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Bryce Wilson to Publish 'An Orcadian Odyssey' with Orkneyology Press
Bryce Wilson gives fascinating insights into the development of Orkney's museums & the Pier Arts Centre, and tells stories of life in 1950s Orkney and foreward.
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Wandering in North Ronaldsay ~ and a cup of tea with Ian Scott
Enjoy a virtual walk inspired by a beautiful day we spent in North Ronaldsay wandering about and talking with our friend Ian Scott. Orkneyology Press will publish Ian's first collection of "A Letter From North Ronaldsay" in early 2024.
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A Dark Selkie Tale - Tom Muir, Orkney Storytelling Festival 2023
Tom Muir tells an unsettling selkie tale during the 2023 Orkney Storytelling Festival. The annual festival is organized and hosted by Tom and Rhonda Muir of Orkneyology.com and Orkneyology Press. This story happened at the final festival event in Stromness. The superimposed nature videos were something I recorded one fine spring day at Marwick Bay, below Marwick Head and Kitchener’s Memorial.
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Tales From the Stoorworm's Teeth - Tom Muir, Orkney Storytelling Festival 2023
Tom Muir holds an audience captive with tales from the isles of Orkney, Shetland and Faroes during the 2023 Orkney Storytelling Festival. Enjoy it on our Orkneyology Youtube channel.
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GB 2:38 / 1:05:11 Storytelling in the Orkney Museum: Tales From The Scottish Bestiary
Enjoy an hour of storytelling by Tom Muir at the excellent Orkney Museum in Kirkwall. The tales Tom tells are themed around some of the beasts in the book The Scottish Bestiary, with artwork by various artists and words by Stromness writer George Mackay Brown, exhibited at the museum in the summer of 2023.
Orkneyology Press - Indie Publishers in Scotland's Orkney Islands
Orkneyology Press is an indie press based in Scotland's inspiring Orkney Islands. Tom and Rhonda Muir (Orkneyology.com) promise exciting, unusual niche titles.
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Orkney Storytelliung Festival 2023 Tickets
Orkney Storytelling Festival 2023: tickets go on sale on our website October 1st! https://rebrand.ly/lrldc
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Edinburgh Storyteller David Campbell Book Launch
David's two new books are being launched in Edinburgh on Thursday! Poems 1960-2020, published by our friends at Main Point Books, and Story Harvest, published by our own Orkneyology Press. Book free tickets to attend here: rebrand.ly/i2kf1en
If you can't make the launch, order David's wonderful Story Harvest here: https://rebrand.ly/d8qwmk9
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David Campbell's Story Harvest to be Published by Orkneyology Press
David Campbell, Edinburgh native and beloved Scottish storyteller, shares favorite stories and folk tales gleaned from a lifetime of travels and storytelling.
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Edinburgh Storyteller David Campbell's Latest Book with Orkneyology Press
Tom and Rhonda Muir are thrilled to announce the next book from our Orkneyology Press. Edinburgh's dashing and much-loved storyteller David Campbell offers his favourite stories from Scotland and around the world in Story Harvest, including the bonus of professional tips for burgeoning storytellers! The book is available from our online shop in hardcover for £18.99 here: https://rebrand.ly/ihnt1xh and in paperback for £12.99 here: https://rebrand.ly/zf88m0f
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Folklore from the Enchanted Orkney Island of Eynhallow
Listen to a traditional Orkney story telling how the Finfolk lost the magical isle of Eynhallow, told by native Orcadian storyteller Tom Muir, and set to images taken on the rarely-visited island of Eynhallow.
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Sailing Scottish Islands with Adventure Canada
Get a wee taste of some of the Scottish islands with this personal travel video, recorded in June 2023 when Tom and Rhonda Muir of Scotland's Orkney Islands travelled on a small, friendly, socially aware, culturally sensitive, family-run adventure cruise with the good folks at Adventure Canada.
I (Rhonda) recorded this just to show to our family, but you might enjoy it too, as we went places that aren't that easy to get to. You'll see snippets of our visits to: Hirta, St Kilda; Islay; Fair Isle; Foula; Kirkwall and Hoy, Orkney; Stornoway, Lewis; Iona; Skye, Staffa and more ... and puffins! We hope you enjoy this peedie Scottish island escape.
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Orcadian Historian Tom Muir's Talk on John Rae
Tom recently sailed on the Ocean Endeavour with the wonderful folk at Adventure Canada. Please enjoy this recording of a talk he gave onboard about arctic explorer John Rae.
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Hear Tom Muir's Walter Traill Dennison Talk in Sanday, Orkney
Fans of Orkney Islands history and folklore will enjoy this recording of a talk Tom Muir gave in Sanday last weekend on the Orkney folklorist Walter Traill Dennison.
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Tom Muir Goes to Budapest!
Here's a little behind-the-scenes peek for our buddos and all our supporters: clips from our trip to Budapest, Hungary, for the International Theatre Olympics. Karinthy Theatre in Budapest hosted their very first storytelling festival, to which Tom was honored to be invited. And what a hoot watching Tom and his Hungarian-Scottish interpreter, Mark Alan Wodala, performing together! We hope you enjoy these clips.
25th anniversary edition of Tom Muir's Orkney Folk Tales, The Mermaid Bride
The long-awaited 25th-anniversary edition of The Mermaid Bride and other Orkney folk tales is out! With new stories and illustrations added, this book is a real bargain. Believe it or not, it's still at the original price. Buy it at your local bookstore or online. https://rebrand.ly/18sx5z0
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Sneak peek for buddos!
We've shared a sneak peek from Tom's upcoming book, Scottish Folktales of Coast & Sea, on our Ko-fi page, exclusive to all our buddos (supporters). Thank you! https://ko-fi.com/orkneyology
Enjoy a night of Orkney and Scotland Coastal Stories from Tom Muir Free!
Tom recently had a lovely night spinning a few yarns for an online audience which, fortunately, was recorded for you to enjoy ... so enjoy!
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Shonaleigh Cumbers ~ Garment for the Moon, Jewish Wonder Tales
Shonaleigh Cumbers is a storyteller of rare giftedness and is possibly the last surviving Drut’syla, female tradition-bearer of traditional Jewish story cycles.
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Mermaid image (Rhonda's pages) and storyteller image (Tom's pages), and all other illustrations except where noted are here by the courtesy of our dear friend - Stromness author, artist and historian, Bryce Wilson MBE, who owns all copyrights. Thanks, Bryce!
The long-awaited 25th anniversary edition of Tom Muir's The Mermaid Bride is out! With new stories and illustrations added, and at the originl price, this book is a real bargain. Buy it here.
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