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| Veteran BBC Radio Scotland presenter Robbie Shepherd is to receive an honour and be inducted into a hall of fame at the Trad Music Awards. | Veteran BBC Radio Scotland presenter Robbie Shepherd is to receive an honour and be inducted into a hall of fame at the Trad Music Awards. |
| He will be presented with the Hamish Henderson Award for Services to Traditional Music. | He will be presented with the Hamish Henderson Award for Services to Traditional Music. |
| Mr Shepherd, who was made an MBE in the 2000 New Year Honours List, has been presenting Take the Floor and The Reel Blend since the early 1980s. | |
| The 2006 Trad Music Awards are being held in the Nevis Centre, Fort William. | |
| The hall of fame was launched in 2005. | The hall of fame was launched in 2005. |
| As well as his broadcast work, Mr Shepherd has been commentating on the Highland Games circuit for the past 35 years. | As well as his broadcast work, Mr Shepherd has been commentating on the Highland Games circuit for the past 35 years. |
| He is also in demand as a concert compere and was for many years compere of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra concerts, travelling the length and breadth of the country to places like the Royal Albert Hall, London. | He is also in demand as a concert compere and was for many years compere of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra concerts, travelling the length and breadth of the country to places like the Royal Albert Hall, London. |
| We're all thrilled and delighted to see Robbie get this kind of recognition from so many of his friends in the world of Scottish traditional music Jeff ZycinskiBBC Radio Scotland | We're all thrilled and delighted to see Robbie get this kind of recognition from so many of his friends in the world of Scottish traditional music Jeff ZycinskiBBC Radio Scotland |
| Trad Music Awards director Simon Thoumire paid tribute to Mr Shepherd's contribution to the scene. | Trad Music Awards director Simon Thoumire paid tribute to Mr Shepherd's contribution to the scene. |
| He said: "Robbie has been responsible for not only keeping traditional Scottish music at the forefront of our national broadcasting but also introducing many people to the genre. | He said: "Robbie has been responsible for not only keeping traditional Scottish music at the forefront of our national broadcasting but also introducing many people to the genre. |
| "He is a worthy recipient of the Hamish Henderson Award." | "He is a worthy recipient of the Hamish Henderson Award." |
| Jeff Zycinski, head of BBC Radio Scotland, said: "We're all thrilled and delighted to see Robbie get this kind of recognition from so many of his friends in the world of Scottish traditional music. | Jeff Zycinski, head of BBC Radio Scotland, said: "We're all thrilled and delighted to see Robbie get this kind of recognition from so many of his friends in the world of Scottish traditional music. |
| "There's no doubt that Robbie deserves it. | "There's no doubt that Robbie deserves it. |
| "He's been a tireless and dedicated enthusiast for the music and we know that his weekend programmes on BBC Radio Scotland have done so much to sustain the trad scene." | "He's been a tireless and dedicated enthusiast for the music and we know that his weekend programmes on BBC Radio Scotland have done so much to sustain the trad scene." |
| Mr Shepherd joins Aly Bain, Kenna Campbell, Jock Duncan, Fergie MacDonald, Buddy McMaster, Donald MacPherson, Jeannie Robertson and Sir Jimmy Shand in the hall of fame. | Mr Shepherd joins Aly Bain, Kenna Campbell, Jock Duncan, Fergie MacDonald, Buddy McMaster, Donald MacPherson, Jeannie Robertson and Sir Jimmy Shand in the hall of fame. |