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Recording of saxophonist’s Muckle Roe gig to get the vinyl treatment

4 December 2020

‘Straight-up exciting fiddle and guitar music’ – Couper brothers to release debut album

27 November 2020

Jenny scoops Scottish acoustic award

19 November 2020

Wood ‘absolutely delighted’ to be nominated for top traditional music award

2 November 2020

New band gives local rock scene welcome boost

The Fiction have released their debut single Boneyard

2 October 2020

Can you help unlock the Kist o Riches?

Project is looking for past recording contributors

2 June 2020

The show will go on – meet some of the musicians finding an audience online during lockdown

22 May 2020

Islands could trial return of live events, suggests culture secretary

22 May 2020

Local outfit Birls Aloud at a recent fiddle and accordion festival, that will now have to step up its own fundraising efforts after charitable trust cutbacks. Photo Dale Smith

Accordion and fiddle festival postponed

5 May 2020

Four people sitting on steps in an alleyway.

Singer-songwriter Guest offers a taste of the folk festival with new live EP

The six tracks were recorded at the Shetland Folk Festival last year

1 May 2020

Webb’s trio sign up with LA record label

2 April 2020

Rising DJ catching the eye on the mainland

23 March 2020

Bairns music festival and radio event scuppered by Covid-19

12 March 2020

An islander aircraft in front of the hangar at Tingwall Airport. Photo: SIC

Airtask awarded flight contract, police investigate seal incident, reminder for orca watchers, tribute bands head north

10 March 2020

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Busy music schedule for final week at The String

7 March 2020

Mareel. Photo: Shetland News

Primary pupils to get chance to shine at schools’ music festival

19 January 2020

Garrison to host music on Up Helly Aa day

15 January 2020

Get your dancing shoes ready as ska-punks prepare to return north

9 January 2020

Bop Shop team looking to the future after buying building

19 December 2019

Gemma turns pain into positivity with charity album

Singer to raise funds for Versus Arthritis with 12-track record

12 December 2019

Reid wins big at trad awards

9 December 2019

Living the dream: Clive the ‘music man’ looks back 40 years after opening first record shop

29 November 2019

•Shetland Lives

Singer-songwriter Richey to return

18 November 2019

Jenna Reid performing a tribute to the late Willie Hunter in Aberdeen on Saturday night. Photo: Louis DeCarlo

Venue and fiddler nominated for traditional music awards

5 November 2019

The music takes the words to a different dimension

Author James Robertson joins musicians Aidan O’Rourke and Kit Downes on stage at Mareel

3 November 2019

New EP and UK tour as local rockers ‘grab opportunity with both hands’

4 October 2019

Another million Spotify streams for Eamonn

Composer says ‘80,000 people tune into my songs every day’

13 September 2019

Americana act to bring ‘eclectic’ music to Mareel

3 September 2019

Dutch musician offers concert in return for lift to Norway

19 July 2019

Wordplay set for musical twist

10 May 2019

Updated

Shetland Folk Festival 2019

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2 May 2019

Isles musicians to go unplugged

12 April 2019

•Entertainment

Songwriting festival set for September

9 April 2019

•Entertainment

Adam returns to isles for night of ‘life-affirming’ tunes

29 March 2019

Doctor waves goodbye to isles with charity concert

22 March 2019

•Entertainment

Tribute acts to head north

18 March 2019

•Entertainment

‘Incredible but unquantifiable’ night of music at Mareel

17 March 2019

Education chief in tune with call for free music tuition

Councillor George Smith said ‘ideally we’d not like to have any charges at all’.

23 January 2019

Old and new faces on folk festival bill

9 January 2019

•Entertainment

Fiddle Frenzy rebranded

There will be more emphasis on other aspects of folk music.

7 January 2019

•Entertainment

‘Spine-tingling’ US singer-songwriter set for Mareel show

3 December 2018

•Entertainment

Broadway and De Niro – all in a day’s work for fiddler Couper

22 November 2018

•Entertainment

Music charity heads north

Advice is on offer for musicians and industry professionals.

22 November 2018

Choir to record MRI charity single

15 November 2018

Local outfit Birls Aloud at a recent fiddle and accordion festival, that will now have to step up its own fundraising efforts after charitable trust cutbacks. Photo Dale Smith

Accordion and fiddle club up for award

THE SHETLAND Accordion & Fiddle Club has been nominated for a national traditional music award.

6 November 2018

Mareel recording studio opens its doors

AN OPEN day is being held at Mareel this weekend to give people a chance to learn more about its recording studio.

31 October 2018

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