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Lifeboat lass wonders what the fuss is about
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![The most obvious choice? Edmonston' chickweed.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/33-240x140.jpg)
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![Local singer Arthur Nicholson more than held his own at the Legion on Friday.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1493047_550602649116_1180796482_n-240x140.jpg)
![The Soujourners: 'This is real gospel and you are welcome at its table' - all photos: Davie Gardner](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/140503_The_Soujourners-240x140.jpg)
![Nordic Fiddlers' Bloc, featuring Shetlander Kevin Henderson (centre), enjoying the fresh Fetlar air ahead of their Friday night concert. Photo: Floortje Robertson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Nordic_Bloc_-_Fetlar_2-240x140.jpg)
![Adam Sutherland and Ewen Vernal in Bressay on Friday night. Photo: Davie Gardner](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_8305-240x140.jpg)
![Orkney’s hugely popular powerhouse duo Saltfishforty - Photos: Davie Gardner](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_8230-240x140.jpg)
![Fiddler Brittany Haas and double bassist Paul Kowert provided 'possibly the highlight of the night' for our reviewer. Photo: Chris Brown](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/O5010061_14-05-01-240x140.jpg)
![Adam Holmes and his band at the Carnegie Hall on Thursday night. Photo: Chris Brown](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/adam_holmes-240x140.jpg)
![Award winning Canadian roots duo Madison Violet making their return visit to the folk festival - Photo: Hans J Marter](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/140501_Madison_Violet-240x140.jpg)
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![Pictured at Westminster today, from left to right: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar convener Norman MacDonald, Orkney Islands Council convener Steven Heddle, Labour’s shadow Scottish secretary Margaret Curran, SIC leader Gary Robinson, Labour MP and Scottish affairs committee chairman Ian Davidson.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Island_Leaders-240x140.jpg)
![Jenny Stout of the Shetland Women for Independence group.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jen_stout-240x140.jpg)
![Alabama alternative country singer Jason Isbell.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/JasonIsbellcolorbyMichaelWilson-240x140.jpg)
![Louise Thomason](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/140405_louise_thomason-240x140.jpg)
![Douglas Henshall as detective inspector Jimmy Perez is returning to his native Fair Isle - Photo: BBC](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/140311_Douglas_henshell-240x140.jpg)
![Lerwick South councillor Jonathan Wills.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jonathan_wills2-240x140.jpg)
![Tony Mackay.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/140331_Tony_Mackay-240x140.jpg)
![Pablo Trueba: 'Referendum doesn't make sense'.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/140330_Pablo_Trueba-240x140.jpg)
![Buzz worked for nine years as a drugs dog in Shetland.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/140329_Buzz-240x140.jpg)
![Leonard Scollay doing what he loved best at the 1995 Shetland Folk Festival. Photo: Jo Redman](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Leonardbressay_folk_fest_2-240x140.jpg)
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![Hundreds of primary pupils got the chance to perform on stage at Mareel's main auditorium. Photo: Davie Gardner](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/happy_pupils-240x140.jpg)
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![SNP minister Fergus Ewing speaking in Sandwick's Carnegie Hall on Monday night. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSC_0084-240x140.jpg)
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