Once again, the 2 ladies attended the musical feast known as 'The Shetland Fiddle Frenzy.' We experienced the energy and excitement of Shetland fiddling, pretty much non-stop for a week. Although our base was in Lerwick, classes were held one day in Cullivoe, with a side trip to Gloup. Another day, classes were held in Hillswick, with a side trip to Eshaness. We were fortunate to have three excellent teachers for our classes: Bryan Gear - with Violet Tulloch,
Jenna Reid, and Ross Couper.
An added musical event was the CD release party for Escape, music written by Jenna and Beth Reid, shown above, performed with their ensemble (we highly recommend the CD).
Jenna Reid, and Ross Couper.
An added musical event was the CD release party for Escape, music written by Jenna and Beth Reid, shown above, performed with their ensemble (we highly recommend the CD).
This being the 100th anniversary of the birth of Tom Anderson, we came home with a few more of his tunes. I had a disposable video camera with me and had an audience member record the student recital at the final concert. That video is posted below: "Student Concert." Trust me, Janet and I were onstage, to the left, 3rd row. The tunes are 2 compositions by Tom Anderson: The Road to Moreview, and The Eshaness Two-step.
In addition to traveling with our classes to Hillswick and Cullivoe, Janet and I managed to explore Mousa and Noss. Our travel photos are posted in 3 albums online. They may be accessed by clicking on each of the album titles on
the right column: "2010 Photo Albums."
In addition to traveling with our classes to Hillswick and Cullivoe, Janet and I managed to explore Mousa and Noss. Our travel photos are posted in 3 albums online. They may be accessed by clicking on each of the album titles on
the right column: "2010 Photo Albums."
Construction of the Mareel performance center is well under way. It should be an exciting venue for next year's events.
1 comment:
Hello again. It was very nice to meet you both, and particular thanks to Janet for guiding me round the dance floor on the Friday night.
Your photo links for 2010 do not appear to be working yet, and there is only one one album of photos I can find on Picasa.
I enjoyed the video, the performance itself was all very professional, and exactly the music I associate with Shetland. If you remove the 037 from the video name on YouTube you'll get more people finding it there.
Roll on 2011!
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