Shetland Voices

Podcast on Shetland life

Shetland Voices is a society podcast hosted by Shetland News, with 11 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Shetland News hosts Shetland Voices, a society show with 11 episodes published.

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  Ron Sandford – depicting the spirit of place

  May 10, 202547 minS0

  <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>His latest exhibition opens in the Shetland Museum’s Gadderie space today (Saturday 10 May 2025).</p><p>Shetland Voices producer Jane Moncrieff spoke with Ron in advance of the show.</p>

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  Episode #10

  Caroline Adamson - social work, accountancy and … fixing bikes

  Oct 4, 202431 minS0

  <p>Born and raised in Lerwick, Caroline Adamson had a variety of jobs before she discovered the role that would become her passion.</p> <p>Twenty-five years ago, she founded the award winning, non-profit Shetland Community Bike Project which is based at Lerwick’s Commercial Road.</p> <p>The initiative provides opportunities for people with barriers to employment reach their full potential, and is hugely successful in what it does.</p> <p>In this latest edition of Shetland Voices, Jane Moncrieff hears about Caroline’s early life and how her previous experience led her to the project and how it has...

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  Episode #9

  Kathy Hubbard - ‘I have learnt never to say, ‘what next?’’

  Aug 12, 20241h 11mS0

  <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>A change in career saw her becoming the development officer with the then Shetland Arts Trust. She recalls the difficult, painful and surprisingly controversial journey to get the isles’ very own music, cinema and education venue off the grou...

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  Episode #8

  Caroline Moyes - Well-known voice to Radio Shetland listeners.

  Apr 13, 20241h 4mS0

  <p>This month's Shetland Voices finds Jane Moncrieff in conversation with a very well-known voice to Radio Shetland listeners. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>She and husband Peter will be leaving the isles in May to take up their new life in Inverness. </p>

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  Episode #7

  Eddie Watt - From young lobster packer, to plumber, then pilot.

  Feb 16, 20241h 4mS0

  <p>FROM young lobster packer, to plumber, then pilot, Shetland Voices features recently retired Loganair stalwart Eddie Watt.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Watt retired from Loganair at the end of January after 27 years with the company.</p>

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