Upcoming Events - June 2013 & Beyond

Rachel Sermanni Wednesday 26 June

JUNE 2013 @ MAREEL & ISLESBURGH COMMUNITY CENTRE

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At Mareel, we love listening to live music and the venue has been designed specifically with great acoustics in mind. We have an excellent selection of events lined up in the Auditorium and other spaces in Mareel, and this booklet highlights everything currently confirmed for this month and beyond.

FoUR JoURNEyS FRom ThE BlUE Exhibition Until Sun 9 Jun madE, UNmadE Public Opening Fri 14 Jun, 6-8pm Exhibition Sat 15 Jun to Sun 28 Jul

*Please be aware that some details in this booklet may be subject to change.

liGhTEN Public Opening Exhibition

caFÉ BaR

ThE GaRRiSoN ThEaTRE

At the Café Bar in Mareel we pride ourselves on using fresh, locally sourced ingredients to create delicious, rustic dishes and refreshments - the perfect accompaniment to a day out at Mareel.

ThURSday 6 JUNE The Eric Gray Centre presents a Variety Concert starring James Leask & Friends, Sheila Henderson, Birls Aloud, Chloe Robertson, Shetland dialect Stories, Brian Morrison, Mirka, Elsbeth Clark, & The Whalsay Lasses.

The Café Bar plays host to regular events which are free to attend, from live music to dJs, the details of which you can find in this booklet.

Sat 3 Aug, 11am-1pm Sat 3 Aug to Sun 15 Sep

FRiday 30 aUGUST Shetland Arts presents Europa - a new play celebrating island culture & tracing the ancient story of Europa from the classical through to the modern.

Shetland arts development agency manages mareel, the Garrison Theatre & Bonhoga Gallery. We also develop and promote a year round programme of film, music, theatre, literature, visual arts & dance events.

We do this because we want to see Shetland celebrated as a place where inspiration & innovation are valued; where people want to live, work & study; and we want the full social & economic potential of the islands to be achieved.

Shetland Arts is supported by Creative Scotland and core funded by the Shetland Charitable Trust. Shetland Arts is a registered charity (SCO37082).

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caFÉ BaR EvENTS

caFÉ BaR opENiNG hoURS Sun - Wed 10am - 11pm Thu - Sat 10am - 1am

FREE*

SUNday aFTERNooN JaZZ

SiNGERS & SoNGWRiTERS NiGhT

SUNdayS 2, 16, & 30 JUNE 2-5pm

SUNday 16 JUNE FRom 7pm

Live jazz with Norman Willmore, Max Tyler & Hayden Hook.

Monthly Singers & Songwriters Night with an open mic session and performances by selected local artists.

mixoloGy@ maREEl

Film QUiZ

FRidayS 14 & 28 JUNE 9pm-1am Listen to chill-out tunes from our house dJs as you sip on a cocktail.

TUESday 18 JUNE FRom 7.30pm For film buffs and novices alike. A small prize will be awarded to the teams with the highest and lowest scores. Max team size: 6 people. Quiz takes place in the Main Auditorium via Café Bar entrance. *To enter: £1 per person

EaTiNG & dRiNkiNG Every penny you spend in Mareel helps Shetland Arts generate income to invest in our venues, events, exhibitions, and arts development in Shetland. So when you buy something to eat or drink from us you don’t just get refreshed: you feed the hunger for great arts venues and activity in Shetland. Thank you!

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Shetland Nature Festival 2013 presents

NaTURal SoUNd coURSE WiTh chRiS WaTSoN

WITH SUPPORT FROM

vÄiR

FRiday 31 may To SUNday 2 JUNE maREEl & oUTdooR locaTioNS BAFTA award winner Chris Watson is one of the world’s leading recorders of wildlife and natural phenomena.

Chris will teach course participants about the theory & practical application of wildlife sound recording. £150

Shetland Nature Festival 2013 presents

NaTURal SoUNd iNSTallaTioN By chRiS WaTSoN moNday 3 JUNE, 7-9pm maREEl aUdiToRiUm

Come along and experience a soundscape installation

by Chris Watson in conjunction with recordings from participants on Chris’ Natural Sound Course.

Free to walk in & experience on the night

SaTURday 1 JUNE dooRS: 8pm STaRT: 8.30pm maREEl aUdiToRiUm Shooglenifty are one of Scotland’s most unique musical exports, playing an infectious blend of Celtic traditional music and dance grooves that band members describe as “hypno-folkadelic ambient trad.”

Their fiery instrumental lyricism, pulsating with infectious rhythm and drive, creates a sound that is at once epic and inclusive, soulful and stirring; and commands a musical presence that takes the crowd by the hands and dances them on an exhilarating romp through uncharted and fiercely exciting new territory.

They are sure to provide a night in Mareel to remember - so get your dancing shoes on and come along!

All ages welcome but under 14s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. £16

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“...taking the wonderful, emotional music of Britten to as many places and people in the Uk as possible” - The Independent “Barley’s playing is fearless” - The Financial Times “...compelling, and at times extraordinary” - The Strad Magazine

Shetland Aerogenerators presents

chaNGE

ThURSday 6 JUNE dooRS: 7pm, STaRT: 7.30pm maREEl aUdiToRiUm

TUESday 4 JUNE dooRS: 7.00pm STaRT: 7.30pm maREEl aUdiToRiUm

A multimedia exploration of climate change and its effects, with a particular focus on rising sea levels and how this will affect Shetland in the future. The evening will feature a screening of a climate change-related documentary, a talk from Scottish meteorologist Heather (“the Weather”) Reid, followed by a Q&A session with the audience. The event is free, open to all to attend, and the sponsors are particularly keen to welcome a wide range of opinion, from climate change sceptics through to climate change activists.

Unticketed, free to attend on the night

Matthew Barley celebrates 100 years of Benjamin Britten with an ambitious national tour.

In what promises to be a fascinating and intriguing solo performance, showcasing his ever-growing virtuosity as a world-renowned cellist, Barley places Britten’s powerful Third Cello Suite at the centre of a programme which also includes a suite by J.S. Bach, who greatly inspired Britten. The programme also includes solo cello music by Tavener and specially commissioned new works by dai Fujikura, James MacMillion, and dJ Jan Bang.

Not content with convention, as ever, Barley has commissioned visuals which will accompany the performance of the Britten from Yeast Culture (the team behind a number of critically acclaimed films including the Rite of Spring installation with the Philharmonia Orchestra). The new works by Fujikura and dJ Bang fuse cello with computer technology. £18

Team Malawi Volunteer Project 2014 presents

iNFERNo To malaWi

FRiday 14 JUNE dooRS: 7pm, STaRT: 7.30pm maREEl aUdiToRiUm Shetland’s Got Talent winners Inferno - along with their two junior groups Peerie Sparks and Ignite - perform together for the first time in their new home at Mareel.

Formed in 2010 under the guidance of Jenny Teale and Mark Wylie, the dance troupe will perform a variety of routines including their award-winning routine and some exciting surprises. This performance is in aid of Team Malawi Volunteer Project 2014 where a group of seven Shetland volunteers will be travelling to Africa in June 2014 to work in schools and help orphans. £8

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ThE EdRom STRiNG QUaRTET WEdNESday 12 JUNE

dOORS: 7.00PM START: 7.30PM

maREEl aUdiToRiUm SaTURday 15 JUNE

The Edrom String Quartet consists of sisters Lucy Cowan and Maeve Auer, Ferdinand Erblich and Shetland resident donald Macdonald. The four musicians first met over 40 years ago through studies in Vienna and Austria during 1968 and 1970 before going their separate ways to follow their careers.

The friends met regularly over the years as Coaches at Spring and Summer Courses of the International Cello Centre (now known as the Edrom Casals Centre) and formed the Edrom String Quartet.

Shetland Arts is delighted to present these world-class classical musicians on stage at Mareel, for a performance that is sure to delight. £18

dOORS: 8.00PM START: 8.30PM

maREEl aUdiToRiUm Peatbog Faeries are a largely instrumental Celtic fusion band featuring Shetland’s own Ross Couper on fiddle. Their music embodies many styles and influences, including folk, electronica, rock and jazz, but their main influence is traditional celtic music. The band’s unique sound is created through a mix of programmed effects and traditional celtic arrangements, played on bagpipes, fiddles, and whistles.

They are two time winners of live Band of the year at the Scottish Traditional music awards and were also nominated for live Band of the year at the BBc Radio 2 Folk awards.

All ages welcome but under 14s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. £18

Shetland Fiddlers’ Society & Shetland Folk dance in association with Shetland arts present

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ThE REEl ThiNG WEdNESday 19 JUNE dOORS: 7.00PM START: 7.30PM maREEl aUdiToRiUm ALSO PERFORMING ON 17 JULY & 14 AUGUST

The Reel Thing is an exploration of the age old relationship between Shetland’s historic dances and the fiddle music that was created for them – the very roots of our musical heritage. For decades in the 20th century the dances were virtually forgotten, before Shetland Folk dance rescued them from oblivion. The fiddle tunes survived but were played only to listeners.

Recent collaboration with Shetland Fiddlers’ Society has recreated the fascinating symbiosis between dance and tunes, which enables their partnership to present an authentic performance of the “real thing” and an opportunity for the audience to participate. £6/£3 (concession price for under 16s only)

The Callum Younger Reach Fund presents

Singing Saturdays presents

ThURSday 20 JUNE

ShETlaNd TakE mE oUT

SaTURday 22 JUNE dooRS: 1pm, STaRT: 1.30pm maREEl aUdiToRiUm

SUmmER caRNival Family diSco

What has happened to our world? Is there anybody left to care? Have we all forgotten how to share?

ThE BiG QUiZ

Join the dodos, great auks, wallabies and sea minks as they explore the deserts, jungles and oceans of the world with the Spirit of the Earth in this short performance of Along Came Man by Lin Marsh, performed by Singing Saturdays. £3 / free for concessions

iSlE lovE TalENT FRiday 21 JUNE

SaTURday 22 JUNE SUNday 23 JUNE

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Shetland arts Presents

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American

Roots

M A R E E L

A U D I T O R I U M

The McCrary Sisters with support from

kEiRyNN Topp

ThURSday 18 JUly dooRS: 7pm, STaRT: 7.30pm

The McCrary Sisters have long been the first-call soul voices for the likes of Bob dylan, Stevie Wonder, Patty Griffin, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash. They hit the spotlight in their own right in 2011 thanks to their hugely acclaimed debut album Our Journey. This years’ follow up All the Way is another triumph. There are few words to describe the power, passion and pure soulfulness of the sisters live.

Steve Riley

AND The

Mamou Playboys FRiday 19 JUly dooRS: 7pm, STaRT: 7.30pm

WEdNESday 26 JUNE

dOORS: 7.00PM, START: 7.30PM

maREEl aUdiToRiUm

Still only 21 years old, local Carrbridge singersongwriter Rachel Sermanni has taken the folk music scene by storm over the past 18 months.

She’s wowed audiences across the UK, Europe, India and the USA over the past year playing in excess of 150 shows. A straight-up storyteller with a voice that Mojo magazine described as ‘clean as cut glass’, Rachel packs an almighty punch with her earthy melodies and incredible acoustic guitar skills. £14

Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys have a world-wide reputation for excellence. Never before in the world of Cajun music has such a comparable wealth of individual musical talent and skill been brought together at the same table: Riley wields a button box that “squeezes like an accordion but shouts hallelujah like a big brass band,” and is surrounded by fiddle, guitar, three heartfelt voices and a power-house rhythm section.

The Coal Porters SaTURday 20 JUly dooRS: 7pm, STaRT: 7.30pm

After five very well received albums and live appearances all over the world, The Coal Porters continue to delight audiences with the intense power of fiddle, mandolin, banjo, acoustic guitar, doghouse bass and a wonderful four-part harmony vocal delivery.

They deliver a fresh, invigorated ‘take’ on traditional bluegrass that still maintains all the authentic elements of the original sound.

The coal porters will also play muckle Roe hall on Friday 19 July, tickets £20.

£20 Each, oR £50 FoR all ThREE

AMERICAN ROOTS CONCERTS

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UpcomiNG Shetland Arts presents

Shetland Arts presents

Tuesday 9 July 11am, 3pm, & 7pm mareel auditorium A spoof tutorial on the real science behind a zombieism outbreak. Join Theoretical Zombiologist doctor Smith as he puts you at the heart of a hypothetical zombieism outbreak, and teaches you what to do should a zombie outbreak occur. Suitable for ages 13+.

Free but booking recommended

Friday 2 august mareel auditorium The Scottish Ensemble takes up the role of palm court orchestra for a session of ballroom classics, dancing and tea. Members of the public are invited to choose their partners and dance to favourites from a golden age performed by the talented players of the UK’s only professional string orchestra while enjoying delicious tea.

ZomBiE SciENcE: WoRST caSE ScENaRio

Tally Ho Entertainment in association with Shetland Arts present

paUl BRady

Friday 12 & Saturday 13 July doors: 7.30pm, Start: 8pm mareel auditorium Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Paul Brady is one of Ireland’s most highly regarded and successful arists. He crosses musical boundaries, incorporating folk, rock, blues, traditional Irish and classic pop styles into his songwriting. His live performances include songs from his extensive back catalogue of 40 years. £18 Shetland Arts presents

FaUST WiTh ThE ScoTTiSh ENSEmBlE & dJ alEx SmokE

Wednesday 31 July doors: 8.30pm, Start: 9pm mareel auditorium A boundary-pushing night of electronic music, film and live performance from the Scottish Ensemble and dJ Alex Smoke. Murnau’s 1926 expressionist fantasy, Faust, tells the classic cautionary tale of the deadly consequences of entering into self-destructive deals with the devil. Paying homage to the musical accompaniments of the silent film era, dJ Alex Smoke has created a 21st-century soundtrack for electronics and strings bringing this film to life.

TEa daNcE WiTh ThE ScoTTiSh ENSEmBlE

Shetland Arts presents

ThE ScoTTiSh ENSEmBlE

Saturday 3 august doors: 7pm, Start: 7.30pm mareel auditorium The Scottish Ensemble’s first ever residency in Shetland culminates in a spectacular concert at Mareel. The Ensemble will team up with folk super-duo Shetlander Chris Stout (fiddle) and Catriona McKay (Scottish harp), for a programme centring on two double concertos.

This first, Seavaigers, describes a sea journey from dundee to Shetland and is composed by Sally Beamish.

And in Bach’s instantly recognisable Concerto for Two Violins, Chris and Catriona join the Scottish Ensemble in a fresh take on core string repertoire. £18 Shetland Arts presents

iN ThE loop 3.5: makiNG coNNEcTioNS

as part of Shetland arts’ international Textile Festival 2013 Friday 31 July to Sunday 2 June mareel & Shetland museum & archives In The Loop 3.5 is an international conference with a focus on knitting, a Nordic theme, and an emphasis on the development of contemporary textile cultures.

At the conference, you will hear speakers who may be artists, curators, designers, knitters, theorists, or historians. In the Loop 3.5 is the fourth in a series of acclaimed knitting conferences initiated and led by Linda Newington from the University of Southampton Library, this year presented in collaboration with Shetland Arts. £75

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Shetland Arts presents

aly BaiN & phil cUNNiNGham

Shetland Arts presents

ShETlaNd FiddlE FRENZy 2013

Sunday 4 to Sunday 11 august mareel & other venues Fiddle Frenzy is Shetland Arts’ week long fiddle school and celebration of traditional Shetland musical culture.

This year’s festival is curated by sisters Jenna & Bethany Reid who grew up immersed in the Shetland fiddle tradition and are now both well recognised in the wider traditional music scene. Fiddle Frenzy is an opportunity to learn the secrets of Shetland fiddle playing from a range of experienced tutors, explore the thriving musical traditions of our unique and beautiful islands, or simply be part of our festival week which is packed with a range of Frenzy Fringe options and evening concerts.

The Full Frenzy package: £400 / £300 Week of classes package: £325 / £180

Shetland Arts presents

FiddlERS’ Bid

Sunday 4 august doors: 8pm, Start: 8.30pm mareel auditorium Fiddlers’ Bid are known internationally as leading exponents of Shetland’s rich fiddle tradition and are global ambassadors for the Isles. Since forming in 1991, they have established an identity as a unique band with a harmonious sound developed though many years of playing together. Their four-fiddle frontline showcases some of Shetland’s finest fiddlers - Chris Stout, Kevin Henderson, Andrew Gifford and Maurice Henderson, joined by a fantastic backing band featuring harpist Catriona McKay, guitarist Fionan de Barra, and bassist Jonathan Ritch, creating a display of stunning virtuosity at every concert. £18 / £15

monday 5 august doors: 8pm, Start: 8.30pm mareel auditorium No strangers to Shetland, Phil Cunningham and Shetland native Aly Bain have been playing, touring, and recording together since 1988 and to date have recorded four albums and played to thousands around the world. Shetland Arts is delighted to welcome them to perform in Shetland again, helping celebrate the 10th anniversary of Fiddle Frenzy in 2013. They are also performing an additional pre-Fiddle Frenzy concert in Cullivoe Hall, Yell, on Saturday 3 August. £18 / £15 Shetland Arts presents

laU

Wednesday 7 august doors: 8pm, Start: 8.30pm mareel auditorium Winners of “Best Group” at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013, Lau are modern folk music’s most innovative band - brilliant musicians, thrilling performers, and free-thinking visionaries. Featuring the beautiful vocals and skilful guitar playing of awardwinning Orcadian songwriter Kris drever, pioneering post-everything accordion and electronics from Martin Green and the timeless, masterful and melodic creativity of Scottish fiddler Aidan O’Rourke. They have long since established themselves as one of the most sought-after and creative live acts performing today. £18 / £15 Shetland Arts presents

FiddlE FRENZy FiNalE: 10Th BiRThday BaSh

Saturday 10 august doors: 8pm, Start: 8.30pm mareel auditorium Everyone is invited along to Mareel for the Fiddle Frenzy Finale: 10th Birthday Bash. This is an event jam-packed with local fiddle talent, performances from the Fiddle Frenzy students, and a party atmosphere, celebrating 10 years of Fiddle Frenzy! The evening will also include a tribute to Shetland Fiddler the late Willie Hunter, who would have been 80 this year. £15 / £12

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Shetland Arts presents

Shetland Arts presents

as part of Shetland Arts’ International Textile Festival 2013 Saturday 3 August 2pm to 5.30pm Mareel Café Bar A free networking event for the public, textile makers, artists, knitters, designers, the exhibiting artists and delegates. Free to attend on the day

Thursday 3 & Friday 4 October Doors: 7pm, Start: 7.30pm Mareel Auditorium The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is a group of all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele players, using instruments bought with loose change, which believes that all genres of music are available for reinterpretation, as long as they are played on the ukulele. The current ensemble has been playing together for over 20 years, and has become something of a national institution. The Orchestra has given thousands of sold-out concerts across the world £28

Meet Shetland Textiles

Ragged Wood Promotions in association with Shetland Arts present

Devon Sproule & Band

Friday 23 August Doors: 7pm, Start: 7.30pm Mareel Auditorium Following last year’s acclaimed concert at the Garrison Theatre, Americana singer songwriter Devon Sproule and a new-look backing band return to Shetland with a fresh batch of songs from her forthcoming L.P. £14 / £12 Heavy Metal Buffet presents

The Buffet 2013

The Shetland Rock Festival Saturday 24 August Mareel Auditiorium The first annual all-ages festival celebrating rock and metal of all kinds in Shetland. The first night of the festival will take place in the Lerwick Legion on Friday 23 August.

Shetland Arts presents

Screenplay & Wordplay 2013

Saturday 31 August to Sunday 8 September Mareel Shetland’s annual film and book festivals.

The Blues Festival Committee presents

The Shetland Blues Festival 2013 Friday 13 to Sunday 15 September 2013 Mareel Auditorium The UK’s most northerly blues festival celebrates its 10th anniversary.

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Shetland Arts presents

Seth Lakeman

Thursday 10 October Doors: 7pm, Start: 7.30pm Mareel Auditorium Folk-inspired, multi-award winning singer-songwriter Seth Lakeman tours with his hugely talented band plus special guest Lisbee Stainton on dates around the UK in October. £20 Shetland Arts presents

Karine Polwart

Friday 18 October Doors: 7pm, Start; 7.30pm Mareel Auditorium Karine Polwart draws from folk music’s long tradition while keeping pace with the ceaselessly changing times. Her talent for crafting unique, enduring melodies, her gift for saying just enough without overstating her case, the range and dynamism of her arrangements, all come together in songs of powerful contemporary relevance. £18 Shetland Arts presents

Ricky Ross

Tuesday 19 November Doors: 7pm, Start: 7.30pm Mareel Auditorium Deacon Blue front man Ricky Ross travels to Shetland as he tours his new album Trouble Came Looking, to perform songs from his solo career and Deacon Blue, and to tell the stories behind the songs. £20

JUNE at a glance Friday 31 May to Sunday 2 June Natural Sound Course p4

Friday 14 June

SATURday 1 June

Saturday 15 June

Shooglenifty

p4

MONday 3 June

Natural Sound Installation

Peatbog Faeries

Wednesday 19 June p4

The Reel Thing

p5

p6

p7

20, 21, 22 & 23 June

Tuesday 4 June

Matthew Barley: Around Britten

p5

Midsummer Carnival Events

Saturday 22 June

Thursday 6 June

Change

p5

Along Came Man

Wednesday 26 June

Wednesday 12 June

The Edrom String Quartet

Inferno to Malawi

p7

p7

Rachel Sermanni

p8

CAFÉ BAR EVENTS

p3

p6

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