Young Folk Award Finalists 2010

Find out about the six finalists who have made it through to the final stage of this year's competition, which will take place on Friday 4 December.

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Mairi and Steaphanaidh

Mairi (aged 16) plays clarsach and sings, while Steaphanaidh (aged 15) is the lead singer in their duo and also plays the saxophone.

They are both native Gaelic speakers and apart from their great love of traditional Gaelic singing and clarsach they also play a variety of other instruments between them.

They are both pupils at St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh and are taught clarsach by the renowned Catriona McKay and jazz by Richard Ingham.