Spencies Tunes

Great video by film-maker Donald Jonasson about the 42 foot Canadian canoe Spirit Dancer and crew on their visit to Shetland last summer.The film will be available on dvd soon and will be sold as a fundraiser to raise funds for Shetland youngsters to visit Canada to complete the cultural exchange. Spirit Dancer will be in Shetland again this summer. The music on the film is by Spencie….

Spirit Dancer Meets Shetland from Donald Jonasson on Vimeo.

2012 South Mainland Up Helly Aa Raffle

2012 SMUHA Raffle Tickets will be on sale from Saturday 21 January at the following locations: Bigton shop, Sandwick Baking Co., Wendy’s Hairdressers, Health & Beauty, Mainlands Shop, Islesburgh Community Centre, Levenwick shop, T. L. Dallas, North Bridge Stores,
Goudies at Toab, Allans of Gillock and the Sandwick social Club.

Prizes
1st Prize – “A Spencies Tune” composed specially for SMUHA
the Winner gets to “Name the Tune” and receives a Manuscript, CD etc.  Click link below to listen:

2nd Prize – £100 cash

3rd Prize – £80 Shetland Designer Knitwear Voucher

Other prizes: Clay Target Shooting for up to 4 people, 1 Dozen Deuk Eggs from Cunningsburgh, ½ Mousa Lamb, Bag o’ Soothend Tatties, SMUHA Polo Shirt,
2 Shetland Folk Festival Clickimin Foy Tickets, Archery Session for up to 12 Participants,
Pair of Ladies Handmade Fingerless Gloves, Cordless Vacuum Cleaner, plus many more prizes.

Facebook Poll

It is one year since our first competition so to mark this Spencie is going to compose a tune for next weeks competition prize!! Which type of tune should he compose?

Please click HERE to go to the facebook poll.

This Poll will run until Sunday 12th February (midnight).

Question:  Who composed the tune Spootiskerry ?

Answer: Ian Burns

Winner: Ron Ramsay – Congratulations Ron!

Prize: A CD or Book of your choice – to see the choices click HERE

Steven Spence – Fiddle,  Alice Mullay – Piano,  Jonathan Ritch – Guitar / Bass

Click below to listen:

Click link below to listen:

Geordie & Helen’s Indalea Two Step

Written in memory of Geordie and Helen Duncan.

Played by Brian Morrison (accordion/piano/bass), Steven Spence (fiddle)

Had a very successful half price sale over the weekend on the CDs and books, and put a load out at the post office this morning. Spencie’s Tunes Vol 2 CD has now sold out as well as Vol 1, so will have to consider doing a re-print in future.

Just got in more Spencie’s Tunes Vol 3 CDs and Books so should be enough to keep going through the summer.