WATCH: Fifteen acts announced for 2017 Folk Festival
Fifteen of the travelling acts performing at this year’s Shetland Folk Festival have been announced by the festival’s committee.
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Sheesham and Lotus & Son cap a night of great Carnegie entertainment
The 36th annual folk festival continued in fine swing by hosting a night full of great music, visiting and local at the ever popular Carnegie…
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Railsplitters top the bill on a night of quality music in Sullom
• The Folk Festival concert staged in the Sullom hall on Friday night can be summed up using a single word – quality. • One
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Wonderful show at Mareel
Last night’s 36th Shetland Folk Festival gig at Mareel saw a mixed bag of musical presentations that ranged from the fairly traditional to wildly original.
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Eclectic ‘explosion’ launches festivities in Cunningsburgh – VIDEO
With an explosion of bluegrass, local fiddlers and Irish reels the 36th Shetland Folk Festival burst into action in Cunningsburgh Hall last night.
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Election campaigns heat up, Folk Festival kicks off and Charitable Trust comes in for criticism
• The Charitable Trust are criticised for ‘farcical’ plan to cut SIC members • A Yell man is told to expect jail time after indecent
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Nerves and anticipation ahead of mandolin band’s debut
Dwaam – or the Folk Festival Spree Band – may be the headline Shetland supergroup debuting at this year’s folk festival but they…
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Folk festival’s online booking system causes problems
A high demand for tickets caused issues for many Shetland Folk Festival fans on Monday night as the festival website’s servers struggled to cope.
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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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Danish duo complete folk festival line-up
Plans for the Shetland Folk Festival are close to finalised with the organising committee this week announcing a final travelling act for the lineup.
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Festival visiting acts range from Siberia to Canada
Fifteen acts spanning a broad range of musical styles have been announced for this year’s Shetland Folk Festival.
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Folk festival to lose £18,000 charitable trust funding
Grant funding from Shetland Charitable Trust to the Shetland Folk Festival will end over the next four years, creating an £18,000 void for festival organisers…
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In this week’s Shetland Times
In this week’s new look Shetland Times. •A new row breaks out following claims the Scottish Government engaged in a cover up over the North…
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Mesmerising stuff in Burra Hall
Just when you think you’ve seen and heard it all something else comes along to blow you away.
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