![This year, Jes Kroman (left) visits the festival with his latest project, the Fionia Stringband.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fionia_sb-240x140.jpg)
Thirty three years and still going strong
![This year, Jes Kroman (left) visits the festival with his latest project, the Fionia Stringband.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fionia_sb-240x140.jpg)
![Frank Robertson.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/frank_robertson-238x322-240x140.jpg)
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![Northern isles MP Alistair Carmichael.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Carmichael_a-240x140.jpg)
![The third sighting of a bearded seal within four years - Photos: Brydon Thomason](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bearded_seal1-240x140.jpg)
![2013 Lerwick Up Helly Aa guizer jarl Stephen Grant as he leads his squad of Vikings through Lerwick - Photo: Peeriepics.co.uk](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013_Lk_guizer_jarl_Stevien_Grant-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Islands Council convener Malcolm Bell.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/malcolm_bell-240x140.jpg)
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![Guizer Jarl Barry Anderson with his burning galley.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Guizer_jarl_with_galley-240x140.jpg)
![The burning of the galley - Photo: Mark Berry](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smuha_13_053.jpg_copy-240x140.jpg)
![Guizer Jarl John Laurenson with his burning galley Aumstr - Photo: Mark Berry](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Guizer_jarl_John_Laurenson-240x140.jpg)
![Guizer Jarl Murray Peterson in front of burning galley - Photos: Olivia Abbott](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Guizer_Jarl_Murray_Peterson_in_front_of_burning_galley-240x140.jpg)
![Jarl Hrollaug Rognvaldsson with his galley burning - Photo: Garry Sandison](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Jarl_with_galley_burning.-240x140.jpg)
![Njal Christie Henry raises his axe as Danish king Swein Forkbeard. Photo Ivan Hawick](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/130222_njal_christie_henry_as_swein_forkbeard_by_ivan_hawick-240x140.jpg)
![Uyeasound Guizer Jarl Colin Jamieson with his burning galley Uresvik - Photo: John Coutts](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/GF6A8801-240x140.jpg)
![Some leek fresh from the garden - all photos: Rosa Steppanova/Lea Garden](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/11th_sept._09_fish_and_veg_mostly_131-240x140.jpg)
![Nesting & Girlsta Guizer Jarl Stewart Thomson as Haakon Haraldsson. Photo Ivan Hawick](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/130208_NG_UHA_Jarl_Stewart_Thomson_Haakon_Haraldsson_at_Chalderness_photo_Ivan_Hawick-240x140.jpg)
![It is not known if this year's Guizer Jarl Stevie Grant already has an credit union account - Photo: Chris Brown](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Stevie_Grant-_Chris_Brown-240x140.jpg)
![Two year old Levi Leask thoroughly enjoyed the morning procession - Photo: Olivia Abbott](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Levi_Leask-240x140.jpg)
![Guizer Jarl Stevie Grant knocking the last nail into the galley on Monday, closely watched by two of the galley squad - Photo: Olivia Abbott](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/last_nails-240x140.jpg)
![Guizer Jarl Stevie Grant knocking the last nail into the galley on Monday, closely watched by two of the galley squad - Photo: Olivia Abbott](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/last_nails-240x140.jpg)
![Scalloway guizer jarl Peter Tait on Friday morning - Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Peter_tait-240x140.jpg)
![SIC tugs Shalder and Dunter escort the tanker Bravo out of Sullom Voe on New Year's Day while tanker Thornbury continues to load cargo. Pic. John Bateson](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/130101_tugs_shalder_and_dunter_escorting_tanker_bravo_out_of_Sullom_Voe_while_tanker_Thornbury_continues_to_load_cargo_at_jetty_by_John_Bateson-240x140.jpg)
![The worst January storms in a century dispersed the cargo of 84,500 tonnes of crude within weeks - Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Braer_2-240x140.jpg)
![The Braer came to rest at Garths Ness. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Braer1-240x140.jpg)
![Furniture displayed in 'room sets' with accessories to give inspiration.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/121206_irvine_interior_1-240x140.jpg)
![Relax and discuss your floral requirements in the new seating area](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/xmas_universal_seating-240x140.jpg)
![Who is that man in red? Pic. Chris Brown](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/121125_lerwick_winter_festival_1-240x140.jpg)
![Tegan Hendren (6) and Inga Scott (Living Lerwick Ltd director and owner of The Stage Door) Pic Ben Mullay](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/spot_lemon_winner-240x140.jpg)
![Harry Jamieson, 50 years in business](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/harry_01-240x140.jpg)
![Jimmy Johnston.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/jimmy-johnston-240x140.jpg)
![Eshaness Lighthouse, a gift to remember](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lighthouse-240x140.jpg)
![Approaching Skerries.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Approaching_Skerries_edited-1-240x140.jpg)
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![You can find Sophie Dawn's on Lerwick's high street](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sophie_dawns_photo-240x140.jpg)
![My main tool for local shopping this year](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hameaboot_home_page-240x140.jpg)
![Cyclamen neapolitanum - all photos: Rosa Steppanova, Lea Gardens](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Cyclamen_neapolitanum-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Past and Present, a Facebook phenomena](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shetland_past_present-240x140.jpg)
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![Black spot has spotted the roses - all photos Lea Garden](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/black_spot_has_spotted_the_roses_edited-1-240x140.jpg)
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![Tulipa 'Little Princess' - all photos: Lea Gardens](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tulipa_little_princess-240x140.jpg)
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![Tulipa tarda - all Photos: Lea Gardens](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tulipa-tarda-240x140.jpg)
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