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‘Best album yet’ for metal heavyweights

28 August 2025

A crowd of people at a concert stands behind a barricade, holding drinks and reaching toward the stage under purple lighting.

Rising North: Reflections on a ‘brilliant’ weekend of live music

19 August 2025

Folk-rockers rev up with release of new record Reactors

31 July 2025

The Revellers at the 2015 Shetland Folk Festival. Photo: Dale Smith

Shetland invasion set to mark Orkney Rock Festival milestone

28 July 2025

Four young musicians sit with their instruments—electric guitar, drum set, violin, and accordion—in a simple indoor performance space with microphones in front of them.

Young dance band heads to Denmark for festival performances

23 July 2025

Argentinian duo and Scottish violinist line up Bigton and Walls concerts

4 July 2025

A band performs on stage under colorful lights while a large crowd watches and dances in front of the stage at an indoor concert venue.

Biggest headline gig yet a success for the Plonkys

8 June 2025

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A group of people holding string instruments pose for a photo in front of a staircase indoors, with some standing on the stairs and others on the ground floor.

Global appeal for fiddle week as event gears up for return

6 June 2025

Four musicians pose in a garage with instruments: a violin, guitar, accordion, and an upright piano in the background. Three are standing and one is seated, all looking at the camera.

‘Dream come true’ as Canadian fiddlers to play Mareel gigs

23 May 2025

Four men with cameras and binoculars stand together in a grassy field, smiling at the camera with green hills and a white building in the background.

Elbow singer picks Shetland as nature inspiration

25 April 2025

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Rising North tickets to go on sale tonight

11 April 2025

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Band aiming high after reaching Scottish final of festival competition

8 April 2025

A large band performs on stage with various instruments including guitars, keyboard, violin, and drums, illuminated by colored stage lights and surrounded by smoke effects.

Inside the success of Shetland’s in-demand country music night

‘It’s a very supportive group and we all play to our strengths’, says founder Arthur Nicholson

1 April 2025

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A band performs on stage under purple lighting. The bassist plays an upright bass, the drummer is in the background, and the guitarist plays on the right. Audience silhouettes are visible in the foreground.

Gig aims to raise funds for record label devastated by California wildfires

28 March 2025

Five men standing on a stone path outdoors, one wearing camo pants, another in a camo jacket, with trees and a field in the background.

From pub gigs to playing to thousands – Ten Tonne Dozer celebrate 20th anniversary

9 March 2025

Three men with long hair stand close together, looking up at the camera against a plain white background. One has a mustache, another has facial hair, and the third has a beard and wears a sleeveless top.

Edinburgh funk rockers announced as second Rising North headliner

2 March 2025

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Rising North festival announces first headline act

16 February 2025

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Three-day traditional youth music gathering announced

6 February 2025

New ‘women powered’ music festival announced

16 January 2025

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Foodbank fundraising and ‘raffle like no other’ at Scalloway gig

27 December 2024

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Watch: Musician releases Slade Christmas cover – with the help of more than 40 guest singers

24 December 2024

Three musicians performing on stage with violins and a keyboard.

Three-day festive spree to showcase ‘top-class tunes’

12 December 2024

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Winter rock festival expands to two nights as it unveils 2024 line-up

5 November 2024

Local names nominated for trad music awards

28 October 2024

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Accordion and fiddle festival opens to packed audience

‘There’s nowhere else that we know of that gathers all ages, and all types of accordion and fiddle music’, says festival vice-chair Una Simpson

11 October 2024

Mareel DJ night to support ‘seven in seven’ charity fundraising

3 October 2024

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Astrid pays tribute to Shetland roots on new album

28 September 2024

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‘It’s quite personal this time’: Shetland actor speaks about next series

Alison O’Donnell was speaking in a new BBC video which looks back at her role in the crime drama

19 September 2024

A band performs on stage with guitars, drums, and colorful lighting while a large crowd of fans watches and raises their hands.

Biggest headline gig yet for local band as Clickimin beckons

11 September 2024

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Tunstall to head north for Mareel gig

9 September 2024

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‘What a weekend’: reflections on Rising North

The festival is set to expand to two nights at the Clickimin in 2025

21 August 2024

The Shetland Community Orchestra has been rehearsing an eclectic range of material for its spring concert. Photo: Malcolm Younger

New conductor sought for community orchestra

12 August 2024

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From lockdown to album launch as rock band unveil debut record

The Fiction have released their 13-track album Divination – a record which should enjoy a wide appeal

9 August 2024

Sisters Bethany and Jenna Reid performing at one of the previous Shetland nights in London organised by Helen.

Funding delight for fiddle week as 2025 dates confirmed

3 August 2024

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New single release from Donald Anderson Band

29 July 2024

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American singer looking forward to first visit to ‘magical’ Shetland

4 July 2024

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Youth event planned for Rising North festival

27 June 2024

Unst provides ‘life changing’ inspiration for Spanish musician

19 June 2024

A live band performs on a dimly lit stage with colorful lighting. An audience watches from the shadowy seating area in the foreground. A large screen is positioned behind the band.

Student showcase a ‘collaborative effort between the arts’

9 June 2024

Ben Ottewell is bringing his soulful voice to Shetland next year.

Gomez man to revisit Mercury prize winning album at Lerwick gig

3 June 2024

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Scottish singer-songwriter to head north for Lerwick gig

13 May 2024

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Folk festival launches in style

2 May 2024

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Rock band with local connection release new double EP and line up Lerwick gig

5 April 2024

Tickets for new festival to go on sale

5 April 2024

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Merrifield and friends to team up for ambitious ‘sound noir’ album release

3 April 2024

Tickets to go on sale soon for new music festival

19 March 2024

The Bell's Brae Primary School at last year's festival. Photo: Davie Gardner

More than 500 bairns to take part in youth music festival next week

15 March 2024

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American roots musician to return to isles for two gigs

29 February 2024

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