Posts Tagged ‘Sandy Nelson’

Wordplay 2011

Posted by on August 24th, 2011 1 Comment

Wordplay 2011, the tenth Book Festival is run by Shetland Arts Development Agency. The festival will be held in …Islesburgh Community Centre, in Lerwick and will feature a stunning cast of writers, comedians, journalists, broadcasters, visual artists, no less than three makers (poet laureates) and at least one CBE. It will run from 6.30pm on

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Stand Up Helly Aa at Garrison

Posted by on January 15th, 2010 No Comments

Following on from last year’s successful Stand Up Helly Aa and the Clickimin Comedy Night in August, Shetland Arts has invited the popular Unst-based comedian and actor Sandy Nelson to once again host Stand Up Helly Aa, an alternative evening’s entertainment for those of you who are not attending halls.
After the procession is over,…

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Shetland Guitar Festival 2009 – dates, venues and artists

Posted by on September 3rd, 2009 1 Comment

Media release:
The 2009 Shetland Guitar Festival… will take place between Friday 18th and Sunday 20th September with concerts in Unst, Lerwick, Brae and Bigton, educational events in schools throughout Shetland and the Classic Guitar Show and Trade Fair on Sunday 20th in Islesburgh Centre.
Known locally as the “Peerie Willie” Guitar Festival, the Shetland

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Creative Connections Clickimin Comedy

Posted by on July 29th, 2009 1 Comment

As part of Creative Connections 2009 Shetland Arts is staging “Clickimin Comedy”, a stand up comedy night on Friday 7th August at 8.30pm in the Clickimin Centre, Lerwick.
The line up comprises visiting comedians Michael Redmond, Steven Dick and Eilidh MacAskill together with local comedian Les Sinclair and compère Sandy Nelson.
Nelson, himself a stand…

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