News / Fiddlers limbering up
YOUNG fiddlers throughout Shetland are busy preparing for the 34th Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year competition later this month.
There are 145 entries from 100 fiddlers aged between 7 and 16 for a competition to be held at the Garrison Theatre on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 April. It will be judged by Catriona MacDonald, Maurice Henderson and Peter Gear.
The junior competition, for those up to and including primary 6, is at 9.15am on Friday with the results to be announced at noon. In the afternoon intermediate competitors (P7 to S1) will perform and their results will be announced at around 5.30pm.
Saturday will see the Open competitors perform from 9.15, with the finalists for the evening concert to be announced at around 3pm. The prize winners’ concert and open finals will be held on Saturday night in the Garrison Theatre and tickets are available from Shetland Box Office.
The night will kick off with Bryan Gear, Debbie Scott and Violet Tulloch performing the winning entries for the Shetland Folk Society Tune Competition. This will be followed by the Traditional and Open finalists performing for a final time in front of the judges.
Junior and Intermediate winners and runners up will perform as will Sophie Moar, Young Fiddler of the Year 2014, and Rebecca Kerr, Junior Young Musician of the Year 2015.
A new Young Fiddler of the Year logo, designed by Emma Leask of Sound Primary School, will launched at the competition.
It will feature on a fiddle box sticker, in the new colour programme and on competitors’ certificates. There is also a new trophy for the Young Fiddler of the Year to keep featuring log Emma’s logo made by Cheryl Jamieson of Glansin Glass.
On behalf of Shetland Folk Society, Valerie Watt said: “The Young Fiddler of the Year is a highlight on the fiddler’s calendar. Not only is it a great opportunity for young fiddlers to mix, form friendships and share their music but it also plays a crucial role in ensuring our musical culture is in safe hands for the future.”
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