Jenny Sturgeon in Shetland

Jenny Sturgeon in Shetland

The singer, songwriter and artist Jenny Sturgeon has made her home on Shetland, a group of wild and wonderful islands in the North Atlantic. We climb up to the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse where Jenny – who has a PhD in seabird ecology – points out fulmars, kittywakes and a puffin on the vertiginous cliffs. Her latest album “The Living Mountain” was inspired by the classic book about the Cairngorms by Nan Shepherd. As we head across a strip of sand (or tombolo) to St Ninian’s Isle, Jenny reflects on finding inspiration for her music in nature and tells how her guitar was specially created from materials found in the Cairngorms National Park. She performs songs from “The Living Mountain” album as well as a new composition written in lockdown and a tribute to her friend who is a scrap metal sculptor. Join us for an atmospheric trip to a magical place.

Jenny Sturgeon in Shetland