David Boyter News Today

NORTH American roots music has long been a mainstay of Shetland Folk Festival and the wider local scene. Saturday afternoon saw aficionados young and old...

THE FIRE service attended a house fire in Westerskeld on Tuesday afternoon. The call came in just after 3pm. Two appliances from Lerwick and Brae attended, and the fire was successfully extinguished. Fire crews were at the scene until 5.20pm. THE COUNCIL is reminding...

I REALLY wasn’t sure if I was going to be particularly entertained while driving into Lerwick for the Jazz and World Sounds gig at the town hall on Saturday night, admits Shetland News reviewer Carol Jamieson. After all, it was just two drummers, no melodies or chords or...

A RENOWNED percussionist and drummer is heading back to Shetland for a concert this weekend. Asaf Sirkis will perform at Lerwick Town Hall on Saturday at 7.30pm. He will be joined on the bill at the JAWS Shetland gig by Shetland-based percussionist Renzo Spiteri. Spiteri’s new...

A NEW music project which draws inspiration from Scottish folk and Mediterranean, North African and Middle Eastern influences is set to launch in Shetland this coming weekend. The Eyland Project brings together Maltese percussionist Renzo Spiteri, Shetland cellist Sophie Wishart...

FIVE performing artists based in Shetland, or with strong connections to the islands, have been selected to receive support to produce new work. The first performance of the Shetland Arts commissions took place last week at Mareel, with others set to follow in the coming months....