ABOUT

Claire White

I’m from Shetland and have been playing fiddle for more than thirty years. I learned much of what I know from the late, great Dr Tom Anderson, and have travelled worldwide performing and teaching music. With my fiddle on my back, I’ve so far visited Australia, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the USA, Canada, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sardinia, Turkey, Italy, Germany, Slovenia, Estonia, Poland, Ireland and the UK. 

I currently perform in line-ups including Blyde Lasses, Danse McCabre and Shetland’s Heritage Fiddlers. In 2016 and 2017 I was honoured to curate Shetland Fiddle Frenzy, an annual celebration of our aert-kent music culture. Since 2010 I’ve been writing award-winning Shetland-themed songs and find myself increasingly drawn to stories of historic events, particularly those involving women. You can read about my songwriting research here.

Collaborators

• Betty Mouat’s Sang - film financial support and website assistance - Shetland Amenity Trust

• Marketing partnership - Promote Shetland

• CD booklet financial support - Shetland Forwirds

• Website building services - NB Communication

• With thanks to Tim Matthew and Jonathan Ritch at Shetland Arts for audio recording, editing and mastering

• Photography and album graphics - Louise Bichan

• With thanks to Alison Smith for administrative support - Maxwell Music

• Music research assistance - Shetland Museum and Archives

• Betty Mouat’s Sang filming assistance - The Swan Trust

• Music support - The Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen