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Young Fiddler Of The Year
Shetland's Young Fiddler of the Year is an annual competition held over two days organised by the Shetland Folk Society. It is open to fiddle players 16 or under from Shetland with around 80 entrants each year. The most entries ever received were 110 in 2014. There are two main categories, 'Open' encompassing all styles and 'Traditional' focussing on the traditional Shetland style. The categories have junior, intermediate and senior sections. Previous winners Previous winners of the main 'Open' section include: *Yelena Anderson (2022) *Magnus Williamson (2021,aged 15) *Ashley Hay (2019, aged 13) *Emma Leask (2018, aged 14) *George Spence (2017) *Jodie Smith (2016, aged 13) *Bryden Priest (2015, aged 15) *Sophie Moar (2014, aged 16) *Callum Watt (2013, aged 15) *Laura Smith (2012, aged 14) *Hannah Adamson (2011, aged 13) *Liza Fullerton (2010, aged 15) *Chapman Cheng (2009) *Maggie Adamson (2008, aged 16) *Miriam Brett (2007) *Ryan Couper (2006) *Mary Rutherford (2005) Member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shetland Teenage Fiddlers 2004
Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the northeast of Orkney, from mainland Scotland and west of Norway. They form part of the border between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. Their total area is ,Shetland Islands Council (2012) p. 4 and the population totalled 22,920 in 2019. The islands comprise the Shetland constituency of the Scottish Parliament. The local authority, the Shetland Islands Council, is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The islands' administrative centre and only burgh is Lerwick, which has been the capital of Shetland since 1708, before which time the capital was Scalloway. The archipelago has an oceanic climate, complex geology, rugged coastline, and many low, rolling hills. The largest island, known as " the Mainland", has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
