Shetland Fiddle Week 2026 Concert - SFW Students, Laldy, Bryan Gear + Dance with Filskit

Join us for our finale concert and dance, celebrating the vibrant fiddle music talent of Shetland, part of Shetland Fiddle Week 2026. Shetland Fiddle Week is an annual event taking place the first week of August each year providing tuition and celebration of Shetland's unique and historic fiddle tradition. For more information visit: www.shetlandfiddleweek.com.

Our finale concert at Gulberwick Hall will feature Shetland Fiddle Week students - performing tunes they've learned across the week with Jenna Reid and Robbie Leask. Also performing are recently formed young band Laldy, made up of fiddlers Ami Grains (2025 Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year), Sinéad Jamieson, and Maisy Nicolson with Stella Manson on piano who give an energetic take on locals tunes and tradition. 

We're delighted to also be featuring well known Shetland fiddler Bryan Gear. Often referred to as a prodigy of the late Willie Hunter, Bryan is known for his exceptional playing style that combines technical skill and precision with warmth and heart to bring everything from emotional slow-airs, to lively reels and strathspeys to life in a way that no other can.

The evening will close with a traditional dance led by young local band, Filskit - Kerem Tekcan (accordion), Jayden Moore (fiddle), Liam Slater (guitar) and Euan Slater (drums). All under the age of 21, they have impressed the music scene in their first few years with their skill and energy, performing widely within Shetland as well as visits to Denmark and Scotland.