Fiddle On Magazine featured an article on Creative Connections 2009 written by one of our guests, Ramona Kirkness. You can download a copy of the article here – Shetland’s Homecoming: Event leaves students ‘reeling’ (pdf)
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Fiddle On Magazine highlights Creative Connections
Posted by Richard Wemyss on November 26th, 2009 No CommentsCreative Connections blog – Wednesday and Thursday
Posted by Richard Wemyss on August 6th, 2009 No CommentsThe sun shone all day in Whalsay on Wednesday and everyone could see why it’s called the Bonnie Isle! For the fiddlers the highlight of the day undoubtedly was a visit by Gibby Hutchison (91), the last of the old Whalsay style of fiddlers. John, his son, is teaching guitar with us this week and…
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Posted by Richard Wemyss on August 5th, 2009 No CommentsWell here I am sitting in Whalsay school; the fiddlers, knitters and writers are distributed throughout the building and I just noticed a Shetland pony walking past the window. I’ve had my coffee and can draw breath to think about how its all gone so far.
Yesterday our first full day went fantastically; the feedback…
Creative Connections blog – Monday
Posted by Richard Wemyss on August 4th, 2009 No CommentsCreative Connections got off to a flying start yesterday; visitors, from as far away as Australia, the States and Spain, started gathering in the early afternoon and Islesburgh Community Centre was filled with Shetland fiddle tunes. Our regular Fiddle Frenzy visitors were desperate to fire up a session and for three quarters of an hour…
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