DizzyKipper Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 I have a friend down south who wants to visit for the guitar festival. I can only find info for previous years. I'm guessing this is because the 'acts'/venues have not yet been booked so there is not information yet? Am I correct in assuming that it goes on for a number of weekends in different locations? If he's coming for a weekend, I don't know what to advise - to pick a weekend where the venues are close to where he is staying and he likes who is playing? Do venues get sold out? Is there any other info or advice you can give me to pass on? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriebryan Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 You're quite correct that the programme hasn't been confirmed yet, and that there will be a number of events over the autumn. Details will be announced shortly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DizzyKipper Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 My friend says he can't find any info about the guitar festival, so I did a bit of searching. Shetland music website has no dates Shetland Arts has " Details on this year’s programme coming soon!" (no dates) and directs to Shetland music site above. Visit Shetland website says "dates are yet to be confirmed" and also points to Shetland music website. Then...A Scottish Islands web site has provisional dates, with links to... Shetland Arts website, above; and finally Shetland Box Office which gives a date!! Unfortunately when you try and book tickets online, you can't select it. I thought there might be details of who is playing too? I think one week's notice is to short for him to get here now, unfortunately.Shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyKipper Posted September 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Even more confused now! The dates finally given were for 16-18th of September. Now there is someone doing a concert (Simon Thacker's Svara-Kanti), on two dates in October/November. Seems this is Asian influenced music, not what my friend was expecting. Please can anyone clear up what is going please? I thought the guitar festival was a group of events over a weekend or two, with different artists in different locations around the islands... I don't know if this year is representative, but it seems a mess! No proper information about who was playing where and when, even from the official organisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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