Rory Ellis with Perry Stenbäck and Steffan Sørensen

Rory Ellis with Perry Stenbäck and Steffan Sørensen

Following his massively successful appearance at the 2008 Shetland Folk Festival, we are delighted to welcome back the Australian Alt Country/Blues singer songwriter, Rory Ellis and his distinctive deep, lusty and rumbling voice.

We are even more thrilled that he will joined by two Scandinavian musicians whom he met during his debut visit - helping us highlight how the Shetland Folk Festival is responsible for forging many new musical (and occasionally more intimate) partnerships!

Rory Ellis has performed at major festivals across Australia for many years as well as performing all over the UK, supporting greats like Richie Havens and Eric Bibb along the way. In 2010, Rory completed his 5th Studio album - “Perfectly Damaged” - as well as performing at one of the worlds largest Country Music Festivals, Tamworth, to rave reviews from audiences and venues alike. However, he is an artiste that is impossible to pigeonhole - with the blues man in him, soul belter, red-dirt country as well as being a home grown folkie.

Joining him is Swedish born multi-instrumentalist Perry Stenbäck, who has performed with most of the major names in the Danish music industry as well as picking up several Grammy nominations and awards – including best instrumentalist in 2009. No stranger to Shetland, Rory will also be joined by Steffan Sørensen on double bass, who has been to the Festival so many times now he ought to gain SFFS citizenship. Perry and Steffan were both here with the Henrik Jansberg band in 2008 and audiences can look forward to an exciting diversity of music from this specially formed trio.