shetland folk festival 1991 fiddle workshop

[@hidmost]

Brilliant clip thanks for posting. Peerie Willie, Willie Hunter and Graham Townshend RIP. That's my Dad with the blue fiddle! Still alive and well here in Shetland!

[@ShonaMcMillan]

Mike Curran you published this on the anniversary of Willie Hunter's passing. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this amazing clip. In 1991 I was taught by Willie when he went over to America and me, from Scotland, spent some time there too playing tunes and learning from him. I used to hold the fiddle as he does 6 minutes in to this clip. Wonderful to see this and have the memories flood back. He was a great musician and an even lovelier person - one of the most important people to influence my musical journey Show less REPLY

[@pintlicker]

Love Willie Hunter! What a fiddler, one of the best I've ever heard. Brilliant!

[@alfo6085]

Great piece of history, thanks for sharing

Willie Hunter - what a great fiddler.

[@ConsairtinFergus]

Wasn't he? Beautiful tone. Shame so few recordings & footage from him. From all the Shetland fiddlers of his generation, not even Aly Bain is able to achieve the richness of his tone. Powerful player.

[@StephenJPC]

Thanks for posting this, makes me feel quite nostalgic....

[@99sco]

Would love it if you could post more of this please and thanks. What great musicians.

[@jamesgraves9273]

Away we go 👍 form 3 mins pure brilliant

[@chasscott]

So much musical talent - Brilliant.

[@pastore0506]

That was great, I would like to add my own thanks for posting! George

[@vesternor]

thanks for posting

[@FredQuein]

isn't that Gerry banjo O'Connor behind :)

[@LyndaKraar]

Thanks, Willie, for letting me know it's okay to use passing chords when comping these tunes. Peace.

[@philipcroft2236]

How old is Gerry there? 10?

[@GavinAtkin]

With Neti!

[@vonnieestes]

Aka Traveler's Reel, and in Quebec it is known as the Worker's (Ouvrier's) Reel.

[@mactcampbell]

Any video with Willie in it is a good one. Who is the gentleman on the guitar?. He's pretty good too.

[@woolyimage]

Thats the one and only Peerie Willie.

[@Peggysmusic]

Oh, yes! I know it as Walker Street. Thanks!

[@Peggysmusic]

What the name of the first tune? I know I've heard it before, but I cannot think of the name! Cool video, by the way!

[@codnostaw]

The previous comment by Sjofugia does not make any sense as there is not a "Shetland" tune played in the above video only Scottish and Irish tunes with various interpretations of the music played by a few shetlanders,a canadian,a dutch lady and an Irishman !!!!!!