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Up-and-coming indie band Hunter and the Bear impressed at the Lerwick Legion on Friday night. Photo: Davie Gardner.

UP-AND-COMING London-based indie band Hunter and the Bear rocked the Lerwick Legion to its foundations on Friday night.

The quartet – who started life as a Scottish duo and have opened for Eric Clapton – rounded off an extensive Scottish tour in support of their debut album Paper Hearts, with local acts The Dirty Lemons and Arc playing warm-up sets.

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