Folk music or traditional music is very much alive in Orkney. There is wonderful work by the OTMP (Orkney Traditional Music Project).Every week children and young adults from across Orkney take part. There are the wonderful Wrigley sisters who run "The Reel" in Kirkwall and give lessons. Douglas Montgomery (Saltfishforty and the Chair) teaches fiddle, Seona Dunsmuir another fine fiddle teacher who plays on Ivan Drever(Another Orcadian and Son Kris...Lau etc)recordings..............Orkney is full of talent.It would take a long time to list all the talent down. The curriculum in the schools is full of music and tradition. Loads of lessons. Islands full of young musicians. Children still learn dancing here and there is a ceiledh weekend which atracts young and old. Up here it is very much alive.