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Throughout Thursday afternoon there will be sessions led by some of this year's visiting acts and a resident Club band.
The 42nd 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 this event will be very popular. Please be considerate of this. We request that you do not hold seats for others as it is unfair to those who have queued
Fiddle Workshop led by Ross Couper in Room 10, 12 noon to 1.15pm
Our resident Festival Club musicians will be leading sessions at various points through the afternoon.
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 two 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
13.00 Kirsten Adamson & Tanagers
13.40 Haverin
ROOM 16 will be closed for sound checks between 14.30 and 15.30
15.45 Ciaran Ryan Band
16.30 Deira
17.15 Tenement Jazz Band
Cocktails being served 1-6pm!
Following the popularity of the Scandi Session last year, we're repeating the theme once more - this time led by Ahlberg, Ek & Roswall and Ulrika Boden from Sweden.
We are delighted that Ross Couper and his band are launching their debut album, Homeroad, at this year's Shetland Folk Festival. Head to Room 16 at 12.30pm on Saturday 4th to hear a preview of the sizzling tracks and with opportunities to get some signed copies of the new release.
Being served 1-6pm
No matter what instrument you play, come along to this 1 hour workshop on Asturian melodies led by visiting folk band Deira.
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 Ross Couper Band Album Launch
14.00 Inn Echo
14.50 Haverin
15.40 George Spence and Jacob Henderson
16.25 Zdenka
17.10 Cosmic Country
Come along to the Drama room for 1 hour session all about Norwegian Fiddle Traditions, led by Mattias Thedens.
The Shetland Fiddlers Society will be leading a session featuring exclusively traditional Shetland tunes. Come along and join in!
Delighted to be able to give a Adam Guest (and his band) a Folk Festival album launch too, for Solitude & Grace which was released earlier this year. Hear songs from the new album and the opportunity to get some signed copies!
We have invited some of the singers from this year's visiting acts to come together and lead a session of songs (oh and find some songs to collaborate on to feature on the Room 16 stage later in the afternoon)
Being served 1-5pm
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. 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 Adam Guest Band Album Launch
14.00-1700 An afternoon of music where collaboration will be encouraged. We'll hear from local musicians in Vair , Jjaegg and appearances from some of the other visiting musicians!
A session led by some of the leading young musicians in Shetland - the more the merrier!
