Filska

Filska Is A High Energy Traditional Band From The Shetland Islands. Their Music Is Built Around Traditional Fiddle Tunes. 'Filska' Means 'high Spirited' In The Local Language Of The Shetland Islands. Band Members Include Jenna Reid Fiddle Vocals & Accordion Bethany Reid Fiddle Vocals & Piano Gemma Wilson Fiddle & Vocals And Andrew Tulloch Guitar & Vocals. Jenna Bethany And Gemma Grew Up On The Shetland Islands And Began Playing Together At Local Events An Early Age. They Were Frequent Prizewinners In The Young Fiddler Of The Year Competition An Annual Event In The Islands. They Released Their First Album 'Harvest Home' In 1995 And Performed On The Scottish Television Series 'Ceol Na Fidhle' Recorded Live In Coo Cathedral Aberdeenshire Scottland.
They Made Their Second Album 'Time And Tide' In 1998. This Album Was Recorded By Shetland Guitarist/singer And Recording Engineer Andrew Tulloch. He Became A Member Of Filska After They Finished Their Second Album. Their New Release ' Thousand Miles Away' Includes Several Of Their Own Compositions. They Have Performed In Norway Sweden Denmark Italy France Germany Canada And The United States Where They Represented Scotland At The Millennium Celebrations Held In Disney's Epcot Centre Florida. read less