sentences:  The group’s performances of traditional Shetland fiddle tunes were so well received that it was inundated by requests to perform all over Shetland and invited to play for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during a royal visit planned for August.As a consequence, the fiddlers formed themselves into Shetland Fiddlers’ Society on 29 June 1960, with Tom Anderson as its Leader.Magnus Magnusson, then a reporter on the ‘Scotsman’ newspaper sent to cover the Royal visit, gave the Society its affectionate nickname "Da Forty Fiddlers", which stuck for many years until player numbers dwindled somewhat.