2008
This year's Guizer Jarl was Leslie Tulloch from Ceilidh. Leslie took on the role of Hakon Ivarsson for the festival. Leslie has been involved in Up Helly Aa since he was old enough to walk, and it was fitting that he'd be guizer Jarl at a young age. Leslie and his squad were always in good cheer, and it will certainly go down as a festival to remember.
Leslie's Jarl Squad:
- Raymond Henderson [Emohruo] (Ex Jarl)
- Euan Henderson [Torvaug] (Future Jarl)
- Brian Henderson [Linnadield]
- Lee Jamieson [Nampara]
- Mark Lawson [Hjarta]
- Tony Farquhar [Lerwick]
- Ryan Hutchison [Whalsay]
- Kevin Tulloch [Midfield]
Junior Members:
- Alfie Lawson
- Ben Lawson
- Jasmine Lawson
2008 Proclamation:
WIR JARL DECREES THAT GUIZERS WILL REPORT IN TIME TO COLLECT THEIR TORCHES AND START THE PROCESSION AT 7.30PM.
WIR JARL, A TRUCKIN FINE MUSICIAN SHOULD BE IN GOOD TUNE, AND WILL BE IN THE RIGHT KEY TO FIND A PARTNER AT THE CEILIDH TONIGHT,
HE WILL BE PUNCH DRUNK AT THE MELODIOUS ANTICS O’ DA SQUADS
HIS GALLEY SHOULD BE MECHANICALLY SOUND AND PASSED ROADWORTHY FOR A RIGHT SPECIAL HELLY.
YOU ARE WELCOME TONIGHT TO WIR FESTIVAL, 2008 IS BOUND TO BE A BIG SPREE, JAMES LEASK IS HERE WE HIS MUSIC, AN DA JARL WIR VERY OWN LESLIE, WE MIGHT MAK FUN O’ IDDERS MISANTERS, BUT DON’T BE OFFENDED OR MAD, IF YOUR MENTIONED ON DA BILL, OR YOU FIN YOURSEL HERE IN SQUAD.
DA FISHERS NORT IS GETTING SHORT, NO WHIT IT USED TA BE, DIR SO MUCH NOO A’ DAYS, NO MAN WANTS TA BUDDER GOIN TA SEA, DA BLACK FISH AN QUOTAS HE TRIED TA DIDDLE, NOO HE SITS HOM AN JUST PLAYS DA FIDDLE, DA CULLIVOE FIDDLERS, DIR NO DAT SLOW, FAE RUSSIA AN HOM DIR AYE ON DA GO, WHAAR DEY END UP NIXT REMAINS TA BE SEEN, MAYBE BUCKINGHAM PALACE PLAYIN FOR DA QUEEN.
BEING OUT AT NIGHT, IT DIDN’T SEEM RUDE TO SPY A GIRL GOING AROUND IN THE NUDE, BUT I’M A LONELY MAN SITTING HERE IN DA SQUARE, SO I’M APPLIED FOR A LICENSE I TIRED SOMETHING RARE, I’M A ROMANTIC CHAP WITH A GOOD CLEAN SPEECH, BUT TO GET MY ARMS ROUND THE GIRLS IT’S JUST CLEAN OUT OF REACH, PLANS WENT AHEAD THEN JUST ON THE SPOT, COPPERS MOVED IN AND RUINED THE LOT.
HE WENT TO BURRAVOE ON DA SPREE, AN WIR LEE NEAR LANDED IN DA SEA
BUT ALAS ALAS THE ROCKS WERE HARD, HE CAM WE HIS SHOODER BADLY SCARRED, SQUAD MEETINGS STARTED, HE STILL WUSNA FINSHED
WE FUN AN SQUAD DRAMS IT SOON ALL DIMINISHED
HE STAGGERED HOME AN ROUND THE HOUSE AN GAVE HIS MUM SUCH A FRIGHT
SHE SPENT DA NIXT THREE DAYS HUMMING “SILIENT NIGHT”.
I’LL GET ME PARTNER YET TIM SAYS, IF I SHOULD SPRET ME SPARL
IT WASNA DAT MUCH HASSLE FOR I WAS WANCE A GUIZER JARL
I USED TO BE A WHITEHOUSE MAN AN I CAN HUM A TUNE
BUT ALL MY EFFORTS WILL BE REVEALED WHAN WE SEE DA MONT O’ JUNE.
THE WAVES CRASHED IN ON PAPIL BAY, PHIL’S BOAT WAS THERE BUT NOT TO STAY
IT FELT SO LONELY AN IN DESPAIR, WHY OH WHY WAS IT LYING THERE
A N. GALE SPRANG UP AN IT AGAIN FELT MERRY
WHEN IT WAVED “I I” TO THE KELLISTER SKERRY.
DA CULLIVOE SHEEP HERDERS WERE OUT AT NIGHT
SHISTIN WOOLY GODS WE ALL DIR MIGHT, TRUCKERS RAN TILL DEY COULD RUN NO MORE, OWER DAEKS AN AA TILL DIR LEGS WIS SORE, IN TA VANS AN TRAILERS DEY ALL DID SQUEEZE, BUT FOR SOME DA PLACE WAS IN DA FREEZE.
HE CAME DOON FAE HARBO AN MADE DA TOON, BUT TURNED AT DA BOOTH A PEERIE BIT TO SOON, DA TRAILER LEANED OWER WE A WHEEL IN DA AIR, DIR WAS SHEEP LICKS HERE AN SHEEP LICKS DARE, WILL I PHONE DA COASTGUARD, I’M A MEMBER IN DESTRESS, DEAR OH DEAR FIR SUCH A MESS, DA TRAFFIC STOPPED AN PEOPLE LOOKED ON IN SHOCK, HOW WOULD HE FEED HIS STOCK, KEENIN A GLOUP MAN HE WAS NEVER STUCK, HIS MAIN CONCERN WAS FOR MEN DRIVIN A BIG BLUE TRUCK, TINKIN HE’D NO BEEN SEEN JUST WONDERIN WHAT MIGHT BE NEXT
UNTIL DA EYEWITNESS REPORTS CAME IN VIA TEXT.
IN ALL GOOD WILL HE SPED ALONG
ON LAP 2 WE NOTHIN WRONG
BUT ALAS OH DEAR FOR SUCH A SHUG
WHEN HE FLATTENED POOR MARIES PET DUG.
THINGS WE’D LIKE TO KNOW.
WILL THERE BE LOCAL HOUSING AT GREENBANK?
DID EUAN CAUSE A STINK ON THE FERRY?
WILL THE WINDOG BE ONLY LAPPING WATER?
DID STUART BRUCE OBSERVE THE SPEED LIMIT?
DID JOE MAKE A DISCOVERY UP THE BRECKON PEAT ROD?
DID LEE FEEL THE FULL FORCE OF THE GA(I)LE UNDER THE PALM TREE?
WILL THE HALLS BE CHANGING BACK TO HALF BOTTLES?
DID SHIRLEYS CAT NOT LIKE “DA BREAKS”?
DEFACERS OF THE BILL WILL BE PUNCHED, HAVE THEIR CHEST INFLATED THEN BOWED IN THE VOE.
BY ORDER AND UNDER SEAL OF THE GUIZER JARL
HAKON IVARSSON
“SKAD AN AA”
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