Official Programme

th Shetland27 Accordion & Fiddle Festival

9th - 13th October 2014

Shetland Islands Council

Note: This may be subject to change without prior notification PLEASE NOTE: Admission to concerts at Information After 26th September, Festival Club on Thursday and Friday is all tickets and Club Membership from: by ticket only. Festival Club Membership is Peter Leask also required. Telephone 01595 693162 Meals available throughout Festival at: Tickets for country venues left after advance Islesburgh Community Centre postal sales will be on sale at local shops from Saturday 27th September. COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Peter Leask, Chairman; TICKETS Una Simpson, Vice Chairperson / Secretary; CONCERT/SUPPER/DANCE: Bill Morris, Treasurer; Adults: £13, Under 16/OAP’s £11 Mida Hawick; John Jamieson; Alan Gifford; Larry Sutherland; CLICKIMIN DANCE: Shayne McLeod; Scott Lobban; £15 (No concessions) Kriss Moulder; James Leask. GARRISON THEATRE CONCERT: Adults: £11, Under 16/OAP’s £9 SPECIAL WEEKENDER PACKAGE: see booking form

FESTIVAL CLUB Members Only ISLESBURGH COMMUNITY CENTRE Thursday 1pm to 1am Friday 11am to 1am Saturday 11am to 4pm BURRAVOE Sunday 11am to 4pm Monday 11am to 4pm No Admission after 11pm BRAE FESTIVAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP Adults: £11, Under 16/OAP’s £9 SOUTH NESTING SATURDAY ONLY MEMBERSHIP £5.00

FESTIVAL CLUB CONCERT & DANCE WALLS Adults: £11, Under 16/OAP’s £9 SCALLOWAY Transport to Country Venues. GULBERWICK LIMITED space will be available to passengers BRIDGE END CUNNINGSBURGH on the buses taking artists to the country venues. Tickets for these buses are available at £3.00 per person return from the Festival shop in NESS BOATING Islesburgh Community Centre on a first come CLUB first served basis on the day of the concert.

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Shetland Accordion & Fiddle festival 2014 £ otal T £ ADVANCE BOOKING FORM Please return completed form with remittance and stamped, addressed TOTAL envelope, by 26th September 2014, to Shetland Accordion & Fiddle N o .2 Ch o i ce Festival, c/o P. Leask Esq., 21 Twageos Road, , Shetland. ZE1 0BB Cheques or Postal Orders should be made payable to: S. A. & F. F. N o .1 Ch o i ce Date of Birth if Under 18 (see below)

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Thursday and Friday night. Membership Bridge End Brae Dance Grand Clickimin Garrison Concert Cunningsburgh Burravoe Ollaberry Gulberwick South Nesting Ness Boating Club Walls Scalloway Festival Club Festival Club Details of name(s), address, telephone number and concessionary Package* status (under 16/OAP’s) must accompany each application for Membership membership and/or weekend Package. To assist compliance with Club Festival Saturday only Festival Club Festival t h 11 Special Weekender Special Weekender

licensing regulations please state date of birth if under 18. 9 t h 10 t h S at S un 12 t h Islesburgh Community Centre Official Thursday 9th October Opening at 1.00pm by Mr MARTIN HENDERSON Festival Club Open 11am to 4pm - Members Only Saturday 11th October Festival Club Open FESTIVAL CLUB 7.30pm CUNNINGSBURGH HALL 7.30pm SOUTH NESTING HALL 7.30pm 11am to 4pm - Members Only Concert/Dance Concert/Supper/Dance Concert/Supper/Dance Compere: Charlie Kirkpatrick Compere: Robert Lovie Compere: Eck Hodgson FESTIVAL CLUB Raymond Chuchuk Scottish Dance Band Lomond Ceilidh Band West Telferton Caledonian Dance Band Islesburgh Community Centre Susie Simpson Trio Martainn Skene & Sileas Sinclair Gordon Brown Trio YOUTH CONCERT Andy Kain & Leonard Brown Ron Jappy & Barbara Anderson Roddy Matthews, Gary Forrest & Chris Newman at 11am John Daly and Josephine Keegan Kirkjuvagr Brid Harper featuring young Shetland musicians James and Liam Lyn Anderson Wis Twartree Hannah Adamson N.B. Open to Festival Club Members only Graeme Garrick Hom Bru Ness Accordion & Fiddle Club SPECIAL ONE DAY MEMBERSHIP Alan Tulloch and Friends Da Fustra AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY ONLY Fiddle & Accordion Club OLLABERRY HALL 7.30pm YOUTH SESSIONS BRIDGE END Hall 7.30pm Concert/Supper/Dance WALLS PUBLIC HALL 7.30pm at 1.30pm Concert/Supper/Dance Concert/Supper/Dance Compere: David Vernon Informal session for young musicians Compere: Peter Leask Compere: Nicol McLaren Susan MacFadyen Scottish Dance Band led by local and visiting artistes Gary Sutherland Scottish Dance Band Gordon Shand Scottish Dance Band David Vernon Roya MacLean & Laura Wilkie John Burns & Ali Turner Matthew MacLennan Trio Alistair McCulloch GRAND DANCE in Diane Kelday Stri Tørn Neansaí ní Choisdealbha Christopher Maguire & Ronan Warnock Kirsten Hendry CLICKIMIN CENTRE Girsie & da Loose Ends Doors open at 6.30pm Rachel Anne & Friends Michael Philip & Son Brian Morrison Iain Williamson Leeshinat Westside Fiddle & Accordion Club Commencing 7.30pm No admittance after 11pm Friday 10th October No food or drinks to be carried into the venue Festival Club Open 11am to 4pm - Members Only Visiting and local bands will entertain

FESTIVAL CLUB 7.30pm BURRAVOE hall 7.30pm NESS BOATING CLUB 7.30pm IMPORTANT: Flat or wedged Concert/Dance Concert/Supper/Dance Concert/Supper/Dance Compere: David Vernon Compere: Robert Lovie Compere: Valerie Watt heeled shoes ONLY at ALL venues Gordon Shand Scottish Dance Band Lomond Ceilidh Band Raymond Chuchuk Scottish Dance Band throughout the weekend David Vernon Roya Maclean & Laura Wilkie Susie Simpson Trio Ron Jappy and Barbara Anderson Roddy Matthews, Gary Forrest & Chris Diane Kelday Christopher Maguire & Ronan Warnock Newman Brid Harper Sunday 12th October Mirka Neansaí ní Choisdealbha David Halcrow Band Festival Club Open Still Game Maggie and Brian Alison Laurenson 11am to 4pm - Members Only Gussie & Co. Kollifirbolli Unst Music & Dance Club Heritage Fiddlers Peter Wood FINAL CONCERT in SCALLOWAY HALL 7.30pm GARRISON THEATRE BRAE Hall 7.30pm GULBERWICK hall 7.30pm Commencing 2pm Concert/Supper/Dance Concert/Supper/Dance Concert/Supper/Dance Compere: Charlie Kirkpatrick Should the Garrison Concert sell out a second concert Compere: Nicol McLaren Compere: Eck Hodgson Susan MacFadyen Scottish Dance Band featuring the same artistes will run simultaneously in Gary Sutherland Scottish Dance Band West Telferton Caledonian Dance Band Matthew MacLennan Trio Martainn Skene & Sileas Sinclair Gordon Brown Trio the Festival Club (Members only) John Burns & Ali Turner Andy Kain & Leonard Brown Alistair McCulloch John Daly & Josephine Keegan Stri Tørn Kirkjuvagr Monday 13th October Jimmy Burgess Band Sophie Moar Fradner Gamla Festival Club Open Bryan Gear & Violet Tulloch Cullivoe Dance Band Drewie Hawick & Friends 11am to 4pm - Members Only Shetland Fiddlers Society Liza Fullerton Callum Nicolson Band Doors open for all Concerts at 7pm Visiting Artistes Alistair McCulloch - Alistair McCulloch hails from Ayr Kilsyth, has been at the festival several times. A former youngest Scottish Champions ever on the accordion and is one of the country’s best known fiddle teachers, All Accordion Champion. Playing with The and one of the youngest to have a broadcast on ‘Take composers and performers. Past winner of many fiddle Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band has done several BBC the Floor’and his fast and brilliant style is admired championships, Alistair is fiddle instructor at the Royal Take The Floor broadcasts. Accompanying John, on worldwide. Roddy Matthews specialises in Border/ Conservatoire of Scotland and has tutored many of the guitar, is Ali Turner. This is his first visit to the festival. Northumbrian fiddle music and always brings us new generation of rising stars. He is delighted to be From Allness but now living in Glasgow. Ali has a BA something fresh and different to the festival. in music from Strathclyde University. Played guitar returning to Shetland. - A Graduate with folk band Muran. And now playing with his new Ron Jappy and Barbara Anderson of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Ron has Andy Kain – Andy now lives in Newcastle Upon Tyne. band, Neusa. He is a fulltime music teacher (violin) and band leader, always had a passion for performing and teaching teaching in both England and Scotland. He also plays John Daly and Josephine Keegan - John was born music. Ron has competed at the Glenfiddich Fiddle for the Charity Music in Hospitals. Andy is looking near Mallow, Co. Cork. He moved to work in Cavan in Championships on a number of occasions as well as the forward to playing at the Festival again. Leonard 1986 where he spent 11 years before moving to Chicago Oban Fiddle Masters. Barbara Anderson, from Huntly Brown accompanying Andy this year is also a full time where he lived until 2008 when he returned to where he in Abderdeenshire first met Ron through their time in musician and is currently the all Scotland Accordion currently lives in Co. Leitrim. Josephine Keegan was the Strathspey Fiddlers. After performing together for a Champion 2014. Leonard studied music at Newcastle born of Irish parents in Dundee, Scotland in 1935 and number of years, they subsequently formed Cruachan University and is about to head to Glasgow to start his the family moved to South Armagh when she was 4. ceilidh band and still gig regularly to this day. teacher training qualification. Josephine studied classical music on violin and piano as well as playing traditional music and won many prizes Roya MacLean and Laura Wilkie - Roya and Laura Brid Harper - Bríd Harper is originally from Donegal throughout Ireland. In 2005 she received Tg4’s coveted met working for Feis Rois in their teens and have been and now living near Dungannon Co Tyrone. She Gradam Cheoil for her work as a composer. great friends since. They have always done the odd gig has been hailed as one of the leading exponents of together with many bands in the past but are currently traditional fiddle playing of our time. She was Senior All Kirkjuvagr – Popular within the traditional dance busy as a duo. Roya, based in Muir of Ord, has released Ireland Champion, Fiddler of Dooney and Oireachtas scene in Orkney, this 5 piece, family Ceilidh band two solo albums ‘Out of the Shadows’ and ‘Blackwater winner in 1988. This is her first visit to the Shetland bring a special lilt to their repertoire of traditional (an t-alltan dubh)’. Laura is based in Glasgow and Islands and will perform as a soloist at this Accordion Orkney, Scottish, Irish and self-penned tunes. Adopting probably best known for her work with Rachel & Fiddle Festival. the Norse word for Kirkwall as their band name, the Sermanni and Fat Suit. Kirkjuvagr Ceilidh Band have recently performed at Christopher Maguire & Ronan Warnock - Chris the Highland Accordion and Fiddle Club Inverness Stri Tørn – Translates to “A bit of hard work”.This has been recognised as one of Ireland’s finest button and the Accordion and Fiddle Club in Wick, to very four piece band from western Norway consists of two accordion players and his individual traditional style high acclaim. accordions, guitar and bass. They play a mixture of has captivated many audiences across Ireland, England Norwegian and Swedish dance music. Their playlist and America. He has competed in the Senior Button Lomond Ceilidh Band - The band was formed in includes many well known tunes ranging from the accordion competition since 2008 and this year he 1990. They visit Shetland every year for Up Helly great Scandinavian composers of the first half of the took the gold medal! Ronan Warnock from Trilick, Co. Aa and have done since 2001 and have broadcasted 20th century to modern Norwegian dance music. They Tyrone has developed a reputation as one of Ireland’s regularly for the BBC programme ‘Take the Floor’ play lively music, standing upright and as close to the leading traditional piano players, both as a soloist and since 1998. They have a new line up this year using audience as possible. accompanist. He is a member of the Knockmore Ceili both Lesley Thompson and Gemma Donald on fiddle, - The Band and has played with the Emerald Ceili Band. Steven Carcary on second accordion and Addie Harper Susan MacFadyen Scottish Dance Band on electric guitar. The two full time members of the band was formed in 2004 after being asked to perform David Vernon - This fantastic accordionist needs no band being Callum Wallace on drums and Alan Small as guest artists at their local Accordion & Fiddle introduction to Shetland. Described as “hugely talented on lead accordion. Club. Since then the band has gone on to perform at and hilarious”, he is a master of the instrument and will many other clubs, festivals & functions throughout keep any audience enthralled with his unique style, Martainn Skene - Lochaber is home for Màrtainn, the country. The band has performed on BBC Radio banter and mix of music from around the world. where the inevitable influence from the vibrant local Scotland’s “Take The Floor” Programme on 6 music scene soon took its intoxicating effect. His music occassions. The nucleus of the band is 2 sisters, Susan Diane Kelday – Diane is no stranger to Shetland is focused on the cèilidh dance music of the West Coast, having played at the festival in 2009 and 2011 and on accordion and Shona on fiddle. They will be joined particularly pipe tunes and Gaelic songs, although since by Willie Scott on 2nd Accordion, Ewan Galloway visited on many other musical occasions. Diane is a basing himself in Glasgow, Màrtainn has been involved tutor and Musical Director of the Orkney Traditional on Piano, Suzanne Croy on Double Bass and Nicky with many events and classes run by the Royal Scottish McMichan on drums. Music Project. This year she will be accompanied on Country Dance Society, around Scotland and abroad. piano by Margaret Scollay. Susie Simpson Trio - Susie Simpson – Susie started Matthew MacLennan Trio - Recording on Take Gary Sutherland Ceilidh Band - Gary Sutherland playing accordion at the age of 15, after playing clarinet the Floor since 2009. He has been attending the for many years in school. She formed the Braehead Ceilidh Band has been together for about 9 years and festival since 2004. Last attended festival with Nicky been fortunate to play in Shetland a few times. Gary is Band in Caithness before moving to Inverness 15 years McMichan’s band 2013. Matthew now lives in ago, where she now performs as a soloist or as part a twice Scottish Champion and with the band they have Edinburgh and has been playing for Scottish Country recorded 2 CDs and broadcast on Take The Floor. Gary of her Scottish Dance Band. Her 5 piece band have Dancing, Ceilidh Dancing, Accordion and Fiddle just recently recorded their first album. She is joined is joined by brother Alan on Drums, Willie Johnstone Clubs, Weddings and Corporate events all over the at the festival by 2 members of her band – Gillian on Fiddle, Brain Cruickshanks on Bass and two other country. Matthew is joined by fiddler, Iain Anderson Stephenson and Jock Fraser. This is her first time to Scottish Champions Craig Paton and John Burns on and drummer Neil MacGregor, both well known in nd Shetland Festival. Keyboards and 2 box. Shetland. –Band Gordon Brown Trio – Gordon, who hails from Kelso, - The West Telferton Caledonian Dance Band Raymond Chuchuk Scottish Dance Band leader Andrew Knight on fiddle. Lead accordion first went for music lessons at the age of 13 in Melrose Raymond Chuchuk Scottish Dance Band was formed in Ricky Ross joined the band in 1985 and did their first at Clinkscales under the tuition of Bill Sharp. His Mum June 2012 to appear in Eden Court Theatre, Inverness in broadcast shortly after that. Second accordionist Karen and Dad used to help at dances at Kelso rugby club and August of that year to raise funds for Highland Hospice. Higgins joined the band for their second broadcast. They Gordon got to play at half time and this is how he first Raymond is also an accomplished solo accordionist & are joined on this trip by guest pianist Issy Hodgson and met Isobelle Hodgson who is on keyboard. Gordon met vocalist who can perform a variety of songs from all middle son Douglas Knight on drums. his drummer Sandy Redpath in September of 1990. eras. The Band consists of Raymond Chuchuk - Lead Neither Gordon nor Sandy have been in a plane before Accordion, Gillian Stevenson - Fiddle, Brian Forrest Neansai ni Choisdealbha is from Conamara in the so this will be a first for both of them! - 2nd Accordion, Ena Brian – Piano and Ian Anderson West of Ireland. She grew up in a musical family and Gordon Shand Scottish Dance Band - Surely one – Drums. learned a lot of her music from her father Michael of the top Scottish Dance Bands. The unique style and Costello and from listening to lots of different musicians Roddy Matthews, Gary Forrest and Chris Newman sound of Gordon’s 5 row button box is very popular in – These lads are well known in Shetland having all on Lps and tape recordings. She plays whistle and flute Shetland. Gordon and the band have featured in many played here on many occasions before. Chris Newman and has travelled to music festivals in Germany, France, broadcasts over the years and have visited Shetland on is a world famous guitarist having played with many the United States and England over the years. several occasions. great artistes including Stéphane Grappelli, Phil and Full details of all visiting artistes can be found on John Burns and Ali Turner - John Burns, from Aly and Violet Tulloch. Gary Forrest was one of the our website – www.shetlandaccordionandfiddle.com Local Artistes

Alan Tulloch & Friends Fradner Gamla Kirsten Hendry Rachel Anne Hunter & Friends Alan Tulloch (fiddle) Nigel Hallett (fiddle) Kirsten Hendry (fiddle) Rachel Anne Hunter (accordion) Margaret Hutchison (piano) Elaine Copland (keyboard) Brendan Scollay (accordion) Loraine Anderson (bass) Bertie Tait (double bass) Kollifirbolli Shareen Scollay (drums) Arthur George Stewart (guitar) Peter Sinclair (fiddle) Kaela Jamieson (fiddle) Margaret Scollay (piano) James Erikson (fiddle) Mary Rutherford (fiddle) Alison Laurenson Darren Stewart (accordion) Astryd Jamieson (piano/ Shetland Fiddler’s Society Alison Laurenson (fiddle) Rachel Ann Hunter (accordion) concertina) Originally known as The Forty Fiddlers Brian Morrison Girsie and the Loose Ends Leeshinat Brian Morrison (accordion) Norman ‘Girsie’ Goudie (guitar) Darren Stewart (accordion) Shetland’s Heritage Fiddlers Colin Sutherland (drums) Alan Nicolson (accordion) Dana Stewart (piano) A group originally set up by the Callum Nicolson (vibes) John Leask (drums) Late Dr Tom Anderson, which Bryan Gear & Violet Tulloch Jack Robertson (double bass) Michael Philip (accordion) still plays on with members set up Bryan Gear (fiddle) Douglas Johnstone (drums) at that time. Violet Tulloch (piano) Lyn Anderson Graeme Garrick Lyn Anderson (fiddle) Sophie Moar Callum Nicolson Band Graeme Garrick (accordion) Gemma Donald (piano) Sophie Moar (fiddle) Callum Nicolson (accordion/ Martin Henderson (piano) Martin Henderson (piano) Midi piano) Norma Williamson (accordion) Liza Fullerton Alan Nicolcon (accordion) Liza Fullerton (fiddle) Gary Tulloch (drums) Still Game Victor Jamieson (bass guitar) Alison Kay Ramsay (guitar) Jim Leask (fiddle) Joe Hunter (drums) Gussie & Co Bernadette Porter (fiddle) Leslie ‘Gussie’ Angus (pipes) Maggie Adamson & Brian Neill Hall (guitar) Cullivoe Band Arran Philip (pipes) Nicholson Dave Pepper (Octave Mandola) Ivor Scollay (accordion) Maggie Adamson (fiddle) Peter Wood (piano) Steve Davidson (guitar / Matthew Scollay (accordion) Brian Nicholson (guitar) Michael Philip (accordion) Northumbrian pipes) Bryan Gear (fiddle) Martin Henderson (piano) Michael Philip & Son Unst Music & Dance Club Hannah Adamson Michael Philip (accordion) Graeme Garrick (drums) Hannah Adamson (fiddle) Started 22 years ago, and they Arran Philip (pipes) Alan Gifford (piano) have approx 15 players/members. Da Fustra They play all year now – we James Leask (accordion) Mirka meet weekly during the winter Hom Bru Loris MacDonald (accordion) Alan Gifford (fiddle) Gary Peterson (mandolin/banjo) (September-May) then play for Danny Garrick (fiddle) Derek Hendry (piano) John Robert Deyell (fiddle) events during the summer Karis Garrick (piano) Kevin Gifford (drums) Brian Nicholson (guitar) Cecil Hughson (bass guitar) Westside Accordion & Fiddle John Hutchison (double bass) Ness Accordion & Fiddle Club Established in September 1986 Club David Halcrow Band Westside AFC started in 1983. Iain Williamson the club now has around 15 Jim Halcrow (accordion) Iain Williamson (fiddle) They have about 12 regular regular members David Halcrow (accordion) Margaret Scollay (piano) players that meet fortnightly Iain Williamson (fiddle) Northmavine Accordion & through the winter and they age Graham Jamieson (drums) James & Liam from 12 to mid 70s. Margaret Scollay (piano) James Morris (accordion) Fiddle Club Northmavine Club started in 1982 Graham Malcolmson (double Liam Brannan (accordion) and has about 20 members. Age Wis Twartree bass) Gilbert Hutchison (accordion) range between 15 and 84! Jimmy Burgess Dance Band Annabel Smith (accordion) Drewie Hawick & Friends Jimmy Burgess (accordion) Ivor Smith (fiddle) Drewie Hawick (accordion) Bryan Gear (fiddle) Peter Wood Peter Wood (accordion) Evelyn Hutchison (piano) Iain Williamson (fiddle) Isobel Jamieson (piano) Terry Williamson (bass guitar) Jack Robertson (double bass) Violet Tulloch (accordion) Derek Hendry (piano) James Leask (accordion) Colin Sutherland (accordion) Douglas Johnstone (drums) Douglas Johnstone (drums) Robert Goodlad (bass guitar)

9th - 13th October 2014 Printed by The Shetland Times, Gremista, Lerwick. Tel. 01595 742000