![The main cinema was packed for the screening of the Home Made film entries at this year's Screenplay. Photo: Dale Smith](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Audiences_Home_Made-240x140.jpg)
Screenplay: 10 more years, please!
![The main cinema was packed for the screening of the Home Made film entries at this year's Screenplay. Photo: Dale Smith](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Audiences_Home_Made-240x140.jpg)
![The Shetland fiddlers performing beneath the shadow of Edinburgh Castle at this year's tattoo. Photo: Martin Scott Powell / The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/The_Royal_Edinburgh_Military_Tattoo_-_Shetland_Fiddlers_by_Martin_Scott_Powell-240x140.jpg)
![One of Shetland's leading fiddle players, Kevin Henderson, is back home and launched a new tuition DVD and tune book. Photo: Neil Riddell/Shetnews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DSC_3122_1-240x140.jpg)
![Musicians from home and abroad will have a packed week of activities, classes, workshops and concerts - Photo: Maurice Henderson](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160720_Fiddle_Frenzy__Maurice_Henderson-240x140.jpg)
![Competition entry No 13, a lacy collar handspun from Jamieson & Smith natural combed Shetland tops, was spun while demonstrating for visitors at Da Böd. Entry No 16, meanwhile, is a lace-effect scarf using Jamieson's spindrift in mirage 722. Photo: Helen Robertson.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/textile_neckwear_018_1-240x140.jpg)
![Roseanne Watt's short story 'The Rootless Tree' is the Shetland component of the 'Between Islands' book. Photo: Alex Macdonald](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/roseanne_watt_between_islands-240x140.jpg)
![It's been a long time coming, but 75 year old English folk royalty Martin Carthy will play his first Shetland date next week.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/martin_carthy_-240x140.jpg)
![A view of Lerwick from the rooftop swimming pool on board the Viking Sea. Photo: Shetnews/Chris Cope](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cruise_ship_1-240x140.jpg)
![All 12 members of the Scottish Ensemble will be participating the mini residency from 22 to 25 June - Photo: Scottish Ensemble](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160608_Scottish_Ensemble-240x140.jpg)
![Stuart Maconie will perform a part stand-up, part book reading at Mareel on 11 June.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Stuart_Macone_1-240x140.jpg)
![Martin Green, of Lau, is masterminding the 'Flit' project. Photo: Genevieve Stevenson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Martin-Green-Genevieve-Stevenson-1-2-240x140.jpg)
![Sheesham and Lotus & 'Son whip up a storm in Sandwick on Saturday. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_1783_1-240x140.jpg)
![One of Shetland's very finest musicians, Bryan Gear, joined forces with Rose Room's Seonaid Aitken for a wonderful collaboration at Burravoe. Photo: Shetnews/Neil Riddell](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DSC_2840-240x140.jpg)
![Festival supergroup Dwaam in rehearsal before the big gig. Photo: Lois Nicol](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Screen_Shot_2016-04-29_at_14.14.24-240x140.png)
![Laura Cortese and her Dance Cards were a bit of a show-stealer at Voe Hall. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DSC_2900-240x140.jpg)
![2016 Shetland Darts Masters winner Michael van Gerwen, from the Netherlands, at Clickimin on Saturday night. Photo: Davie Gardner](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1052-1-240x140.jpg)
![Comedian Mark Thomas is at Mareel on Friday.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/190323_Mark_Thomas_1-240x140.jpg)
![Iain Souter of Victim Support Shetland](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/160225_Iain_Souter-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/160215_Quintets-240x140.jpg)
![Lerwick Guizer Jarl Mark Evans with his galley Lauren Grace - Photo: Chris Brown](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/160126_Jarl_with_galley-240x140.jpg)
![Georges Dif (1946 - 2015) - Photo: Olivier hervieu](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Georges_Dif-240x140.jpg)
![The Lone Bellow, a harmony trio with backing band, are due to kick off their European tour at Mareel on Thursday night.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/TLB_2015-9_2-240x140.jpg)
![From left to right: Withered Hand, The Pictish Trail and James Yorkston.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rsz_1rsz_1057jannicahoney_foto-240x140.jpg)
![The artwork for 'Otters in Shetland - The tale of the draatsi'.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/otters_in_shetland-240x140.jpg)
![A scene from Hirda (left to right): Chris Stout (Violin), standing - Laura Smith (Vaila); lying down Marie Clair Breen (Ghost) and Martin Wiggins (Viola) - all photos: Davie Gardner](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_9150-240x140.jpg)
![April Verch performing in Burra. She wrote a song in honour of Thomas Fraser. Photo: Davie Gardner](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/april_verch_band-240x140.jpg)
![This year' craft fair attracted 130 exhibitors - Photos: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/151114_Craft_fair-240x140.jpg)
![Eunice Henderson and Jane Moncrieff of Shetland Larder at the Clickimin last weekend. Photo: Elizabeth Atia](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Shetland_Larder_demo-1-240x140.jpg)
![A terrified RSPZ guide radioing for help. Photo: Elizabeth Atia](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RSPZ_guide_radios_for_help-240x140.jpg)
![The Dirty Lemons performing at Islesburgh as part of yesterday's Solidarity Through Music fundraiser. Photo: Chris Brown](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Dirty_lemons-240x140.jpg)
![Laureen Johnson.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/laureen-johnson-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/solidarity_refugees-240x140.jpg)
![The Shetland dialect version of Julia Donaldson's popular 'Gruffalo' children's book.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Gruffalo_Shetland-240x140.jpg)
![An exhibition showcasing Swedish art, design and craft opens to the public a week on Friday.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Svenska_composite2_Page_2-240x140.jpg)
![A brood of four hooded crows - Photo: Lea Gardens](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/151001_a_brood_of_four-240x140.jpg)
![This year's Shetland Wool Week patron Donna Smith cutting the cake - Photo: Shetland Wool week](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/150928_wool_week_pic-240x140.jpg)
![Karen MacKelvie of Shetland Women's Aid with this week's distinguished guest, Dr Michael Kaufman. Photo: Shetnews/Neil Riddell](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/150922_karen_mackelvie_and_michael_kaufman-240x140.jpg)
![Miguel Oliveira: 'the euro hasn’t really been all that beneficial for us in Portugal' - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/150702_Miguel_Oliveira_-240x140.jpg)
![Eclectic Newcastle-based group Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra are heading back to Shetland next month.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/pub_window_instruments-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SixtyDegreesNorth-240x140.jpg)
![Between Islands songwriters Kris Drever, Willie Campbell and Arthur Nicholson.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Between_Islands-240x140.jpg)
![The two Andrews, Hutton and Simpson, showing their supporter for Team Shetland - and their particular favourite, triathlete Pete Fenwick.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fans_pic_2-240x140.jpg)
![Local filmmaker Marjolein Robertson speaking during the Screenplay launch at Mareel on Tuesday night. Photo: Lauren Doughton](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_1896-240x140.jpg)
![Comic Jeremy Hardy will make his maiden visit to Shetland next week.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/JeremyH1_A3_image_copy-240x140.jpg)
![Silver medal winning hammer thrower Elaine Park can't take the grin off her face as she wields the Shetland flag at the closing ceremony in Jersey. Photo: Shetland Island Games Association](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/11707683_859701570733955_966311193403409103_n-240x140.jpg)
![Team Shetland mixed doubles pair, father and daughter Gordon Keith and Shona Mackay, beat Greenland to reach tomorrow's final. Photo: Shetland Island Games Association](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/badminton_pair-240x140.jpg)
![A proud moment for Elaine Park (left) as she receives her silver medal for the hammer throw. Photo courtesy of Shetland Island Games Association](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_4307-240x140.jpg)
![Thumbs-up from Claire Wilson after she struck gold in the steeplechase, while Emma Leask gets a hug from mother Janice after winning silver in the women's 400 metres. Photos: BBC Radio Shetland/Jane Moncrieff](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150630_athletics_medal_winners_Emma_Wilson_and_Emma_Leask-240x140.jpg)
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