Shoramere
Shoramere are an Orkney group with a Shetland twist. Whilst all members of the young fiddle group live in the West Mainland of Orkney, their leader, Jenny Keldie's Shetland influences shine through creating a sound that is distinctly their own.
All members attend Stromness Academy where, in 2002, music teacher Jenny formed the group. An award-winning fiddler and singer from Burra Isle in Shetland, she was keen to get a fiddle group going in the West Mainland, following her experiences with the renowned Shetland Young Heritage group. Constantly evolving, the group has grown since its early days and at present contains 12 members. As members move through the school new pupils join the ranks, keeping a healthy core of players.
Shoramer play a wide variety of music with styles from all over the world, but their main sound comes from Orkney and, with Jenny’s influence, Shetland. Over they years they have played at a wide and varied number of events and have travelled to Norway, Shetland and Mainland Scotland. To date they have also produced two albums - Shoramere and Still Around.