ORANGE JUICE, the seminal post-punk Scots band, may have commanded a generation to rip it up in 1983, shortly before their own implosion, but last night the Postcard Records pin-ups started again for the first time in 24 years, reuniting to pick up the lifetime achievement award at the Tartan Clef Music Awards.

Another, newer, Glasgow band waltzed off with the evening's main award, however, as The Fratellis bagged the SECC Tartan Clef Award.

Other winners, who braved a bitterly cold evening to make it to the ceremony at Glasgow's Old Fruitmarket, included Eddi Reader for the Ticketmaster Singer/Songwriter of the Year and Dougie MacLean, who picked up the Guitar Guitar Trad, Folk and Roots Award. Former Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri received the Reo Stakis Outstanding Contribution Award.

Orange Juice lead singer Edwyn Collins, who suffered a brain haemorrhage in 2005 but has since defied doctors' predictions to record a new solo album, was on hand to pick up his award last night.

He said: "I'm very flattered, it's all part of the renaissance of Orange Juice. I have fond memories of the band."

Like many Glasgow groups, Orange Juice played their first gig at the art school before being championed by the likes of John Peel and worming their way into the hearts of disaffected teenage boys in early 1980s Scotland.

Despite only notching up one top 10 hit, with Rip It Up, current Scottish acts including Belle and Sebastian and Franz Ferdinand frequently cite Collins's band as a significant inspiration.

"Orange Juice set rolling a multi-million pound industry and completely reshaped Glasgow's self-image. That wasn't easy. We were self-aware enough to realise our records were making history," drummer Steven Daly has admitted.

This year marked the 10th anniversary of the Tartan Clef Awards, which raises money for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland, the largest charity providing music therapy in the UK. Last year the awards dinner raised more than £144,000. Last night's guests included Ally McCoist, Tam Cowan, Tommy Cunningham from Wet Wet Wet and Steven Purcell, leader of Glasgow City Council.

Mary Brown, the charity's executive director, said: "Funds raised from the Tartan Clef Music Awards are crucial as they help to secure the continuation of music therapy sessions for the many children and adults accessing the services.

"Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland is looking to expand and develop its work, so it is hoped that the increased profile the Tartan Clef Music Awards brings will enable even more children and adults to receive music therapy."

Previous award-winners include Wet Wet Wet, Franz Ferdinand, Lulu, Biffy Clyro, Idlewild, Amy Macdonald, and Richard Jobson of The Skids.

Culture minister Linda Fabiani offered her congratulations to this year's winners. She said: "These awards are a great way to celebrate the tremendous musical talent in Scotland and raise money for an extremely worthy cause at the same time. Nordoff-Robbins reaches out to a wide range of vulnerable people right across Scotland to offer valuable and distinctive support."