Eric Linklater and David Delday

Eric Linklater and David Delday

 

Rising stars of the local folk scene, both Eric and David are from Orkney’s East Mainland and attend Kirkwall Grammar School. Eric plays the fiddle and David the piano, performing a mixture of Scottish and Orkney tunes.

The lads have been playing as a duo for the past year, having come third in the Orkney Folk Festival Open Stage. Additionally, both are members of Hadhirgaan, Kirkwall Grammar School’s folk group, and Eric also plays with the Orkney Traditional Music Project.