banks Of Newfoundland in the Best Traditional Track category.

The awards will be held in Belfast on April 4.