2010
The Jarl was Martin Henderson of Lerwick. For the festival, Martin took on the persona of Kali Kolsson (aka the second Earl Rognvald). Everyone who participated had a great weekend, with plenty of fun, music, food & drink and 2 good nights dancing to the Alan Nicolson band.
Galley Name:- Maisie-June
Martin's Jarl Squad
- Euan Henderson (Torvaug) [Former Jarl]
- Campbell Dickie (Papil) [Future Jarl]
- Barry Nisbet (Lingarth)
- Iain Williamson (Burravoe)
- Kevin Tulloch (Midfield)
- Alan Keith (Aywick)
- Gary Brown (Burravoe)
- James Leask (Lerwick)
Junior Members: - Jacob Henderson & Lee Watt
2010 Proclamation
WIR JARL DECREES THAT GUIZERS WILL REPORT IN GOOD TIME TO COLLECT THEIR TORCHES AND START THE PROCESSION FROM THE HALL AT 7.30PM
WIR JARL AN EXILE IN DA TOON WILL MAKE A SMART INVATION OF CULLIVOE TO PLAY A KEY PART IN THIS YEARS CELEBRATIONS, HE WILL CENTRE HIS EFFORTS IN CARING AND LOOKING AFTER HIS BAND O’ VIKINGS AND WILL STOP THEM REELIN AND WALTZIN AROUND AND CAUSING RACK AN RUIN WHEREVER THEY GO
LEADING HIS GALLEY TO DA BURNING SIGHT IN DA VOE HE’LL NO WANT HIS FAMILY GOIN IN DA GRID BUT STAYIN SIMPLY (S)ON DA ROAD, ACCORDIAN TO VIKING TRADITION HE WILL NOT BE ON DA FIDDLE DIS YEAR BUT WILL BE VAMPING UP THE FESTIVAL AN DAT WILL BE MUSIC TO DA
COMMITTEE’S EARS
TANIGHT YOUR WELCOME TAE DA HALL TA CELEBRATE UP HELLY AA
SOME O’ YOU FAE HERE AROOND WHILE DA JARL HAS COME ACROSS DA SOOND
DA BAND WI ALAN FAE BRINDISTER WILL MAK DA HALL AA SHACK AN MIRR
SO WADDIR YOUR DANCIN OR JUST PARTIN, WISH GOOD LUCK AN SKÖLL TAE JARL MARTIN
A POLYTUNNEL HAS BEEN TRIED AN A HELTER SCELTER TOO
WHAT NEXT IS PLANNED WE SOON SHALL SEE, THERE’S NOWT THIS MAN CAN’T DO. IT’S BETTER IN THIS CIRCUS THAN SITTIN IN THE SCHOOL
HE COULD TAKE FIONA FOR TRIPS ON THE ROSE MOTORING AROUND THE SWIMMING POOL
DARING DANNY SPED DOON DA ROD, TA LERWICK HE MUST GO
WE BAD RODS HIT’S A PROBLEM GOIN FAST OR GOIN SLOW
THINGS WERE GOIN ALL TOO WEEL FUR HIM, WE OOT A HITCH
WHEN ALL O’ A SUDDEN DA CAR FELL OWER AN STUCK IN A BIG DEEP DITCH
3 OLYMPIC PIGS STAYED AT MUSTER, DA IDDER 2 STAYED AT HOME
POOR PINKY AN PERKY WERE ALL FENCED IN, O HOW DEY WISHED DAT DEY COULD ROAM
DA BIG BOYS DEY GOT TATTIES AN NEEPS AN AS MUCH AS DEY COULD ATE
BUT FOR POOR SOULS PINK AN PERK IT WIS FANCIES AN BACON OOT O’ DATE
BUT VIRDALEA WAS DA PLACE TA BE, DAT’S WHERE DA ROSES GROW
DEY WIR ALL LOOKIN FINE AN TASTY, ALL SET OOT IN A ROW
ALL TOO SOON DEY WIR ALL GOBBLED UP AN DAN DA LADS MADE FUR HOM TA SNORE
LEAVIN A MESS O’ EART AN BROKEN POTS ALL OWER DA GARAGE FLOOR
IT’S FINE TA BE A FERRYMAN
BUT DIRS SOME DATS KINDA DENSE
TACKIN HIS PICKUP ON DA FERRY TA WASH
IT WASNA ONY SENSE
DEY LEFT DA PIER, DA ENGINE BROOK AN DIS ANNOYED DA TUP
WE HIS VEHICLE STUCK ONBOARD DA BOAT
HE COULDNA GET BACK TAE GLOUP
DIRS NO LASSES LEFT IN NORT YELL
NOO IT REALLY IS A SHAME
IT SEEMS TO BE DERE SOON SNAPPED UP
WE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO BLAME
BUT DIS TWO LOCAL STALWARTS
DEY DIDNA HING AROOND
FOR DERE WAS PLENTY O LOVE LIFE
READY FOR DEM, OWER ACROSS DA SOOND
DA FAMILY ALL HANG UP DER SOCKS, DA HOOSE WIS IN A STEER
WHAN DA MASTER HANG UP HIS ANE, HIS WIFE TOWT HIT LOOKED QUEER
YOU’VE TURNED INTO A HAMSTER ROBERT! THERE ISN’T ANT DOUBT
YOU’LL HAVE TO FETCH YOUR GLASSES AND SORT THE MATTER OUT
IN THE FALL OF THE LAST YEAR, BAD NEWS WE DID HEAR
WE HAD LOST TWO FAITHFUL VIKINGS
A MERE COCKSTRIDE FROM DA GUTCHER PIER
DA NOB’S-HILL BOYS WIS DRIVIN ROOND WI DA FROSTY RODS IT WISNA AISY
GIBBY NEARLY LANDED IDA VOE, FOLK TOWT DAT DEY WIR CRAZY
DAN MICHAEL CAM ROOND DA HOLY BEND, HE SAW HE COULDNA MAK IT
HE BUCKLED IN A RUSHTON’S FENCE AN LEFT DA RAILING POSTS ALL CRACKIT
HE SAT MAROONED UPON DA ROOF, HE WISNA QUITE PREPARED
DA LADDER WAS GONE HE WAS ALL ALONE, HE SOON GOT VERY SCARED
HE COULD WAVE A FLAG OR SHOUT LIK MAD HE COULD NOT BE DERE FOREVER
DAN HE MINDED ON HIS MOBILE PHONE AN SUMMONSED HELP FAE TREVOR
DOT’S HOOS WARMING WAS A GREAT NIGHT OUT, WI CAKES & SPIRITS, BEER & STOUT
CLAES WAS BALLED AMIDST DA HUB, FOR DA SIGHTS DAT WAS SEEN ASK YOU ALBY’S TUB
WE WIRK WIR BITS O’ PLANTICRUBS AN WATCH DEM GROW DAY BY DAY
DER SOME DAT WEEDS DEM ALL BY HAND, BUT SOME PREFER A KILLER SPRAY.
THINGS WE’D LIK TA KEEN:-
DID STEVEN SING ABOUT THE SHOP WITH NO BEER?
DOES IVOR’S MICE HAVE MUSSELS?
IS DIR NO CRACK ON YELLSOUND?
WILL ORKNEY IAN BE ON TOP O’ DA WORLD?
WILL ROBERT LET JAMES DRIVE DA BUS TAE BURRAVOE?
DEFACERS OF OUR BILL SHALL BE
BY ORDER AND UNDER THE SEAL OF THE GUIZER JARL
MARTIN HENDERSON
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