Nowak’s recording project becomes reality
Hot Love (Straight After Midnight) will be familiar to many folk in the isles – Spoothawk’s brand of crunchy rock n’ roll has had regular…
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Conference to explore maritime heritage
The second St Magnus Conference, which is being hosted in Shetland this year, starts tomorrow with a civic reception and on Thursday lectures on the…
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Stripping fund-raisers bare up well
Stripping and ska took centre stage at a fund-raising event organised by the Multiple Sclerosis Society Shetland last night.
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Nicolson and Riley are trial champions
The Shetland Nursery Sheepdog Trial Association held a trial at Skeld on Saturday.
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A group of Orkney youngsters are travelling to Shetland to pass on tunes and learn about music in the isles.
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Schools’ Music Festival: Impressive variety of genres
Attention at the Schools’ Music Festival today turned towards the larger classroom groups, choirs and bands.
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Fair Isle pupils’ war video reaches national final
A film about World War One veterans made by Fair Isle Primary School has been selected as one of the front runners in a
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Monday was the first day of performances at the Schools’ Music Festival. This year sees the turn of the primary age group and piano, drum,…
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Arrow-bearing Vikings look sharp
Like many Up-Helly-A’ celebrations this year, the South Mainland Up-Helly-A’ got off to quite a wet and blustery start.
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Funky take on fire festival song
A London band fronted by a Shetland musician is having surprising success with its funky version of the Up Helly Aa Song
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Festival memberships on the rise
Early membership figures for the Shetland Folk festival are up on last year.
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Shetland series set to return
The BBC One murder-mystery Shetland returns for a new series shortly. Based on the work of Ann Cleeves, it focuses on three novels – Raven
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Diverse mix of talent for festival fund-raiser
An eclectic mix of local musicians will come together on Saturday to play at a fund-raising concert to support the 70th year of the Shetland
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Halcrow rounds the Horn
Intrepid mariner Andrew Halcrow made it round Cape Horn and moved from the Atlantic into the Pacific at 7.15pm yesterday evening.
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