Sunday 7th Aug sees the start of this year’s Fiddle Frenzy, a marathon seven-day and night music festival and summer school celebrating the contemporary culture of Shetland.
Fiddle Frenzy’s showcase concerts will feature Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham headlining the opening night concert on Sunday 7th August with Bodega, Harris Playfair’s Youth Big Band Project,…
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Fiddle Frenzy 2011 kicks off on Sunday
Posted by Bryan Peterson on August 3rd, 2011 No CommentsYouth Scholarships – Fiddle Frenzy & Harris Playfair Trad Big Band
Posted by Bryan Peterson on May 26th, 2011 No CommentsShetland Arts is offering free scholarship places for young musicians from Scotland’s Islands to visit Shetland and take part in two exiting music events this summer.
Scholarship students will participate in The Harris Playfair Youth Trad Big Band Project and Fiddle Frenzy, our renowned fiddle school that comprises a week long programme of tuition from…
Swedish Ethno Camp opportunity for young folk musicians
Posted by Bryan Peterson on May 31st, 2010 No CommentsOrganisers of the annual Ethno World Music Camp in Sweden have kindly offered free places to four young musicians from Shetland.
The ten-day event comprises workshops, seminars, concerts and social events, culminating in a showcase performance at the famous outdoor folk culture museum Skansen, Stockholm. The camp is based in Rättvik, a town 300 km…
Creative Connections 2009
Posted by Bryan Peterson on July 28th, 2009 No CommentsMedia release:
Shetland Arts’ Creative Connections… is a marathon, seven-day and night festival, celebrating the contemporary creative culture of Shetland, incorporating four summer schools, cultural and creative visits across the islands, showcase concerts and dances, a specially curated exhibition and an artist residency. This event is part of Scotland’s Year of Homecoming and takes place