The Shetland Folk Society was created in 1945 as a heritage group, to gather, record and support all aspects of
Shetland
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's cultural history. The first president was T. A. Robertson (
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Biography
Born Thomas Alexander Robertson at Westerwick at the southern tip of the parish of Sandsting, his mother's home. He was the second son of Andrina John ...
), who served until his death in 1973, after which John J. Graham took on the role. Current president is Douglas Sinclair.
The Shetland Folk Society has been responsible for many key initiatives and publications, including regular volumes of The
Shetland Folk Book
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 ...
(see below), ''Da Sangs At A'll Sing ta dee: a book of Shetland songs'' (Robertson & Robertson, 1973), ''Da Mirrie Dancers: A Book of Shetland Fiddle Tunes'' (
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Tom Georgeson
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, 1970), the 1985 reprint of
Jakob Jakobsen
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's dictionary and
Bertie Deyell's collection of ''Shetland Proverbs and Sayings'' (1993).
Shetland Folk Book:
* Vol. 1 - 1947, ed.
E. S. Reid Tait;
* Vol. 2 - 1951;
* Vol. 3 - 1957, ed. T.A. Robertson;
* Vol. 4 - 1964;
* Vol. 5 - 1971;
* Vol. 6 - 1976, ed. John J. Graham;
* Vol. 7 - 1980, ed. John J. Graham;
* Vol. 8 - 1988, ed. John J. Graham;
* Vol. 9 - 1995, ed. John J. Graham
Organisations based in Shetland
Organizations established in 1945
1945 establishments in Scotland
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