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 […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Between Islands Project, Film 12 (Western Isles) Weaver at a Hattersley loom, c.1960. [Alex MacDonald, coordinator, Between Islands] https://youtu.be/gs0Dq4TCTnw Kenny is also featured in a film made by the Harris Tweed Authority about the overall processing of the product: https://vimeo.com/155374295 There is also lots of information to be found on the HTA website regarding branding and
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Between Islands Project, Film 11 (Orkney) [Alex MacDonald, coordinator, Between Islands] https://youtu.be/wAa_oKulw4Q To compliment the talk, Orcadian duo Saltfishforty perform The Ballad of Pirate Gow, continuing our series of online performances by the Between Islands musicians. https://youtu.be/_R2JHAzRhec I would also like to draw your attention to a lecture recently given by Tom on the subject
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Between Islands Project, Film 10 (Lewis, Western Isles) Women knitting as they carry home the peats, Lewis. [Alex MacDonald, coordinator, Between Islands] https://youtu.be/GdZ9cQO0rMg Lewis Chemical Works Advertisement All the films released to date can be sourced on our dedicated youtube channel, and also on our website www.betweenislands.com, which includes information about the project to date. Stay connected
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Between Islands Project, Film 8 & 9 (Orkney Between Islands) Stromness Harbour. Tom Kent (Orkney Library & Archive) [Alex MacDonald, coordinator, Between Islands] https://youtu.be/2zRaEW0mgzQ Our second piece is an important part of the Between Islands project history, as it is one of the first songs written collectively by the original music project participants – Willie
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