Shetland Fiddlers’ Society at 60
The first Shetland Hamefarin was featured in last week’s Shetland Times. The opening act for a series of concerts at the event was a group…
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Gilbert Bain comes up Top Trumps in latest game
The Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick is featuring in the latest edition of the Top Trumps card game.
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This year’s accordion and fiddle festival called off
This year’s Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival became the latest isles event to fall victim to the coronavirus crisis this week.
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Isles fiddlers pitch in on version of Wild Mountain Thyme
Five Shetland fiddlers are among three dozen artistes who have joined forces to record a new version of the popular folk song Wild Mountain Thyme.
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Noss features in new music competition organised by SNH
The island of Noss is one of 10 Scottish Nature Nature Reserves (NNRs) which composers can write about in a new music competition.
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Arts festival to be staged after lockdown is lifted
A “community driven” arts festival is to be staged in Shetland – about four to six weeks after clearance is given for large-scale gatherings.
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Isles music fans delighted by Elephant Sessions gig
Hundreds of eager punters enjoyed a frenzied session from Scottish band Elephant Sessions in Lerwick on Friday evening.
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WATCH: EventScotland fund boosts Shetland Folk Festival 40th anniversary preparations
Shetland Folk Festival is one of six events across Scotland to share in £91,240 of funding from the latest round of EventScotland’s national events programme.
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‘Men in Tights’ lead the way in museum’s Up-Helly-A’ exhibition
Here come the Men in Tights… A range of Up-Helly-A’-themed events is being organised by Shetland Amenity Trust to coincide with the fiery Viking season.
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Returning favourites on the bill for 40th Shetland Folk Festival
The lineup for the 40th Shetland Folk Festival has been announced with festival favourite J.P. Cormier returning as part of the bill. Eleven countries are…
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Fjanna release new CD at Clickimin event
A local band showcasing a host of young musical talent held a CD launch in Lerwick on Friday.
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Perez returns for two more series, BBC confirms
Two more series of murder-mystery drama Shetland are to be filmed in the isles, the BBC has confirmed.
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Wildlife film festival to screen at Mareel on Tuesday
The cinema at Mareel in Lerwick will be one of the venues on Tuesday for a new film festival being held at 22 theatres across
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Americana artist returns for double header
One of Scotland’s finest exponents of Americana music is returning to the islands for two intimate shows this week. Glasgow-based singer-songwriter Daniel Meade will be…
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