Tavish Scott

Tavish Scott

male, 43 years old
Shetland Islands Council, Liberal Democrat politician, Orkney and Shetland, Anderson High School, Scottish Parliament, Scottish…Shetland, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Shetland
Tavish Scott (born 6 May 1966) is a Scottish politician. He is a former Minister for Transport, Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats,...
Aly Bain

Aly Bain

male, 63 years old
fiddle, Member of the Order of the British Empire, Boys of the Lough, Lerwick, Shetland, Order of the British Empire…From Shetland
Aly Bain MBE (born 15 May 1946 in Lerwick, Shetland) is a Shetland fiddler who learned his instrument from the old-time master Tom Anderson. Now...

Tom Anderson

male, deceased (1991)
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Scottish, Folk musician, mbe, fiddler, croft…From Shetland, Shetland, Shetland Mainland
Tom Anderson (1910-1991) was a renowned Shetland fiddler and teacher. Dr. Tom Anderson was known to many in Shetland as the saviour of Shetland's...

Willie Hunter

male, deceased (1995)
reel, Willie's Last Session, Scottish folk fiddler, air, Leaving Lerwick Harbour, The Cape Breton Visit To Shetland…Shetland
Willie Hunter (1933-1995) was a Scottish folk fiddler born in Shetland who played an important part in the rejuvenation of the Shetland fiddling...
Peerie Willie Johnson

Peerie Willie Johnson

male
bass guitar, folk music, Scottish, British, bassist, guitar…From Shetland, Shetland
"Peerie" Willie Johnson (William Henry Johnson) (Born Yell, Shetland 10 December 1910; died Lerwick, Shetland 22 May 2007) was a Scottish folk...

John Leslie

male, deceased (1955)
Scottish, Lerwick, Shetland, Labour MP, member of the United Kingdom Parliament, politician
John Robert Leslie (3 November, 1873 - 12 January, 1955) was a Scottish politician. Born in Lerwick, Shetland, Leslie and his wife had 2 sons, John...
Leif Larsen

Leif Larsen

male, deceased (1990)
the defence of Norway, Norwegian Campaign, admiralty, German battleship Tirpitz, arthur, MOTIG 1…Shetland Islands, Shetland Bus, Shetland
Leif Andreas Larsen DSO, DSC, CGM, DSM and Bar (9 January 1906 - 12 October 1990), popularly known as "Shetlands-Larsen", was probably the most...
Margaret Of Denmark

Margaret Of Denmark

female, deceased (1486)
norwegian, princess, medieval woman, House of Stuart, Danish, House of Oldenburg…Shetland
Margaret of Denmark (June 23, 1456 - before July 14, 1486) was the daughter of King Christian I of Denmark (1448-1481), Norway (1450-1481), and...
Astrid Williamson

Astrid Williamson

female
Songwriter, Cinerama, The Wedding Present, Supergroup, Royal Scottish Academy, One Little Indian Records…Shetland
Astrid Williamson is a Shetland born musician and songwriter. In the 1990s, Williamson obtained her degree in music from the Royal Scottish Academy...

Arthur Anderson

male, deceased (1868)
buried at West Norwood Cemetery, Liberal MP, Shetland, UK Liberal Party politician, crystal palace, liberal…from Orkney and Shetland, Orkney and Shetland constituency, Shetland Fishery Company, Shetland Journal
Arthur Anderson (1792, Shetland - 1868), was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician. He was co-founder of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam...