Aly & Phil concerts postponed after fiddler’s heart surgery
Two Shetland concerts with Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham have been postponed after fiddler Bain underwent open heart surgery Fiddler Bain “started to feel increasingly…
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Rosin at the ready as Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year draws near
Young fiddlers the length and breadth of Shetland are gearing up for the Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year competition in Mareel next weekend (Friday…
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Shetland Folk Festival 2019 line-up revealed
The line-up for the Shetland Folk Festival 2019 has been announced, with an eclectic and international range of musicians on the bill.
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‘It’s been a blast’ and Shetland Folk Festival has not even started yet
Let the music commence…
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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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Praise for debut Mirka CD
A young three-piece band with Vidlin connections have released their debut CD.
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Fiddler Couper shortlisted for Trad Music Award
Isles fiddler Ross Couper has been shortlisted for an Alba Scots Trad Music Award.
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Fiddle Frenzy launches with memorable show
Shetland is a place where scarcely a week goes by without a festival of one sort or another taking place somewhere in the islands. For…
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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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Young fiddler contest shows music is ‘in safe hands’
Scores of talented musicians will take part in this year’s Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year competition – proving the “musical culture is in safe hands”.
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Hall of fame awaits fiddle great Hunter
The late Willie Hunter will be inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Aberdeen.
READ FULL STORY‘Music that is often plaintive and appealing in equal measure’
Stir It Up. CD produced by Anderson High School music group Tunester.
READ FULL STORYVirtuoso performances from Chapman land him Young Fiddler of the Year title
Shetland’s 28th Young Fiddler of the Year is Chapman Cheng from Gulberwick. He won the title at the Garrison Theatre on Saturday night at the…
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