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Lunchtime session from 12 noon featuring musicians from this year's resident club act Tern, Eryn Rae and perhaps more!
WHISTLE WORKSHOP with Ali Levak from Project Smok and also BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2020 (1hr) Room 11
The 41st Festival will get underway with the official opening at our Festival Club at Islesburgh Community Centre! Each afternoon of the Festival, members will have access to live programmed music in Room 16 featuring both visiting and local artistes. Thursday afternoon will showcase short sets from some of the acts appearing over the Festival weekend - providing attendees with a flavour of what lies ahead. This is not a ticketed event and afternoon Club programming is included as part of your Festival membership. Numbers will be limited in room 16 and we anticipate many members wishing to take advantage of this live music and hope there is an ongoing flow of members coming and going to enjoy the atmosphere. It would be greatly appreciated if members who have been seated in room 16 for some time give others the opportunity to come in if there are people waiting.
Festival Club Live Music Programme Room 16
Each afternoon of the Festival, members will have access to live programmed music in Room 16 featuring both visiting and local artistes. Friday afternoon will be split into a lunchtime slot of three acts and a late afternoon slot of three acts. This is not a ticketed event or official concerts and afternoon Club programming is included as part of your Festival membership. Numbers will be limited in room 16 and we anticipate many members wishing to take advantage of this live music and hope there is an ongoing flow of members coming and going to enjoy the atmosphere. It would be greatly appreciated if members who have been seated in room 16 for some time give others the opportunity to come in if there are people waiting.
TIMINGS ARE APPROXIMATE AND MAY BE ALTERED AT ANY TIME
12.30 Eli West Trio
13.05 George Spence and Fraser Jamieson
13.40 Simon Thoumire & Mark McGuire
ROOM 16 will be closed for sound checks between 2.15 and 3.45
16.00 Trials of Cato
16.45 Magic Money Tree Band
17.30 Project Smok
Lunchtime sessions from 12 noon. The Foghorn Stringband will be firing up some tunes in the bar before heading up to their concert in Walls. Festival Club resident act, Tern, will be leading a session from 2pm
Jonny will be on the spot with his cocktails from 2-6pm at the Festival Club Bar in Room 12.
The music we've programmed in room 16 late afternoon will all be perfectly accompanied by a cocktail (or two or three!) We all love Friday cocktails!
Exploring Appalachian Music with Dirk & Amelia Powell (1hr) in the Drama room, top floor, Islesburgh Community Centre
This workshop will delve into aspects of the music that give it the drive, soul, and feel that make it an engaging and energetic style. While some parts of the tradition have Celtic antecedents, others are clearly derived from African and Native American roots. Digging into the overall sensibility that evolved from these different roots into something new and unified can help players understand the motivation behind the music! All welcome
Open to all instrumental players.
The Shetland Folk Festival are delighted that local band Laeverick with their Americana flavours and three part harmonies are launching their debut album of self penned songs at this year's Festival. This will be the first opportunity to buy their much awaited album and they will be performing a few of their album tracks live.
Shetland Reel Gin tasting in back in the Festival Club in Room 10 between 12.30-2.00pm. As you sample your Shetland gins, there will be some Scandi tunes in session led by Lena Jonsson Trio. A very lightsome Saturday lunchtime activity!
Festival Club Live Music Programme Room 16
Each afternoon of the Festival, members will have access to live programmed music in Room 16 featuring both visiting and local artistes. Saturday afternoon in Room 16 kicks off with Laeverick's album launch between 12.30-1.30 and from 1.45 there will be a constant stream of music all afternoon.
This is not a ticketed event or an official concert and afternoon Club programming is included as part of your Festival membership. Numbers will be limited in room 16 and we anticipate many members wishing to take advantage of this live music and hope there is an ongoing flow of members coming and going to enjoy the atmosphere. It would be greatly appreciated if members who have been seated in room 16 for some time give others the opportunity to come in if there are people waiting.
TIMINGS ARE APPROXIMATE AND MAY BE ALTERED AT ANY TIME
13.45 Dirk & Amelia Powell
14.30 Freda Leask and Band
15.10 Scott Moncrieff
15.45 Cosmic Country
16.30 Rack n' Ruin
Singer Songwriter Workshop with Jenny Sturgeon
Join Scottish folk musician Jenny Sturgeon and learn some tried and tested tools and techniques for songwriting - including exploring lyric writing, melody and accompaniment. No previous experience necessary. Please bring a notebook, pencil and an instrument if you play one.
2- 4pm Drama Room
Jonny will be on the spot with his cocktails from 2-6pm at the Festival Club Bar in Room 12.
After a busy afternoon of concerts, what better way to round up a Saturday afternoon than with a session led by Haltadans who will be joined by lots of their musical friends!
Composition with Simon Thoumire 12.30-1.30pm Room 11
Have you run out of ideas for tunes? Everything sounding the same? In this workshop, prolific tune writer Simon Thoumire will show you some new simple ideas that will always give you new ideas how to write. No more writers block! Please bring a pencil and paper.
Festival Club Live Music Programme Room 16 1.30-5pm
Each afternoon of the Festival, members will have access to live programmed music in Room 16 featuring both visiting and local artistes and on the Sunday, we have a particularly amazing showcase of predominantly Shetland themed music.
This is not a ticketed event or an official concert and afternoon Club programming is included as part of your Festival membership. Numbers will be limited in room 16 and we anticipate many members wishing to take advantage of this live music and hope there is an ongoing flow of members coming and going to enjoy the atmosphere. It would be greatly appreciated if members who have been seated in room 16 for some time give others the opportunity to come in if there are people waiting.
TIMINGS ARE APPROXIMATE AND MAY BE ALTERED AT ANY TIME
13.30 Shetland Mandolin Band
14.20 Elsbeth & Co
15.00 Shetland's Heritage Fiddlers
15.40 Eryn Rae and Michael Biggins
16.15 Rounding off the 41st Festival Club Programming with some collaborative fiddle tunes featuring Shane Cook, Bryan Gear and perhaps more! (Room 16)
17.00 FESTIVAL CLUB CLOSE
Jonny will be on the spot with his cocktails from 1.30-5pm at the Festival Club Bar in Room 12.
Canadian Fiddle workshop with Shane Cook 2-3pm Room 10.
A Canadian and US National fiddle champion, Shane Cook is a multi-instrumentalist who has distinguished himself as a master of the Canadian old-time fiddle tradition. We expect this workshop will be in high demand!
