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Hailing from Shetland's most northerly island of Unst Steven is without a shadow of a doubt one of Shetland's most exciting fiddlers and one of its most prolific and talented composers, especially in the field of writing tunes for people who mean a great deal to him.

Steven Spence

A huge influence on an embryonic 'Fiddlers' Bid' in the late 80's and early 90's (who still record and perform a number of his tunes) Steven was an early member of Hom Bru, leaving Shetland to set up touring base camp with them in Edinburgh in the early 80's.

After his return he performed more as an informal solo artist, again to great acclaim.

Then in the mid 1990's Steven, for reasons best know to himself, decided to "give the fiddle a rest". Sadly that 'rest' was to last until 2004 when once again he was bitten by the bug, releasing a new album 'Spencie's Tunes', together with a music-book of self-penned tunes, his famous 'Just Knackered' T-shirts and even a locally brewed beer to celebrate the occasion. The beer was brewed by the Valhalla Brewery, run by his sister Sylvia and brother-in-law Sonny Priest on the northern-most Shetland island of Unst.

Launching these at the 2004 Shetland Folk Festival his 'return' was one of the musical highlights of the year and encouraged him to continue writing tunes and performing live, including an appearance on the Celtic Connections Open Stage in 2005.

Steven has now set up his own music business 'Spencie's Tunes' on his home island of Unst (the furthest north of the Shetland Islands and thereby the furthest north island in the United Kingdom) which includes a tune writing service and cost effective music instrument retail sales.

Much is made of product 'branding' nowadays. However you view its merits one thing is for sure, if you see the name Steven Spence on a CD, or on the bill of a live concert, you can be guaranteed it will be a highly exciting experience of the very highest quality.

Links

• www.spenciestunes.com