Shetland 101

I recommend A-Z of Shetland for a humorous look at the islands,
A-Z of Shetland

and a lovely introduction to Shetland dialect by poet Christine deLuca:
Shetland dialect

Hurra fur da Fiddler Lang may he live Tae dra da bow Never may he die!
(‘A Toast to the Fiddler’ - Shetland, anonymous)

Reinventing 'Springs'   (article on Shetland fiddling)

A sample of Shetland fiddle:
  Tom Anderson, Catriona MacDonald, Peerie Willie Johnson

  Aly Bain and Willie Hunter

  Catriona MacDonald

  Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham

Frenzy Concerts 2016

A feast of fiddling every evening for listening and dancing.

Among the many:

Hummelskju with Astryd Jamieson (L),

Adam Johnson (C), and Kaela Jamieson (R)

Shetland Fiddler's Society

Clinkin' Fiddles

Violet Tulloch, Aly Bain, Phil Cunningham

Shetland 2016 Landscape Highlights

In past years I posted several albums via the picasaweb site. This year I am posting only a couple
of my best photos from the islands: 3 from Lerwick, on a wonderful sunny day, and one from our
outing to Baltasound, Unst.

Baltasound, Unst

Frenzied, 2016

It was our pleasure to attend the 2016 Shetland Fiddle Frenzy for the fourth time. Our initial visit was inspired by Catriona MacDonald, and, again, we had the privilege of being in her class and attending her performance. The week was filled with wonderful music and congeniality.

Catriona MacDonald

2016 fiddler faculty

A few of the many great fiddlers we were privileged to hear/learn from :

Claire White

Eunice Henderson

Debbie Scott

Kevin Henderson

Maggie Adamson

Saturday Set tunes for 2016

From Shetland Arts --

"Only 2 weeks to go! Below is a link to recordings of the Saturday Set tunes, all recorded by our curator Eunice Henderson except for the Steven Spence tune which was recorded by Steven himself. This link has been set as open access to anyone on the web, and should not ask for a log in but do let me know if you’re having problems with it."

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bwn_niy8ISF4czhkZGMzTjFoYm8&usp=sharing

2016 Frenzy program also available at link above.

We're ba-a-a-a-ack

Janet and I are registered for our 4th Shetland Fiddle Frenzy. We are looking forward to visiting our old haunts, reconnecting with our fiddling icons, and joining in this great celebration of fiddle music.