From the venue's web site:

"The quality of the music is wonderful and sensually ravishing” – Living Tradition

String Sisters are very excited to be playing their only gig in Europe this year at Mareel this June. The band that was started by Shetland’s very own Catriona Macdonald almost 20 years ago will be filling the auditorium on Friday 9 June with their own particular blend of virtuosic joy.

Featuring six of the world’s top fiddlers and a peerless quartet of piano, guitar, bass and drums, String Sisters blends Nordic and Celtic traditions into a glorious riot of all-encompassing sound. Alongside Catriona the band combines the very considerable talents of fiddlers Annbjørg Lien (Norway), Emma Härdelin (Sweden), Liz Carrroll (United States), Liz Knowles (United States), Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (Ireland) plus Tore Bruvoll (Norway) on guitar, Dave Milligan (Scotland) on piano, Conrad Molleson (Scotland) on bass and James Mackintosh (Scotland) on percussion. Strings Sisters performances also feature the vocal talents of Emma Härdelin and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh.

String Sisters will be recording their new album at Mareel so will be showcasing some of that new material, and works from their first album, the Grammy-listed ‘Live’. It’s going to be a very special night.