0:00:04 > 0:00:0694 miles north of the Scottish mainland,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10where the blustery Atlantic meets the North Sea,
0:00:10 > 0:00:14lies Shetland, an archipelago of some 100 islands,
0:00:14 > 0:00:15mostly uninhabited.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20Until the late 15th century, they belonged to Scandinavia.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Being closer to Bergen than Edinburgh,
0:00:23 > 0:00:26the islanders remain proud of their Norse heritage.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Recently, new riches have been discovered
0:00:29 > 0:00:32supplementing the island's staple of farming and fishing.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37The most northerly island is Unst,
0:00:37 > 0:00:40where locals mix tradition with innovation
0:00:40 > 0:00:42to survive in a fast-changing world.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48It's summer here and the crofters Charlie and Bertie Priest
0:00:48 > 0:00:52get acquainted with the bonxie, the most fearsome bird on the island.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03And local entrepreneur Frank Strang has an idea to put
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Unst on the world stage with a music festival.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10We could fall flat on our faces. Nobody could turn up.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12And will the big event prove too much
0:01:12 > 0:01:14for some of the local performers?
0:01:14 > 0:01:16I'm scared I'm going to mess it up.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Come on. You're just nervous. You'll be all right.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57It's mid July and, in Britain's most northerly parish,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Barbara Priest calls the congregation
0:02:00 > 0:02:03of St John's Church, Baltasound, to their regular Sunday service.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08It will be taken by David Cooper,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11minister to this parish for over seven years.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Today, his service is taking a musical theme.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Music in my life is huge.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22It is, of course, very important to Shetland.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Take the fiddle down from the wall and give us a tune.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29It's a way, not just of bringing the family together,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32but the wider community as well.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37Really, no event can take place without there being some music.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40This morning, to mix things up,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43David has chosen an unusual hymn to start the service.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Just for a moment,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49you are not only congregation
0:02:49 > 0:02:52gathered in the parish of Unst,
0:02:52 > 0:02:58you are the D'Oyly Carte chorus on stage for all the world.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04We'll be singing Courage, Do Not Stumble
0:03:04 > 0:03:07and a stirring tune from Arthur Sullivan,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10so a touch of Gilbert and Sullivan thrown in.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15# Courage, brother, do not stumble... #
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Over the last 100 years,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21this church has traditionally been bolstered by military personnel,
0:03:21 > 0:03:23who have been based on the island,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25now long gone.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29But a recent addition to the congregation is Mother Mary,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32the island's very own Eastern Orthodox nun.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34She came to Unst eight years ago,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37drawn by its isolation and rugged beauty.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43One of her favourite meditative spots is the northernmost tip
0:03:43 > 0:03:46of the island, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the North Sea.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53I come here pretty regularly, really, to pray.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56I feel that it's part of my vocation here.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02This striking, blustery headland has also played a prominent role
0:04:02 > 0:04:05in warning Unst of approaching invaders,
0:04:05 > 0:04:07once Viking longboats,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09later German battleships,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12and, more recently, Russian submarines.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Unst, having the most northerly coast of Britain,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18was very strategically important
0:04:18 > 0:04:23to protect the North Passage between Russia and the Atlantic.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Over here, we have Skaw,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28where there was a presence during the First World War
0:04:28 > 0:04:31and the Second World War.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35And, then, if we span round here, I can see Saxa Vord,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38which was where the RAF were during the Cold War
0:04:38 > 0:04:41and they helped look after the radar mast,
0:04:41 > 0:04:46which is still working and still observing and protecting Britain.
0:04:49 > 0:04:55The old base at Saxa Vord was once home to specialist radar personnel,
0:04:55 > 0:04:59but, when the Cold War ended, the Ministry of Defence sold it off.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03The domestic quarters have since been redeveloped into a hotel,
0:05:03 > 0:05:05brewery and gin distillery.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10The entrepreneur behind it all
0:05:10 > 0:05:13is former flight lieutenant Frank Strang,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16who today is holding a meeting to discuss a bold new idea
0:05:16 > 0:05:18for the old Air Force base.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22OK, Lisa, do you want to get into artists and the line-up?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- How many artists have we got? - It's about 30-something.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- And the Americans?- Yeah.- OK.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30So, if every artist brings their family, we are quids in.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32LAUGHING
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Frank has come up with a plan to showcase
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Unst's unique musical talents,
0:05:37 > 0:05:40alongside a few big names from America.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Music and the arts really run through the whole DNA of Shetland
0:05:43 > 0:05:45and especially Unst
0:05:45 > 0:05:50and, in an effort to try and bring more people to Unst,
0:05:50 > 0:05:52what we decided to do was to hold
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Britain's most northern music festival.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Frank's vision is for several open-air stages
0:05:59 > 0:06:02and on-site camping for visiting festivalgoers.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Up here, we are heading towards the Astroturf,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07which has got the most magnificent view
0:06:07 > 0:06:10and if God could come down and give me one wish,
0:06:10 > 0:06:13somehow we'll make this the venue.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16We have brought some power in here from the officers' mess site
0:06:16 > 0:06:18and we've got a couple of portable stages.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21What I'd would love to do is to turn this into a proper outdoor venue
0:06:21 > 0:06:23with a roof on it.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24What's that movie?
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Field Of Dreams. Build it and they will come.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28HE LAUGHS
0:06:29 > 0:06:33The former base is also home to Britain's most northerly charity shop.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Frank has given over the old supply building to the Barrack Stores,
0:06:37 > 0:06:41which is run on behalf of Baltasound Kirk by Barbara Priest,
0:06:41 > 0:06:43the church's bell-ringer.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45You never know what's going to come in
0:06:45 > 0:06:47and you never know what is going to sell.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50We've had some pieces for months and you think,
0:06:50 > 0:06:51"I wonder if that will ever sell,"
0:06:51 > 0:06:53and somebody comes in and says,
0:06:53 > 0:06:54"That's exactly what I'm looking for."
0:06:54 > 0:06:56That's half the fun of it.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00Is there anything you have been stuck with for absolutely ages?
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Hm. That would be telling.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03SHE LAUGHS
0:07:05 > 0:07:10The shop has already raised over £6,000 for Kirk refurbishments,
0:07:10 > 0:07:12but the building is only on loan to the church.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17The agreement is if they need to use this space,
0:07:17 > 0:07:19then we vacate.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21So we're hoping that doesn't happen.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Three miles further up the road from Saxa Vord
0:07:26 > 0:07:30is the most northerly dwelling in the whole of the British Isles.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36It belongs to 58-year-old twins, Charlie and Bertie Priest...
0:07:39 > 0:07:43..islanders whose family have been on Unst for over ten generations
0:07:43 > 0:07:45and who still work the family croft
0:07:45 > 0:07:47where they graze their sheep.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50But crofting alone won't pay the bills,
0:07:50 > 0:07:52so they both have other jobs, too.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57Charlie helps run the local shop, the Final Checkout,
0:07:57 > 0:08:01and is the island bus driver,
0:08:01 > 0:08:02while Bertie runs a garage.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07The twins have lived on Unst all their lives
0:08:07 > 0:08:10and, being crofters, have not only communal grazing rights
0:08:10 > 0:08:13but peat rights on the moor below the old radar station.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Waiting to lend Charlie a hand is twin brother Bertie.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28The brothers keep the essential tools for the job
0:08:28 > 0:08:30in their specially instructed peat house...
0:08:31 > 0:08:35..the ripper, the tushkar, and Shetland spade.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43These types of tool have been used by crofters all over the islands
0:08:43 > 0:08:45and West Coast for hundreds of years.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Peat is a fossil fuel made of decomposed organic matter
0:08:57 > 0:09:01that has been compressed over a few thousand years.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03When dried, it can be burned.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Crofters have traditionally used peat to heat their homes.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Whilst it might seem like a bargain to a crofter like Charlie,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53apart from the hard graft of cutting the peat,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56it then has to be stacked and left to dry
0:09:56 > 0:09:58before it can be taken off the moor.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08But the twins are not alone on the moor.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12They're soon joined by the infamous Shetland bonxie.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21The bonxie is a big, aggressive bird.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Its real name is great skua and such is the fearsome reputation
0:10:25 > 0:10:30of skuas that the Royal Navy named a dive-bombing aeroplane after them.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45The bonxie is a migrant bird that loves to breed here
0:10:45 > 0:10:49on the peat moors or Unst and with its audacious flying skills,
0:10:49 > 0:10:53survives by stealing fish in the air from other birds.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Known also to dive-bomb humans when approached,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02the twins handle these birds with great caution.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16The brick-sized pieces of wet peat need to be left for about two weeks
0:11:16 > 0:11:19to dry out and the twins will return in a fortnight
0:11:19 > 0:11:20to check up on their stack.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27At the Final Checkout, Charlie's workmates Pat and Lorraine are busy
0:11:27 > 0:11:32stocking the shelves for the anticipated crowd of music festivalgoers.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Well, hopefully, if it all goes to plan,
0:11:34 > 0:11:36then it'll be a yearly event.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- It's a very ambitious plan, but hopefully it'll all go good.- Yeah.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44I hope it does. I hope that they all come back again.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48You know, if you're attracting bands from America then hopefully they'll
0:11:48 > 0:11:50go back and say, "You should go and play here,"
0:11:50 > 0:11:52and we might get a few more bands.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56But Pat and Lorraine's role in the event goes far beyond being
0:11:56 > 0:11:57just spectators.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02Their own band has been billed to play on the main stage.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Very excited, yes.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07We're just used to being on our own than playing in concerts.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Maybe the odd wedding we have played at, but with all these bands coming,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- it's... Yeah, we're glad to be part of it.- Mm-hm.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16# ..And once it has begun
0:12:16 > 0:12:20# Won't stop until it's done Sinking in... #
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- INTERVIEWER:- Are you ready for the festival?- No.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Do we sound as if we're ready for the festival?
0:12:29 > 0:12:30THEY LAUGH
0:12:35 > 0:12:40At the Tea Rooms in Haroldswick, master baker Victoria Mouat is also
0:12:40 > 0:12:43getting excited about the music festival.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Her daughter's school choir has been invited to take part.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Maisie loves singing.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54She loves singing, she's always sung.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57She sings around the house, sings in the shower.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59When she first started singing, I didn't really
0:12:59 > 0:13:03think very much of it, because she couldn't sing very well.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04SHE LAUGHS
0:13:04 > 0:13:09But then she just seemed to find her voice and now she sings quite well.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Her auntie, my eldest sister, she sings opera.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15She's got a beautiful voice and I think she's probably taken
0:13:15 > 0:13:18it from there, because I can't sing, so it's not from me,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21and it's not from her dad, because he can't sing either.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24# Seems like everybody's got a price... #
0:13:24 > 0:13:28In a month's time, Maisie and her classmates will be the first
0:13:28 > 0:13:31to take the stage, performing in front of a crowd of music lovers
0:13:31 > 0:13:35as well as the big-name acts from America.
0:13:35 > 0:13:41It's nerve-racking because they're really good singers and musicians
0:13:41 > 0:13:45and stuff, and, like, we're just kind of, like,
0:13:45 > 0:13:47little people in the background.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52The Little Baltasound choir. So...
0:13:52 > 0:13:54# ..It's not about the money Money, money...
0:13:54 > 0:13:57# We don't need your Money, money, money
0:13:57 > 0:13:59# We just wanna make the world dance... #
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Although the sun is currently shining
0:14:06 > 0:14:09over at the old Air Force base, festival organiser
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Frank Strang has had to take a difficult decision.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Bad weather is forecast for the weekend of the festival
0:14:15 > 0:14:18and he's had no choice but to requisition the former
0:14:18 > 0:14:22military base's supply building that he loaned to the church.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25This is the final clearance sale.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Unfortunately, because of the weather, we need to get everyone
0:14:28 > 0:14:31inside and the only building that's of a size was the supply building,
0:14:31 > 0:14:36so we had to serve notice to quit in a very nice way to Barbara
0:14:36 > 0:14:37and the team.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42With the festival's opening night just a few weeks away,
0:14:42 > 0:14:46the conversion work has to start immediately.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48I found a glass shade which I think matches
0:14:48 > 0:14:53something in the house. For 50p we've got a good spare.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Thank you. Thank you.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59But everyone is taking it in good spirits,
0:14:59 > 0:15:01including David Cooper.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Now this enormous cavern is going to be full of music.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11Converting a vast, empty supply room into a working music venue is
0:15:11 > 0:15:15a mammoth task, so Frank's called in the big guns.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Most of my team are ex-military,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20so we're planning this like a military campaign.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25That's Sammy, man of all trades - mountain guide,
0:15:25 > 0:15:32ex-international judo player, RAF PTI, carpenter, sculptor.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35If you can get the door, I'll get this. If you get the door...
0:15:35 > 0:15:40Retired Sergeant Mark "Sammy" Samuels is Frank's old Air Force pal
0:15:40 > 0:15:43and he's going to head up the construction team.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Yeah, there's a fair bit to do, but we've got a cutting list
0:15:46 > 0:15:50and a working out list. We just crack on and get them done.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52The schedule's a bit tight, but even if we have to work 'til
0:15:52 > 0:15:57late on in the evening, or very early in the morning, we can do it.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Many hands make light work.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Get the whip out.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09In just a few short weeks, Sammy has got to create a bar...
0:16:11 > 0:16:13..build a stage...
0:16:13 > 0:16:17construct a lighting rig, and put in a sound mixing desk.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Handling logistics is Frank's wife, Debbie.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Nobody can find it at the moment, so let him know
0:16:25 > 0:16:28and just say, you know, get on his way to Aberdeen,
0:16:28 > 0:16:31because that's far more important, that him and the toilets arrive.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- DEBBIE LAUGHS - Thanks. Bye.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35We can manage without a tent.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40We can't manage without 20 toilets, can we? So, that'll be fine.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44It just goes on and on, but it's great. It is all coming together.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48But Frank dreams of entertaining more people than just
0:16:48 > 0:16:50the local crowd who turn up at the festival.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54There we go. Easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58He's going to broadcast the Unst music festival around the world live
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- over the internet.- What we're trying to do is to put Unst on the map.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04If we can pull the numbers in and create the excitement
0:17:04 > 0:17:08and stream the concert out, people will know where we are.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10I don't know how many people are going to come.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13It could be that we have a party with 100 of my new best friends,
0:17:13 > 0:17:17or we have six, seven, 800 people here over the weekend.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18I really don't know,
0:17:18 > 0:17:20but the logistics have been put in place to support
0:17:20 > 0:17:22six, seven, 800 people.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47On the hillside above the old Air Force base,
0:17:47 > 0:17:51the twins are back to see how their peat stacks are faring.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54The last few days have seen heavy rain
0:17:54 > 0:17:59and the old peat road has become impassable even for their 4x4.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03So they have to continue the journey on foot, which is
0:18:03 > 0:18:07bad news for Charlie - he's left his wellies at home.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18The boys are anticipating that with all the recent rain, their peats
0:18:18 > 0:18:20will have had little chance to dry out.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39So, with the peats sufficiently dry, Charlie and Bertie
0:18:39 > 0:18:41can now proceed to phase two of the process,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44known here in the islands as raising the peat,
0:18:44 > 0:18:47which involves placing the blocks in intricate patterns.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02In less enlightened times, whole families were involved in peat
0:19:02 > 0:19:05cutting and this backbreaking work was given over to the women.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16The men would cut, but the hardy womenfolk would raise.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17After all their hard work,
0:20:17 > 0:20:21the twins are off to their own peat house for a little refreshment.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Charlie and Bertie built this home from home on the hill 20 years ago,
0:20:28 > 0:20:32although there's been a peat house on this spot for over 100 years.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48And in the twins' peat house, the tradition is every visitor,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51wherever they're from, is invited to sign the guestbook.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42The majority of Charlie and Bertie's childhood friends from this,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46their Sunday school photograph, still live and croft on Unst.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02The weekend of the music festival has finally arrived
0:22:02 > 0:22:06and so have the Americans, bringing with them some welcome good weather.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11They've gathered in the Methodist church to stretch their vocal cords.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Amongst them are the two big names that Frank has recruited.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Jim Salestrom is a well-known lead guitarist who plays with
0:22:19 > 0:22:20Dolly Parton.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25I think if you would ask anybody in Nashville about bluegrass,
0:22:25 > 0:22:26they would say, "Oh, yeah,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29"it started over here in Scotland in the Shetland Islands,"
0:22:29 > 0:22:34and that's where, you know, our heritage comes from, is from here.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Jim will be headlining the event with Livingston Taylor, the brother
0:22:38 > 0:22:44of singer-songwriter James Taylor and himself a bestselling artist.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47This is a magical corner of the world.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52Congratulations to God on getting it really right, right here.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10But, as the day of the concert arrives,
0:23:10 > 0:23:14Frank's weather predictions turn out to be spot on,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18which is good news for the Tea Rooms who are fully booked with
0:23:18 > 0:23:22festivalgoers seeking a warming meal out of the rain.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27In less than an hour, Victoria's daughter Maisie will be taking
0:23:27 > 0:23:31the stage and her nerves are starting to get the better of her.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34You'll be all right, you've got time, Nana will go back and get the purse with you.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Come on, you're just getting upset. You're just nervous.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39You'll be all right.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41She is very excited, yeah.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44She's very nervous as well, there was lots of tears yesterday,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46and we've made sure that she's got her words,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49because she's scared that she's going to forget all her words.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54I think she'll be fine, but she is very nervous, but it's all good.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55Keep smiling.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00At the festival, Maisie is not only going to be singing with her
0:24:00 > 0:24:03school choir, she also has a solo number to perform.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09It's a very big thing. I'm scared I'm going to mess it up.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Out on the Astroturf field,
0:24:13 > 0:24:17some hardy music lovers have already pitched their tents.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21No-one knows how many will turn up, but there's a supportive home crowd
0:24:21 > 0:24:25ready to welcome the Baltasound School Choir on stage.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32My name is Jim Salestrom and I have the joy
0:24:32 > 0:24:35of getting to introduce our first act.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39The Baltasound Junior High students.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41They're going to make some beautiful music for you.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Put your hands together, please. Welcome.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49# It seems like everybody's got a price
0:24:49 > 0:24:52# I wonder how they sleep at night... #
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Back at the Tea Rooms, Victoria has got her hands full.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57Trying to get everything organised
0:24:57 > 0:25:02so that I can leave to be able to go and watch Maisie
0:25:02 > 0:25:05sing her first solo.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10# ..Can you feel that, yeah? We're paying with love tonight. #
0:25:11 > 0:25:14CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:25:19 > 0:25:24# Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
0:25:24 > 0:25:28# I'm begging of you Please don't take my man... #
0:25:28 > 0:25:31It's Maisie's big moment and, true to her word,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34her mum is there to enjoy it.
0:25:34 > 0:25:39# ..Jolene, please don't take him even though you can... #
0:25:39 > 0:25:44As is Jim, who knows how a Dolly Parton number should be sung.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:25:53 > 0:25:54ALL CHEER
0:25:54 > 0:25:57You made Mummy cry. You made Mummy cry.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00She did really well. See, she made me cry.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04She did really well. I'm so proud of her. She did brilliantly.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Next up, it's Pat and Lorraine.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10They've played gigs before, but never in front of
0:26:10 > 0:26:12so many fellow musicians.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16It's been great so far, so, yeah, we're looking forward to it.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Main stage.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Please make welcome True North.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35# Dream on in
0:26:35 > 0:26:37# And once it has begun
0:26:37 > 0:26:41# Won't stop until it's done Sneaking in... #
0:26:46 > 0:26:49I love the music that I'm hearing.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54Wow. Livingston Taylor - yay!
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Altogether, 30 local bands play at the festival
0:27:00 > 0:27:02and go down a storm with the crowd
0:27:02 > 0:27:06and the thousands worldwide over the live internet stream.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Frank's dream has become a reality as Britain's most northerly
0:27:12 > 0:27:14music festival draws to an end.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18I'm very blessed that I have some dear friends in America
0:27:18 > 0:27:22who are very accomplished musicians. They've come all the way to Unst.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24They've come because this is a very special place.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29So what I want you guys to do is to enjoy yourselves, have fun,
0:27:29 > 0:27:31and let's go out on a high.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Time for the two Americans to take to the stage.
0:27:34 > 0:27:41# In my mind I'm going to Carolina
0:27:41 > 0:27:44# Can't you see the sunshine?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47# Can't you just feel the moonshine?
0:27:47 > 0:27:53# Ain't it just like a friend of mine to hit me from behind?
0:27:53 > 0:27:58# And I'm going to Carolina in my mind... #
0:27:58 > 0:28:02Wasn't that great? Wasn't that absolutely fantastic?
0:28:02 > 0:28:05And I'm exhausted. Wonderful. I think we'll do it again.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15- In the days to come...- Hear us as we pray for those who work at sea.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19..David Cooper joins Episcopal minister Neil Bryce
0:28:19 > 0:28:21in a unique island remembrance.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24It's very much a community event.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Community and the sea just run deep.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30And Unst anglers take to the water...
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- 18lb.- ..to contest for local bragging rights.