Spencie is delighted that his 9 year old son George (who has only been playing for about 6 months) got 3rd for the Traditional Junior at the Young Fiddler of the Year this weekend !  Spencie also won a trophy for the tune competition winning the David Hall Memorial Trophy for the best reel in Shetland idiom with his tune The Bull Farm Reel.

Spencie and his son George

Aly Bain and George Spence

Question:   Who won the Young Fiddler of the Year competition 20 years ago in 1992 ?

Prize:  CD & Book of you choice – Click HERE to see the choices

To enter please send your answer to the above question by email to info@spenciestunes.com marked as “May Competition″

To read more about it and here the tune you can check out Fiona’s Blog page if you click HERE

 ”Spencie’s Tunes 2009″

Pure Sandy, Clare O’ Valsgarth, The Dawn Martin Two-Step, Goturm’s Galley-Vant The Feroalangur Waltz, Sylvia & Sonny’s Silver, Grannie Annie fae Cottingham’s Farewell to the NHS, Spot & Sue, A Waltz For Peggy, Connor’s Reel, Catriona’s Reel, Willie’s Waltz, The Shetland Baby Dance, Margaret Spence Of Colvadale, Gillian & James Anniversary March, Nicole & Jacques’ Scottish Air, The Seabreeze Reel, Da Soup Dragon’s Waltz, Mouat’s Reel, Sandi Golbey’s Reel, Alec’s Love O’ Da Shetland Isles.

“Spencie’s Tunes Unpublished”

Sofmma, A Kiss For Kierstin, Ertie Davidson Two Step, Linda and Paul’s Wedding, Alison’s Ruby Waltz, Tommy O’ Houlland’s Reel, Mrs Margaret Smith MBE, Da Birlin Baileys, Nadia’s Waltz, Aly’s Diamond Year, Joanna & Stuart’s Pittenweem Wedding, The Dawnvale Waltz, HIE Ho Hunter The Shetland Reel O’ Enterprise, Andrina’s Jig, Kirsie’s Waltz, Philip Howey’s Reel, Linda’s Going Shopping, Brian’s Bluegrass Mandolin, Skomvaer, Judith’s Joy, Trout Rising, Ettie’s Centenary, Lyla & Grant’s Wedding Reel, Harry & Anne’s Golden Wedding Reel, Smiling Blue Eyes, Rumsin Trowe da Artefacts.

A beautiful cake made by Margaret Paton from Dalkeith for a work colleague’s retirement.

The tune is ‘Alec’s Love O’ Da Shetland Isles’ which was written by Spencie for Margaret’s husband Alec’s 80th birthday in 2009.

Click Play to listen to a sample clip of the tune:

The tune is available on Spencie’s Tunes 2009 CD and Book -  For the CD click HERE – For the Book click HERE

Spencie gets some unexpected guests on stage during the launch of his CD & Book at the Shetland Folk Festival 2004!!

The tunes are: Da Auld Man, Uyea Isle, George’s Reel    (all composed by Spencie)

Written for Andrea Laurenson on her 21st Birthday.

Please click the link below to listen:

Answer: Tom Anderson

Winner: Ewan Stark – Congratulations Ewan!

Prize:  CD & Book of you choice – Click HERE to see the choices