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Between Islands Project, Film 17 (Shetland, Western Isles) The Old Fish Market, Stowaway. [Alex MacDonald, coordinator, Between Islands] This week’s musical piece features Shetland musician Arthur Nicholson, and a performance of “Rolling and Tumbling”, one of the songs he co wrote with Kris Drever and Willie Campbell for the original Between Islands concert. Many thanks to […]

Between Islands Project, Film 16 (Orkney) [Alex MacDonald, coordinator, Between Islands] https://youtu.be/NHDUUbM_4Fs Also, after last week’s information on the Skekler, you may be interested to know that Museum Nan Eilean are to feature the costume in their forthcoming Between Islands exhibition.   Stay connected to Orkney Museum for the latest news, stories, exhibitions, events and

Walter Traill Dennison and John Firth – their contribution to the collection of words in the Orkney Dialect Author: Dr Tom Rendall Walter Traill Dennison. Walter Traill Dennison – Glossary of words in the Orkney dialect Below is an abstract from Dennison’s preamble: It would have been to the author a pleasant task to trace

Between Islands Project, Film 15 (Shetland/Orkney) Skeklers, Fetlar. Shetland Museum. [Alex MacDonald, coordinator, Between Islands] https://youtu.be/MjcF_b39x9U With Halloween just passed, I would also like to highlight this film about the Shetland Skeklers, as it features an audio interview with someone who recalls the tradition. The Scotsman also carried this article recently featuring the wonderful photography

Between Islands Project, Film 14 (Shetland) Maggie Adamson [Alex MacDonald, coordinator, Between Islands] https://youtu.be/Q4cxFkulA8s Dr Andrew Jennings. Also, this years Orkney storytelling festival now has lots of great pieces online for you to enjoy https://youtu.be/4CbDgSpsCgY Stay connected to Orkney Museum for the latest news, stories, exhibitions, events and visitor information. Join The Mailing List

Fallen Oak Film HMS Royal Oak [Tom Muir] HMS Royal Oak flying the Norwegian flag and with White Ensign at half mast, brings the body of Queen Maud back to Norway for burial on the 24th November 1938. Queen Maud of Norway was the sister of King George V and had been in London for

Between Islands Project, Film 13 (Western Isles) MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC [Alex MacDonald, coordinator, Between Islands] Professor Frank Rennie Last autumn. Professor Frank Rennie travelled from Lewis to Kirkwall in order to deliver his lecture entitled Space, Place and Grace and Professor Donna Heddle then came from Orkney to Stornoway to give her presentation on Norse