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THIS weekend should usually feature toe-tapping tunes and late night sessions as Shetland becomes a focal point of the folk music scene.
However, after being cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Shetland Folk Festival 2021 is also off.
The first festival was in 1981, meaning that the event is celebrating its 40th year.
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In the absence of the festival, people are being invited to share their memories, photos and videos of the popular event.
They can upload them to social media with the hashtag #ShetlandFolkFestival, or tag Promote Shetland and Shetland Folk Festival.
People’s memories will then be shared by the folk festival team, while a Promote Shetland blog will also spread the joy.
HIS band reached number one in the UK albums chart in the 1990s, and they also supported global rock heavyweights like Van Halen, Bon Jovi and Guns N Roses.
Musician Bruce Dickinson also later co-founded what is now the hugely successful British and Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM).
But it is a case of Brighton to Brae for the guitarist and educator, whose family has moved to Shetland – further highlighting the pull the isles have for people seeking a better quality of life.
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âLifestyle and the nature, different priorities and slightly less materialism and a bit less rat race,â he replies when asked why he and his family have made the move to Shetland.
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TOURISM chiefs and businesses are hopeful the Shetland communityâs renowned resilience and determination will help the beleaguered local industry build on a âslow upwards trendâ in bookings for later this year.
The successful UK vaccine rollout looks set to enable further reopening of society from late April. And, while many restrictions will remain in force until at least late June, having lost most of the 2020 season hotels, guest houses, tour guides and other tourism providers are eager to make what they can of 2021.
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Responding to a VisitScotland consultation on the subject on Monday night, members of Lerwick Community Council (LCC) were largely opposed to additional travel restrictions remaining in place when Scotland begins to open up in a few weeksâ time.