Rack & Ruin celebrate 25 years on the music scene
Yell “party band” Rack & Ruin will celebrate their 25th birthday this weekend with a sold-out concert at the Tingwall Hall. Originally formed by four…
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Bain will join Möller and Molsky at Mareel gig
Shetland fiddler Aly Bain, Sweden’s Ale Möller and America’s Bruce Molsky will be kicking off their new UK tour at Mareel on Thursday 14th November.
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Big crowd turns out for grand dance at Clickimin
Around 600 dancers descended on Clickimin Centre in Lerwick on Saturday evening for one of the highlights of the Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival.
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Kinnaris Quintet to star at Mareel’s Hogmanay show
The Kinnaris Quintet will be the headline act for Shetland Arts’ Hogmanay celebration at Mareel as early-bird tickets for the event went on sale this
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Forgotten Sons – Angst and Apathy EP Review
Shetland punk-rock outfit Forgotten Sons have released their latest EP Angst and Apathy today.
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Up for debate – Althing group announces topics
The Althing debating group committee has met and decided on debate topics and dates for the coming season.
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New Lerwick date for former footballer Gascoigne
Legendary England international footballer Paul Gascoigne, whose speaking engagement in Shetland was called off earlier this year, could be coming to the isles after all.
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Brae pupil’s ‘Maa’s Eggs’ story nominated for Scottish dialect award
A Brae High School pupil has been nominated for a new award celebrating the best of Scottish dialect.
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Hannay is a dialect prize winner again at Screenplay festival
Yell resident Stuart Hannay has won the Shetland ForWirds dialect prize at the Screenplay film festival for the second year running.
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Music fans can enjoy ‘open mic’ evenings around isles
As part of its “Oot & Aboot” programme a Shetland Arts musical event is going on tour this month, visiting Sandwick, Fetlar and Walls.
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Californian ‘roots-pop’ band Front Country anticipate warm Mareel welcome
An acclaimed Americana band who refer to their musical style as “roots-pop” will pack out Mareel’s auditorium next week.
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Programme announced for 13th Screenplay festival
The programme for Shetland Arts’ 13th Screenplay film festival has been announced, with the promise of “10 days of exciting, poignant, funny [and] action packed…
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Exciting new designs in latest ShetlandMade exhibition
The final exhibition in the ShetlandMade summer programme at Weisdale Mill’s Bonhoga Gallery will open on Saturday.
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Shetland Arts to celebrate 25 years of youth theatre
Twenty-five years of Shetland Youth Theatre will be celebrated next month with some of the characters of previous productions being reborn and reimagined.
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