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Welcome to Rousay Tales. This podcast series from Orkney, Scotland, will take you around the island of Rousay, exploring life in the past and present. We’ve used the resources of Orkney Library and Archive, Rousay Remembered and the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, together with contemporary recordings, to bring you this series of themed episodes. Rich in archaeology, Rousay is often called the ‘Egypt of the north’. Listen to stories from the archives, islanders ...
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Orkney Library & Archive’s sound archive is home to hundreds of voices on reel to reel tapes and cassettes, rich in dialect and broad in content. Creatives Mark Jenkins & Rebecca Marr (Kolekto) take a deep dive in to this archive and emerge with a different way of listening. Travelling across time, this audio ballad is a lyrical and immersive experience. Let the Orkney Sound Waves wash over you. If you want more, visit our website www.orkneysoundwaves.wordpress.com Produced by Kolekto (www.k ...
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Welcome to ‘Tales o Hoy’. This podcast series from Orkney, Scotland, will transport you to the dark enchanted island of Hoy, where a valley of voices will take you on a walk through time and place. Hear about the flora, fauna and folklore of Hoy. Dig deep into the archaeology of the island. Listen to personal tales both old and new, with music by James Watson. Visit Google Earth to access an interactive map and virtually travel each route: https://earth.google.com/earth/d/1ZYhUo9BGJuAqC3ipgt ...
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10 years ago an audio journey called Stromness Hometown was created, where voices of the past and, what was then, the present told the history of the town. The original version was available on headsets to listen to while you walked. We’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of Stromness Hometown by releasing it on all your usual podcast platforms, so that you can still listen while you walk, but also listen wherever you happen to be. 8 episodes plus a bonus track will be released daily from 16 ...
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In this final episode we’ll be finding out about some of the creative folk in Rousay. The island has been a creative place for millennia and we hear about the Neolithic makers and their grooved ware pottery and Bronze Age soapstone carvers. Turn the beautiful Westness brooch-pin over in your hands and discover why Rousay played a part in the openin…
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In this episode we’ll be finding out about the superstitions, folklore and religion in Rousay. Hogboons, trows and fairies come alive in this episode to bring us luck or misfortune. A standing stone walks and a hidden island appears. And remember to make sure it's the dead you are burying. Contributors in order of appearance: Narrator: James Grieve…
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In this episode we’ll be finding out about farming in Rousay from 5,000 years ago until today. Hear about Neolithic granaries, Norse animal husbandry and the demise of the egg industry. Join the seaweed gatherers and celebrate the harvest at the agricultural show. Contributors in order of appearance: Narrator: Prof Ingrid Mainland 2024 Ernest Marwi…
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In this episode we’ll be finding out about fishing in Rousay. Discover the diet of Rousay's Vikings, meet some whalers and follow the herring boats. We'll set some creels and drop in on the fish factory and trace the importance of fishing to the islanders past and present. Contributors in order of appearance: Narrator: James Grieve 2024 Ernest Marw…
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In this episode we’ll be finding out about travelling, on land, and sea. Walk Rousay's circular road with a well-travelled postman, a well-known artist and the fastest man on the island. Hear about shipwrecks and bounties of tea. Hide from the press gangs and travel the peat tracks before you step aboard the steamer and marvel at the arrival of the…
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In this episode we’ll be finding out about the houses of the living and the dead. We travel back to Neolithic settlements and meet some of the people involved in digging Rousay's many tombs. Forward through time to brochs, disappearing Norse sites and the only large-scale clearance in Orkney. Visit Trumland and a house with indelible blood stains a…
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The final bonus track of Stromness Hometown 10th anniversary edition was recorded in 2012 at a local Boys Brigade meeting, when they considered 10 years in the future - what would Stromness be like and what might they be doing in? Well, we’re there now, how many things came true?By Kolekto
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Voices of the past and the present weave an oral history of the town. This entertaining soundscape told by people of Stromness will lead you from the pier head to the cannon beyond Stromness Museum. In this eighth episode we hear about Logins Well, the Kohinoor Diamond, Stanley Cursiter and the herring fishing industry. Narrator: Jake Watson Featur…
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Voices of the past and the present weave an oral history of the town. This entertaining soundscape told by people of Stromness will lead you from the pier head to the cannon beyond Stromness Museum. In this seventh episode we hear about Old Orkney Whisky, Stromness Museum, the Orkney Yole and the scuttling of the German fleet. Narrator: Bea Watson …
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Voices of the past and the present weave an oral history of the town. This entertaining soundscape told by people of Stromness will lead you from the pier head to the cannon beyond Stromness Museum. In this sixth episode we hear about a holy well, Captain Bligh, The Haven and John Rae's Fiddle. Narrator: Jake Watson Eric Flett & Ian MacInnes circa …
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Voices of the past and the present weave an oral history of the town. This entertaining soundscape told by people of Stromness will lead you from the pier head to the cannon beyond Stromness Museum. In this fifth episode we hear about Alexander Graham, Stockan's Oatcakes, Stromness Books & Prints and the stone beneath your feet. Narrator: Bea Watso…
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Voices of the past and the present weave an oral history of the town. This entertaining soundscape told by people of Stromness will lead you from the pier head to the cannon beyond Stromness Museum. In this fourth episode we hear about Stromness Shopping Week, George Mackay Brown and Orkney Fudge. Narrator: Jake Watson Featured speakers in order of…
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Voices of the past and the present weave an oral history of the town. This entertaining soundscape told by people of Stromness will lead you from the pier head to the cannon beyond Stromness Museum. In this third episode we hear about the Hudson’s Bay Company, the Pier Arts Centre, artist Sylvia Wishart and the Stromness piers. Narrator: Bea Watson…
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Voices of the past and the present weave an oral history of the town. This entertaining soundscape told by people of Stromness will lead you from the pier head to the cannon beyond Stromness Museum. In this second episode we visit the RNLI building to learn about the history of the lifeboat service, and drop into the Stromness Hotel to hear about i…
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Voices of the past and the present weave an oral history of the town. This entertaining soundscape told by people of Stromness will lead you from the pier head to the cannon beyond Stromness Museum. In this first episode we start our journey at the South Pier. Find out how Stromness began, hear some fishing tales, visit Orkney Fisherman's Society a…
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10 years ago an audio journey called Stromness Hometown was created, where voices of the past and, what was then, the present told the history of the town. Things were different 10 years before Stromness Hometown and they’ll be different 10 years from now. What’s valuable about Stromness Hometown is its blend of archive and contemporary recordings,…
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Orkney Library & Archive’s sound archive is home to hundreds of voices on reel to reel tapes and cassettes, rich in dialect and broad in content. Creatives Mark Jenkins & Rebecca Marr (Kolekto) take a deep dive in to this archive and emerge with a different way of listening. Travelling across time, this audio ballad is a lyrical and immersive exper…
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Orkney Library & Archive’s sound archive is home to hundreds of voices on reel to reel tapes and cassettes, rich in dialect and broad in content. Creatives Mark Jenkins & Rebecca Marr (Kolekto) take a deep dive in to this archive and emerge with a different way of listening. Travelling across time, this audio ballad is a lyrical and immersive exper…
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Visit Google Earth to access an interactive map and virtually travel each route: Visit the Hoy Heritage website to access extra content for each episode and find out more about the people, places and ‘Tales o Hoy’. Project management, recording and editing: Kolekto Project management: Dan Lee, Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology Music: James Wat…
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Welcome to ‘Tales o Hoy’. This podcast series from Orkney, Scotland, will transport you to the dark enchanted island of Hoy, where a valley of voices will take you on a walk through time and place. Episode 4 - The man who was never a boy: This journey takes you from Rackwick to visit Hoy's most famous resident, the sea stack known as the Old Man. A…
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Visit Google Earth to access an interactive map and virtually travel each route: Visit the Hoy Heritage website to access extra content for each episode and find out more about the people, places and ‘Tales o Hoy’. Project management, recording and editing: Kolekto Project management: Dan Lee, Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology Music: James Wat…
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Visit Google Earth to access an interactive map and virtually travel each route: Visit the Hoy Heritage website to access extra content for each episode and find out more about the people, places and ‘Tales o Hoy’. Project management, recording and editing: Kolekto Project management: Dan Lee, Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology Music: James Wat…
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Visit Google Earth to access an interactive map and virtually travel each route: Visit the Hoy Heritage website to access extra content for each episode and find out more about the people, places and ‘Tales o Hoy’. Project management, recording and editing: Kolekto Project management: Dan Lee, Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology Music: James Wat…
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