Fridarey

Fridarey deserve their reputation as torchbearers of folk song in Shetland, and with active songwriters in the band they have added many songs to that repertoire.

‘Fridarey’ is the old Norse name for Fair Isle, and this band’s timeless, live quality sets them apart. From the strong harmony singing traditions of Fair Isle where they all live, family members Anne Sinclair and her brothers Stewart and Neil Thomson, and Anne’s daughter Lise Sinclair combine to make a unique sound, ‘a rich, eclectic mix of vocal music’, rooted in the music, language and sea-girt culture of the isles.