Tutors at Shetland Fiddle Week 2024
Kirsten Hendry (Fiddle)
Alison Anderson (Fiddle)
Kirsten Hendry (Fiddle)
Kirsten is an experienced teacher and performer who is based in Shetland. She is one of Shetland Island Council's full time Traditional Fiddle Tutors and has taught many of Shetland's young players in recent years.. She has performed with many bands in Shetland, and recently recorded with local musician Adam Guest on his debut album.
Lois Nicol (Fiddle)
Alison Anderson (Fiddle)
Kirsten Hendry (Fiddle)
Alison Anderson (Fiddle)
Alison Anderson (Fiddle)
Jenna Reid (Fiddle / Ensemble)
Jenna Reid (Fiddle / Ensemble)
Robbie Leask (Mixed Instrument)
Jenna Reid (Fiddle / Ensemble)
Jenna is a renowned Shetland fiddler originally from from Quarff, Shetland. Taught by the late Willie Hunter she now plays professionally and has toured across the world and recorded and released many albums as a soloist and band member. Jenna is a prolific composer and has released five solo albums. Jenna is a member of award winning Scottish fiddle band Blazin’ Fiddles.
Robbie Leask (Mixed Instrument)
Robbie Leask (Mixed Instrument)
Robbie Leask (Mixed Instrument)
Robbie is from Lerwick, with family roots in Whiteness and Unst. His first instrument was a guitar, from Santa, but his principal instrument while at school was cello, enthusiastically taught by Mrs Merle Ingram.
Robbie left Shetland to study Chemical Engineering at Edinburgh University and during his time south developed an interest in t
Robbie is from Lerwick, with family roots in Whiteness and Unst. His first instrument was a guitar, from Santa, but his principal instrument while at school was cello, enthusiastically taught by Mrs Merle Ingram.
Robbie left Shetland to study Chemical Engineering at Edinburgh University and during his time south developed an interest in traditional music and finger style guitar.
After graduation, returning to work back home gave Robbie an opportunity to reacquaint himself with Shetland’s traditional music.
Following a move to Aberdeen to develop his engineering career, he took fiddle lessons with West Coast player, Jean Ann Callender and began writing his own compositions.
Robbie played fiddle in Hogtie, an Aberdeen-based ceilidh band, for a number of years, is guitarist in the quartet Corran Raa, playing mainly self-composed music, and collaborates in a duo with Shetland fiddler and songwriter Claire White focusing on new and traditional Shetland music and songs.
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