Folk Frenzy returns to Mareel
Early bird tickets for Folk Frenzy are now on sale before the event starts on Sunday, 6th August next year. The six-day event is being…
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Finnish band drafted in as late festival replacement
The Shetland Folk Festival committee has announced a last-minute addition to the visiting acts for the 36th festival with the seven-piece Tsuumi Sound System from…
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Eclectic mix of acts lined-up for 2015 folk festival
The 15 visiting acts for this year’s Shetland Folk Festival have been announced with Grammy Award winner Mollie O’Brien among those making a return to
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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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Piping hot stuff at Mareel
Thursday night, the weekend but not quite the weekend, saw Mareel play host to the dynamic piping and flute playing duo of Ross Ainslie and
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Scots stars Dickson and Noakes to appear at Mareel next June
Veteran Scottish singers Barbara Dickson and Rab Noakes will appear at Mareel in June next year at a concert presented by Shetland Arts.
READ FULL STORYBolted together, Full Slag still come up with the goods
Fullsceilidh Spelemannslag are a complete pain in all sorts of ways.
READ FULL STORYEric Bogle to pay a final visit
The Shetland Folk Festival Society are hosting a special one off concert on 14th August featuring prolific singer songwriter Eric Bogle and his long-standing sideman
READ FULL STORYStromness folk invasion
There was an official invasion of Shetlanders in Stromness at the weekend – but they were extremely well behaved. No late nights, no tunes, no…
READ FULL STORYScaldin good trip to Orkney gigs
Popular local band Scaldin Bragg took their distinctive uplifting mix of Irish, country and folk music to a new audience when they performed out of…
READ FULL STORYFolk fiesta saw frantic demand for tickets
Folk musicians from around the world gathered in the isles to perform 24 concerts before a collective audience of more than 5,000 people last weekend….
READ FULL STORY2009 Folk Festival: Harmonies of Madison Violet were just sublime
THURSDAY – South Nesting Canadian duo Madison Violet stole the show on the opening night at South Nesting Hall with a stunning performance of their…
READ FULL STORY2009 Folk Festival: Twenty years but well worth the wait
FRIDAY – Mossbank No afore time! It has been nearly 20 years since the folk festival visited Mossbank Hall and the night was such a…
READ FULL STORY2009 Folk Festival: Bent double with laughter at antics
THURSDAY – Lerwick Legion The opening concert at the Legion was, for me, a bit of a mixed bag, but a great start to the…
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