Shetland Voices
A podcast about life in Shetland, covering local stories, culture, and community news. Produced by Shetland News, it provides a unique insight into the islands of Shetland. The episodes feature interviews and discussions with local voices, reflecting on what makes Shetland special.
Episodes
Ron Sandford – depicting the spirit of place
Artist Ron Sandford was born in Greenock in 1937. His talent and curiosity for life, place and work has taken him all over the world.He moved to Cullivoe, Yell, with his family in 2002. From there he continued to produce a remarkable body of work; landscapes and still life studies mostly in pen, ink and watercolour.His latest exhibition opens in the Shetland Museum’s Gadderie space today (Saturda
Caroline Adamson - social work, accountancy and … fixing bikes
Born and raised in Lerwick, Caroline Adamson had a variety of jobs before she discovered the role that would become her passion.
Twenty-five years ago, she founded the award winning, non-profit Shetland Community Bike Project which is based at Lerwick’s Commercial Road.
The initiative provides opportunities for people with barriers to employment reach their full potential, and is hugely successful
Kathy Hubbard - ‘I have learnt never to say, ‘what next?’’
Kathy Hubbard, born in England and raised in Wales, has had a long-lasting love of Shetland, eventually moving here in 1990 to work for the SIC.
In this latest Shetland Voices podcast, she speaks extensively and passionately about her experiences as a probation officer, first in England, and then at criminal justice with the council here in Shetland.
A change in career saw her becoming the develop
Caroline Moyes - Well-known voice to Radio Shetland listeners.
This month's Shetland Voices finds Jane Moncrieff in conversation with a very well-known voice to Radio Shetland listeners.
Caroline McKenzie/Moyes has recently retired from a 40 year career with the BBC. But she has had other strings to her bow including teacher, landlady and hotelier.
She and husband Peter will be leaving the isles in May to take up their new life in Inverness.
Eddie Watt - From young lobster packer, to plumber, then pilot.
FROM young lobster packer, to plumber, then pilot, Shetland Voices features recently retired Loganair stalwart Eddie Watt.
He tells Jane Moncrieff how an epiphany changed the course of his life, bringing him and his family on a mission to Kenya, and the challenges he met along the path to eventually becoming a commander.
Watt retired from Loganair at the end of January after 27 years with the comp
Marjolein Robertson - Rising comedian
SHETLAND comedian Marjolein Robertson’s star is rising. After several years performing free at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, last year her show garnered five star reviews and was shortlisted for several awards.
She also took the number three spot on the influential The List Hot 100.
Earlier this month Jane Moncrieff went out west to have a yarn with Marjolein for Shetland Voices…
Jen Stout - Wartime changes everything
OVER recent months journalist Jen Stout has become a bit of a household name nationally with her passionate reporting of the plight of ordinary Ukrainians suffering from the onslaught of a brutal and unjustified Russian aggression.
After a number of months, first on the Romanian border and then in the war-torn country itself, Jen arrived home to Shetland a few weeks ago to recover from an intensiv
Jan Bevington - Da Selkie wife
FOR more than thirty years Jan Bevington has been rescuing seals and otters from around Shetland’s shores. When they are able she returns them to the wild
Originally from Lancashire, Jane has now lived here in the isles for fifty years. Married to journalist Pete Bevington for 25 years, together they have built up the only local marine life sanctuary to a first-class £400,000 facility, which is no
Jim Nicolson - Vet reflects on 36 years of looking after the isles’ pets and livestock
FOR the latest instalment in our Shetland Voices podcasts Jane Moncrieff travels to the Westside to catch up with vet Jim Nicolson, who retired from practice at the end of May.
Born as the middle brother of three boys he grew up on a croft in Twatt. Schooled locally until he went to the Anderson High School in third year, he studied veterinary medicine at Edinburgh University. Here he also met Jul
Geordie Jacobson – a man who amasses many things
FOR the second instalment of our Shetland Voices series Shetland News’ podcaster Jane Moncrieff travelled to the Ness to hear from well-kent collector of all things mechanical, Geordie Jacobson.
Trained as a civil engineer, Geordie worked on many road projects in England and in Scotland before returning home to Shetland in the 1970s when the economy was booming.
The 75-year-old is also well known
Barbara Fraser – the 80-year-old crofter with a brand new quad
Born in Yell more than 80 years ago, Barbara Fraser has been crofting all of her life – first at Gossabrough, then Culswick and now at Gulberwick, where she has been for almost fifty years.
Remarkably, she is self-sufficient in local produce, casts her own peats and got herself a new quad to celebrate her 80th birthday earlier this year.
In the first audio interview as part of a new Shetland Voice
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