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Two tutors who attended teaching sessions last year organised by Hjaltibonhoga – the Shetland fiddlers of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo – have been given a return invite.Gordon Gunn and Adam Sutherland will host two days of tuition in Islesburgh Community Centre next weekend.The tw... Read more...
A group of artists and musicians will travel to Sardinia to take part in an arts festival. (more…) Read more...
Isles fiddlers Hjaltibonhoga have unveiled the Viking longship they will take through the castle gates in the capital next month for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.The fire-retardant longship, christened the Mirrie Dancer, was revealed to the public for the first time at a special conce... Read more...
A record 171 entries have been submited for this year’s Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year competition, with about 100 musicians aged seven to 16 gearing up for the event.It will be judged by well-known fiddlers Catriona Macdonald, Iain Williamson and Linda Gair, with the talented musicians pl... Read more...
It is said that great oaks from little acorns grow. This is surely true of Shetland fiddle group Hjaltibonhoga.Margaret Robertson was asked to assemble a group of forty Shetland fiddlers to be part of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo for 2014. They were required to play every night for four weeks. ... Read more...
The Shetland fiddle band Hjaltibonhoga is currently performing in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Tour of Australia and New Zealand.Led by Margaret Robertson, the band members have just completed their fifth show in Melbourne, marking the halfway point of the tour, and are now beginning ... Read more...
Fiddle players from far-flung Australia be visiting the isles later this year, as they join forces with local musicians.The Melbourne Scottish Fiddlers will be collaborating with Shetland fiddle ensemble Hjaltibonhoga in September as part of their 20th anniversary tour of Scotland.The musica... Read more...
Shetland fiddlers have been wowing audiences at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, performing in front thousands every night under the glow of Edinburgh Castle. (more…) Read more...