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Well-known Orkney writer Gregor Lamb has given Orkneyphiles a toothsome new collection to bite into with his A—Z of Orkney Placenames. Island locals can pick up a copy from bookshops, or order your copy directly from Orkneyology Press here: shop.orkneyology.com/products/a-z-o…
It's a full moon, and time for the Orkneyology Podcast!Among our folkloric musings tonight, we pose the burning question: "Are you a bookworm or a bookdragon?" Listen on the website: orkneyology.com/orkneyology-po… Youtube: youtu.be/n8muFpEyHLE or Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0CuYpxinh…
#Orkney Islands #storyteller Tom Muir's new book of unusual folk tales from Scotland's coastal areas is available now! thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/sc…
Scottish Trivia Challenge ~ test your knowledge of Scotland! #shor... youtu.be/lxFnnhA7NRI?si… via @YouTube
It's a full moon again, and do we ever have a treat for you! A moonlit chat with our very dear friend, bothy ballad singer extraordinaire, Scott Gardiner ... and he gives us a few songs too! orkneyology.com/orkneyology-po… @OrkneyStoF @OrkneyFolkFest @orkneycom
Scottish trivia time!
Exclusively for our supporters, the early-release March episode of the Orkneyology Podcast is here! This month, we're having a blether with a very dear friend, Scott Gardiner. You'll enjoy this laughter-filled blether between friends. ko-fi.com/post/Orkneyolo…
Scotland Quiz ~ Test Your Knowledge of Scottish Culture youtu.be/XPHpKoP44uc?si… via @YouTube #YouTubeshort
Scottish trivia time! youtube.com/shorts/BI13r5c… #quiz #quiztime #quizzes #triviachallenge #triviacrack #triviaquestions #quizshow
Test your Orkney dialect knowledge!
Test your knowledge of Orkney dialect!
Our Buddos and one-time supporters: you can now enjoy the second Orkneyology Podcast episode before its release on the night of the full moon. Thank you, and enjoy! rebrand.ly/bkpzbfb
Ever wonder why Americans come to hold the view of Israel that they have? I highly recommend this vodcast by my friend Dr. Meic Pearse, and Koelle Campo, exploring topics of history, religion, and culture - and why they matter. youtube.com/watch?v=r5Pn9a…
Jim Muir of the farm of Valdigar, Orkney Islands, reminisces about the much-loved Inganess Bay in our latest page. (The painting here is by Margaret MacDonald.) orkneyology.com/inganess-bay.h…
It's a full moon! You can listen to the first episode of our new Orkneyology Podcast on our website: orkneyology.com/orkneyology-po… or Youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=yqrF9j… Other podcast platforms are in the works.
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Don’t be so glum my chum!! It’s Friday! Maybe he is fed up with the spooky going on in the haunted cottage in which he resides! 👻😵💫👻
Beautiful wood burning art by Jenny Steer
It's a full moon, and time for the Orkneyology Podcast!Among our folkloric musings tonight, we pose the burning question: "Are you a bookworm or a bookdragon?" Listen on the website: orkneyology.com/orkneyology-po… Youtube: youtu.be/n8muFpEyHLE or Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0CuYpxinh…
Come and meet the makers on the @creativeorkney Trail 💍 🎨 🧶 With 25 stops across six islands, it's the perfect way to explore our creative communities ❤️ Read more ➡️ bit.ly/CreativeOrkney… #VisitOrkney #MadeInOrkney
It's a cool, calm Wednesday morning in #Orkney and #BookyMcBookface is away on the ferry across Scapa Flow to the highly handsome island of Hoy. The name Hoy comes from the Old Norse 'Haey' meaning high island and Hoy is exactly that.
@ishbelmont @curranradio @SamiraAhmedUK @loubuck01 @tds153 @M_H_Taylor @JohnWilson14 @williamcrawley @ErlandCooper @orkneyology @harrybakerpoet @SteveDoherty1 @drbramwell @mikeskinnerltd @leadbelly61 Beautiful show this evening, beautifully done. Thank you
The Essay Hildaland Today 21:45 @BBCRadio3 The Essay Erland Cooper's Phantom Islands Composer @ErlandCooper and storyteller Tom Muir @orkneyology take a late-night voyage to Hildaland - one of Orkney's vanishing islands and the summer home of the Finfolk. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
🗣️ "The common man's philosopher" 📺 Tune in tomorrow at 10 am to see Alex's interview with @Grouse_Beater 👉 youtube.com/@AlexSalmondSh… #ScotlandSpeaks with @AlexSalmond
A quick walk around the neighbourhood before work
I'm still away working & haven't had a chance to catch up properly yet. Just a heads up on something. I've made a shocking discovery about Somerset. Something dark, ancient and hidden in plain sight is here. It involves old celtic gods, black magic and a strange liminality. TBC..
FOR THOSE OF A NERVOUS DISPOSITION- For those of you who find my content a little unsettling,from time to time,may I propose this wonder nostrum to calm your jarred axons and dendrites
In Shropshire's rural communities, the first of March was seen as the day that the devil would move house to house, shaking out his big bag of fleas. The best way to prevent an infestation was to shut the windows and doors. #Folklore #Shropshire
Folk horror in real life... Miss Haversham vibes, spotted in 2007 near Pyt House in South West Wiltshire. Scaring birds and humans away! (Credit: Peter Ashley - Unmitigated England) #scarecrow #folkhorror
#FindsFriday feat. what might be the funkiest brooch I’ve ever recorded Dating to the 1st-2nd century AD*, this weirdo incorporates features of various brooches and has the energy of a misunderstood eldritch terror. I can’t explain it, just trust me. finds.org.uk/database/artef…
🌊🌑🌊"...night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobbledstreets silent and the hunched courters'-and-rabbits' wood limping invisible down to the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboat-bobbing sea." 📖Under Milk Wood - by Dylan Thomas. #BookWormSat