Arthur Nicholson

Based in Shetland, Scotland

Arthur Nicholson is a Shetland singer-songwriter and guitarist. His debut solo album, Sticks & Stones, features his voice and acoustic guitar. He won a Danny Kyle Open Stage Award at Celtic Connections in 2014 and returned to the festival in 2015. He has played with First Foot Soldiers and The Dead Pans and worked with Willie Campbell and Kris Drever on the Between Islands project. He has performed live with fiddler and singer Sarah McFadyen since 2023. He also helped organise Shetland's first Rising North Festival.

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Releases

Sticks & Stones (2013)
Shetland Guitar (2021)

Related artists

First Foot Soldiers — member of
The Dead Pans — guitarist and vocalist in
Between Islands — collaborator on
Sarah McFadyen — performs in a duo with
Brian Nicholson — father

Festival appearances

Shetland Folk Festival · 2013 — as Arthur Nicholson · performer
Celtic Connections · 2015 — as Arthur Nicholson · performer
HebCelt Festival · 2015 — as Between Islands · performer
Shetland Folk Festival · 2022 — as Arthur Nicholson · performer
Shetland Folk Festival · 2022 — as First Foot Soldiers · performer
Shetland Folk Festival · 2023 — as The Dead Pans · performer
Rising North Festival · 2024 — organising committee member
Shetland Folk Festival · 2025 — as Arthur Nicholson and Sarah McFadyen · performer
Rising North Festival · 2025 — as The Dead Pans · performer

Awards

Danny Kyle Open Stage Award · Celtic Connections · 2014