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In Pictures / Plenty of fun at First Foot Soldiers’ festive spree

First Foot Soldiers plus guests. Photo: Marvin Smith

THE CLICKIMIN was packed out last night (Saturday) as local band First Foot Soldiers held their annual festive spree.

The sold-out event also featured performances from The Revellers and The Bashies.

There was plenty of collaboration too, with a number of guests joining First Foot Soldiers on stage through the night – while there were live visuals on the backdrop from Jono Sandilands.

The band – featuring Arthur Nicholson, Robert Balfour, Chris Thomson and Shaun Strachan – also put on a festive, family-friendly gig in the Clickimin in the afternoon, raising £2,000 for Ability Shetland in the process.

The video below shows the band joined by members of the Revellers and the Bashies at the daytime event for a cover of the Darkness’ Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End).

Thanks to Marvin Smith for the selection of photos from the night-time event.

First Foot Soldiers. Photo: Marvin Smith
First Foot Soldiers drummer/vocalist Robert Balfour got a chance to roam on the mic. Photo: Marvin Smith
The Revellers drummer John William Halcrow taking up lead vocals for a Christmas tune with First Foot Soldiers plus other guests. Photo: Marvin Smith
The Revellers. Photo: Marvin Smith
Arthur Nicholson, pictured alongside Erik Peterson, joined The Revellers for a tune on guitar. Photo: Marvin Smith
The Bashies singer Jillian Mouat. Photo: Marvin Smith
The Bashies opened the night. Photo: Marvin Smith

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