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Veteran country legend Kris Kristofferson to play Clickimin

Legendary American country singer Kris Kristofferson is to play a solo acoustic concert in the Clickimin Centre later this year.

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Choral society spring concert

The Shetland Choral Society performed its spring concert in Mareel on Friday.

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Visiting folkies applaud “amazing” landscape and festival hospitality

Islanders once more turned out in their droves to see over a dozen visiting acts fiddling, strumming, picking and singing their way through 24 concerts over four days at the Shetland Folk Festival.

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Festival’s newest member arrives

Shetland Folk Festival has it’s newest member – little Hamish McLeman.

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Roaring crowd revels in the Isles’ Gathering.

The Isles’ Gathering at Mareel – What started with something “really quite special” concluded with every musician playing their part in a fantastic set of tunes starting with Boys O’ Da Lounge and ending with Reconciliation – with “a bit of mayhem” in between.

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Cuban sounds get Clickimin crowd dancing like never before

I can’t think of a Shetland Folk Festival concert at the Clickimin that had quiet so many people up on their feet dancing. Four acts and a crowd willing and full of, well, energy among other things.

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Hillswick audience impressed by visiting festival acts

Arriving at Hillswick on Friday evening the popularity of the forthcoming concert was obvious. At just after 7pm, with the doors still closed, at least 50 people were queued outside and cars parked all along the main road.

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Politically incorrect polkas prove a treat for Legion crowd

“You’re in for a treat.” That was the prediction from the bar staff at the Legion in Lerwick who’d heard the sound check ahead of last night’s concert.

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British-made Americana enthralls Legion audience

Thursday night’s opener at Lerwick’s Legion contained highlights aplenty during a five-act, four-hour concert where the standard of musicianship seldom fell below outstanding.

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Grand finale from April Verch provides highlight at Hamnavoe

Hamnavoe Hall filled to the brim last night as crowds gathered to hear what the 33rd folk festival had to offer.

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