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Concert: Saturday 12 June
Jenna & Bethany Reid
2:30pm EDT (7:30pm BST, 11:30am PDT)
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Jenna and Bethany Reid will be playing both double fiddles and some fiddle & piano. They were born & bred in Shetland and began fiddling at a young age under the watchful eye of the late Willie Hunter. Following her music degree, Jenna performed with Dóchas & Deaf Shepherd & is a member of Blazin’ Fiddles, and with Bethany and two others, created the innovative fiddle quartet Rant.
Jenna’s 5th solo album Working Hands is a stunning collection of original compositions, performed alongside a collection of the finest musicians.
Jenna and Bethany cowrote the album Escape, The Story of Jan Baalsrud and the Shetland Bus, based on the true story of a World War II hero, Jan Baalsrud, a Norwegian who took part in the nighttime sailings between Shetland and occupied Norway.
The sisters curated 3 years of the Shetland Fiddle Frenzy festival, delivering a week-
Websites: Jenna Reid Blazin Fiddles Rant
See info and hear audio from a past concert/workshop presented by Jenna Reid for fiddle-
Workshop with Jenna Reid – click here for workshop details