Folk Festival 2025 programme announced 

TEHO, a "power-fiddle" duo from Finland, have been added to the line-up.

Folk Festival organisers have announced this year’s programme — including more than a dozen visiting acts performing alongside 32 local artists.

TEHO — described as a “Finnish power-fiddle duo” comprising Tero Hyväluoma and Esko Järvelä — have been added to the line up, published in full this morning (Tuesday).

They will join local favourites Kansa, Laeverick and fiddle virtuoso Mary Rutherford, as well as recent Trad-Award-nominees, Haltadans.

From Bigton to Burravoe, the programme also includes themed gigs featuring Americana, fiddle heritage and jazz.

A children’s concert, “Peerie Spang” is back on the programme. A seated Saturday “late longue” has also been added at the British Legion.

You can find the full schedule online and early sales start on the evening of Monday, 3rd March.

• Read more in this week’s issue of The Shetland Times, out Friday, 28th February.