Arthur Nicholson

Singer/songwriter Arthur Nicholson was born to be a musician and has been heavily involved in the Shetland music scene from an early age. Although he has mainly focused on playing electric guitar with local bands (such as First Foot Soldiers, SpootHawk and North Country Fair), he released his debut acoustic solo album ‘Sticks & Stones’ in November 2013.

He has opened for a number of established artists that have visited Shetland including Dean Owens, Ricky Ross, Martyn Simpson and Devon Sproule. In 2015 he was involved in a project called Between Islands with fellow Scottish islanders Willie Campbell and Kris Drever.