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Jenna Reid

Jenna Reid - Shetland Fiddler

About Me

*NEW PROFILE PHOTO BY DEBS KORITSAS*Hailing from Shetland, Jenna is undoubtedly one of the finest fiddle players ever to grace the traditional music scene. ‘Laughing Girl’ released on Footstompin Records is the second solo album from Shetland Fiddler Jenna Reid, and promises to deliver the bright talents of one of Scotland’s most prominent young musicians.Nominated as ‘Best Instrumentalist’ at the 2007 Scots Trad Awards, her new release showcases music and song from Shetland and Scotland featuring Kevin Mackenzie, Bethany Reid, Duncan Lyall, James Thomson, Iain Sandilands and Martin O’Neill.Since releasing her debut solo album ‘With Silver & All’ in 2005 and being awarded ‘Best Up and Coming Artist’ at the 2005 Scots Trad Music Awards. Jenna was invited by Aly Bain and Jerry Douglas to perform on the third series of the Transatlantic Sessions.A protégé of the greatest names in Shetland fiddling, Dr Tom Anderson MBE and Willie Hunter, Jenna has appeared all over the world with Shetland fiddling sensations, ‘Filska’, Scottish super group, ‘Deaf Shepherd’ and ‘Dochas’, winners of ‘Best Up and Coming Band’ at the 2004 Scots Trad Music Awards. Dochas are also nominated for ‘Best Folk Band’ at the 2006 Scots Trad Music Awards.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/11/2006
Band Website: jennareid.co.uk
Band Members: Jenna Reid Band : Bethany Reid, Piano, fiddle & vocals Kevin Mackenzie, Guitar Duncan Lyall, Double Bass James Thomson, Flute Iain Sandilands, Percussion
Influences: I'll be forever grateful to my former teacher, the late Willie Hunter. He was an amazing man and teacher and I'm so lucky to have had his tuition.Liz Carroll is a absolutely great person and one of my favourite fiddlers, Gordon Gunn - totally love his album 'Shoreside', Dezi Donnelly & Michael McGoldrick, Aly Bain, Cathal Haydn, Dave Richardson and the Boys of the Lough, been very lucky to have done some gigs with the band and it was great fun. I have a massive amount of respect for them and their music. Solas, Winifred Horan.I'm influenced by pretty much everyone I'm involved with in music, the Dochas crew, Filska, Deaf Shepherd....
Sounds Like: buy an album and find out!
Record Label: footstompin Records www.footstompin.com
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Jenna - Live Review from Electric Theatre,Guildford

Guildford Electric Theatre June 2008  Surrey Advertiser 11th June.  Alan Golden'For such a small place the Shetland Isles seem to produce a disproportionately large number of talented musicians, par...
Posted by Jenna Reid on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:00:00 PST

Website Face-lift

Hello! Just a wee note to say that my website www.jennareid.co.uk is having a wee make over so dont worry if your trying to get onto it - it 'll be back with us soon.  The new site has a link to ...
Posted by Jenna Reid on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:43:00 PST

Clonmel with Julie Fowlis Band

Just back from County Tipperary where I was playing fiddle with Julie Fowlis and her band. We were over at the Clonmel Junction Festival for the weekend and had a great time. Irish band Danu were al...
Posted by Jenna Reid on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:46:00 PST

The Met & The Electric Theatre

Just back from two lovely gigs at the Met in Bury and The Electric Theatre in Guildford. Great to back at the Met where I was with Dochas at the Big Whistle festival in May, and before that with the ...
Posted by Jenna Reid on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:58:00 PST

’Laughing Girl’ Reviewed on Maverick Magazine

Maverick Magazine ****June 2008 Album review of 'Laughing Girl'Inspired mix of traditional comtempary Scottish music, or more importantly Shetland folk music from yet another extremely talented musici...
Posted by Jenna Reid on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:31:00 PST

BBC Radio Scotland Celtic Zone

I'm delighted to have been asked to be a guest presenter for the new Celtic Zone at BBC Radio Scotland. I'll be presenting a programme all about our favourite instrument - the fiddle!!Check out bbc.c...
Posted by Jenna Reid on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:30:00 PST

Living Tradition - Laughing Girl Review

Shetland fiddler Jenna Reid plays the fiddle with an undeniable pasison and vigour and this is evident across all tracks on her second solo release, 'Laughing Girl'.  The tunes all benefit from t...
Posted by Jenna Reid on Thu, 29 May 2008 05:30:00 PST

Live Review from York

National Centre for Early Music - Jenna Reid Band 18/03/08 "Shetland Fiddler, Jenna Reid and her band, no stranger to this wonderful venue, having played  here with Dochas a couple of years back,...
Posted by Jenna Reid on Mon, 12 May 2008 10:10:00 PST

Jenna’s Track on the ’Word’ Magazine CD

One of the tracks from 'Laughing Girl' has been chosen to appear on a new compliation CD. The 'Hams o Muckle Roe' is going to feature on next months Word magazine as a track on the covermount CD. Th...
Posted by Jenna Reid on Wed, 07 May 2008 11:11:00 PST

Jenna’s news

Hey there folks, thanks loads for the kind comments on my blogs - its very kind of you to take the time to drop in and say hi!I'm heading for Manchester this week, Dochas are playing on Saturday night...
Posted by Jenna Reid on Wed, 07 May 2008 02:26:00 PST