![The Edinburgh Quartet returns to the isles this week. Photo: Jean Stoner](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/171110_Edinburgh_Quartet__Jean_Stoner-240x140.jpg)
Edinburgh Quartet returns after 20 years
![The Edinburgh Quartet returns to the isles this week. Photo: Jean Stoner](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/171110_Edinburgh_Quartet__Jean_Stoner-240x140.jpg)
![Newton Faulkner's music hit the sweet spot between infectious melody and musicianship. All photos: Steven Johnson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/172024_Newton_Faulkner-240x140.jpg)
![Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble with his band. All Photos: Dale Smith](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MG_9910_A4_Final_BW-240x140.jpg)
![Fair Isle knitting with Hazel Tindall at Jamieson & Smith was one of the many workshops held over the nine day long event. All photos: Calum Toogood.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/171001_woolweek_4-240x140.jpg)
![Jim Macmillan's butchery stall at this year's food festival. Photo: Mark Berry.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Jim_Macmillan_butchers-240x140.jpg)
![Bill Nighy during a Q&A at Screenplay on Saturday night. Photo: Dale Smith.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Bill_Nighy_MG_8223_1500px-240x140.jpg)
![Pianist Neil Georgeson and cellist Abigail Hayward are opening Shetland Arts' classical season 2017/18.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/170828_Georgeson__Hayward-240x140.png)
![From left to right: Dianne Morrison, current AHS head teacher Valerie Nicolson, Irene Smith, Irvine Tait, Norma Nicolson and Lesley Johnson. Photo: Shetland News/Neil Riddell.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DSC_1057_2-240x140.jpg)
![Musician and songwriter Jenny Sturgeon, who recently moved to Shetland. Photo: Shetland News/Neil Riddell.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_3794_1-240x140.jpg)
![Wordplay curator Karen Cunningham (centre) pictured with Cara McDiarmid (left) and Floortje Robertson (right) of Shetland Arts. Photo: Jenny Leask.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Cara_McDiarmid_Karen_Cunningham_Floortje_Matthew-240x140.jpg)
![Dunedin Consort will be performing with five vocalists and two instrumentalists.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170513_Dunedin_Consort-240x140.jpg)
![BBC Radio Shetland senior producer John Johnston and BBC Scotland director Donalda Mackinnon with the birthday cake. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170508_JJ_and_Donalda_Mackinnon-240x140.png)
![Jim Dickson recharging his Nissan Leaf in Lerwick, in March 2013. Photo: Hans J Marter/ Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/130305_Re-charging_when_the_council_pays-1-240x140.jpg)
![On-deck entertainment courtesy of The Chair. Photo: Lieve Boussauw.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SHETL17_FRI_SHIP_072_lieve-e1539265978989-240x140.jpg)
![Maya Youssef and her trio strutting their stuff at the closing night's foy in Mareel on Sunday night. Photo: Chris Cope/Shetland News.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_0970-240x140.jpg)
![Live music on board the Statsraad Lehmkuhl on Friday afternoon. Photo: Chris Brown.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kenny_et_al-240x140.jpg)
![The Langan Band. Photo: Louise Thomason.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/The_Langan_Band-240x140.jpg)
![The Revellers' Magnus Bradley on stage at the Clickimin. Photo: Yetti Biscuit/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_0850-240x140.jpg)
![Scott Wood Band topped off a diverse bill in Brae. Photo: Chris Cope.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMAG0656i-240x140.jpg)
![The Lonely Heartstring Band entertaining the Bigton audience. All photos by Louise Thomason.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Lonely_Heartstring_Band-240x140.jpg)
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![Vair pictured at Carnegie Hall after wrapping up recording. From left: Erik Peterson, sound engineer Tim Matthew, Ryan Couper, Lewie Peterson and Jonny Polson.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/vair_carnegie_hall-240x140.jpg)
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![Mr McFall's Chamber are: Robert McFall (standing front right) and (from left to right): Su-a Lee (cello), Brian Schiele (viola) and Rick Standley (double bass).](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/McFalls4_DSR0529-credit-Douglas-Robertson-240x140.jpg)
![Helen Nisbet has carved out a career for herself in the art world in London. Photo: Shetland News/Neil Riddell.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Helen_Nisbet_-_Feb_2017_2-240x140.jpg)
![Gabby Cluness, who grew up on Shetland's West Side, outside Milk Cafe which she runs with business partner Angela Ireland (right).](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gabby_outside_milk_3-240x140.jpg)
![The trawler Juniper jammed against the rocks below 200 feet high cliffs at Papa Stour in 1967 - Photo: Dennis Coutts](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/170215_Juniper_agianst_rocks_at_Papa_Stour-240x140.png)
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![Goodbye Girls promise bluegrass, old time Americana and Swedish traditional sounds.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goodbyegirlspromo_High_res_1-240x140.jpg)
![Fiddler Maurice Henderson proudly clutching a copy of his book In Search of Willafjord. Photo: Shetland News/Neil Riddell.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DSC_0817-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland artist Jono Sandilands. Photo: Samphat Photography.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/29675567734_192b1374bb_o-240x140.jpg)
![More than 200 friends and family gathered at the Islesburgh Community Centre to pay tribute to local football legend Jim Peterson who died last year - Photo: Davie Gardner](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161126_A_toast_to_Jim_Peterson-240x140.jpg)
![The crew of the Fair Isle ferry Good Shepherd IV - Kenny Stout, Neil Thomson, Shaun Milner and Ian Best. Photo courtesy of BBC Scotland.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/FAIRISLE_BOATCREW_DSC03649_1-240x140.jpg)
![Following a hugely successful solo concert in September, pianist Neil Georgeson returns with soprano Anna Dennis for a second performance.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161117_Neil_Georgeson-240x140.jpg)
![Artist Julia Barton in Da Gadderie. Photo: Paul Bloomer](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Artist_Julia_Barton-240x140.jpg)
![Mark Steel.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161104_Mark_Steel_-240x140.jpg)
![Marjolein Robertson follows a demonstration by Margaret Williamson, from Lunna Farm, and her granddaughter Kirsten Williamson, of how to make sheep's puddings - all photos: Elizabeth Atia.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14581498_1290823690959237_1490789994040850005_n-240x140.jpg)
![Chaired by Andrew Halcrow (centre) Dennis Leask and Brian Nugent (left) spoke for the notion while Gary Robinson and Helen Erwood opposed it - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161029_Althing-240x140.jpg)
![Danus Skene on the election campaign trial earlier this year - Photo: Robbie McGregor](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161027_Danus_Skene-240x140.jpg)
![Kris Drever is bringing his backing band to Shetland for two intimate shows next week. Photo: Genevieve Stevenson](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/KD__Genevieve_Stevenson-5-240x140.jpg)
![Writer Malachy Tallack talking at a launch event for 'The Un-discovered Islands' at the Old Hairdresser's in Glasgow last week. Photo: AB Cassidy Photography](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/malachy_book_launch-240x140.jpg)
![Clair Aldington's exhibition exploring connections across generations opened on Monday.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/rsz_screen_shot_2016-10-18_at_193746-240x140.jpg)
![George McGhee 'a big family, a big community' - Photos: Chris Cope/ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161006_George_McGhee-240x140.jpg)
![A fashion show featuring the work of several local designers was the highlight of Sunday night's opening of Shetland Wool Week - Photos: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160925_Fashion_show_5__HM-240x140.jpg)
![From left to right - Adam Priest, Lewie Peterson, John-William Halcrow, Michael Anderson, Magnus Bradley, Erik Peterson. Missing from photo: Daniel Gear. Photo: Chris Cope/ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_2917-240x140.jpg)
![A sand-sculpting competition at West Sandwick beach was one of a host of events held during the inaugural FestiYell. Photo: Charlie Inkster.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/112-240x140.jpg)
![One of the isles' most talented musical sons, Neil Georgeson, is at the heart of Shetland Arts' classical season this winter.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Neil_FOYER-240x140.jpg)
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