Editing Shetland (section)

=== Music ===
Shetland's culture and landscapes have inspired a variety of musicians, writers and film-makers. [[The Forty Fiddlers]] was formed in the 1950s to promote the traditional fiddle style, which is a vibrant part of local culture today.<ref>[http://shetlopedia.com/The_Forty_Fiddlers "The Forty Fiddlers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054630/http://shetlopedia.com/The_Forty_Fiddlers|date=16 July 2011}}, shetlopedia.com, Retrieved 8 March 2011</ref> Notable exponents of Shetland folk music include [[Aly Bain]], [[Jenna Reid]], [[Fiddlers' Bid]], and the late [[Tom Anderson (fiddler)|Tom Anderson]] and [[Peerie Willie Johnson]]. [[Thomas Fraser (singer)|Thomas Fraser]] was a [[country music]]ian who never released a commercial recording during his life, but whose work has become popular more than 20 years after his death in 1978.<ref>Culshaw, Peter (18 June 2006) [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jun/18/14 "The Tale of Thomas Fraser"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510203836/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jun/18/14 |date=10 May 2017 }}, The Guardian, Retrieved 8 March 2011</ref>

The annual Shetland Folk Festival began in 1981 and is hosted on the first weekend of May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shetlandfolkfestival.com/|title=Shetland Folk Festival|date=21 May 2019|website=shetlandfolkfestival.com|access-date=21 May 2019|archive-date=10 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610092757/https://www.shetlandfolkfestival.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>