Tag: The Orkney News
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Orcadian Stories – Eleanor Turner: A Small Cog
Eleanor Turner: A Small Cog Eleanor Turner (née Laird & Caird) was part of the St Magnus Festival committee in its earliest days. In this short film, part of the Orcadian Stories series filmed for The Orkney News as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022, Eleanor remembers her time as secretary. She recalls fond…
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Orcadian Stories: The Televisor premiere
Orcadian Stories premieres with Kim Foden and The Televisor Filmed and edited by Martin Laird, researched by Fiona Grahame, and produced by Orkney News Ltd, Orcadian Stories is a series of short filmed interviews of people who have played a part in creating a cultural legacy for Orkney. The films focus on individuals telling their…
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Rebel Orkney Fair Saturday exhibition
Rebel Orkney, St. Andrews Fair Saturday exhibition at Northlight Gallery, Stromness. For the past few years Fiona Grahame (editor of The Orkney News), Cary Welling (curator of Northlight Gallery) and I have held events in association with St. Andrews Fair Saturday, which exists as an antidote to the rampant consumerism of Black Friday. For 2021…
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Rebel Orkney – meet the authors
Rebel Orkney – meet the authors at J. Gow Rum The writer Fiona Grahame and I will be on hand at the J. Gow Rum and Orkney Wine Company shop on Lamb Holm, Orkney, this Saturday, 16th of October 2021, from 2-4pm. If you would like to talk to us about our book Rebel Orkney,…
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Erland Cooper interview
Erland Cooper interview Orcadian musician and composer Erland Cooper was in Orkney recently, and I had the chance to interview him for The Orkney News before he warmed up for upcoming live performances. I was keen to catch up with Erland because of some of the interesting creative decisions he has made, such as burying…
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Rebel Orkney book launch
Rebel Orkney – book launch at Bragi’s Open Circle Fiona Grahame and I are proud to announce the publication of Rebel Orkney, an illustrated history book published by Orkney News Ltd. and distributed by Ingram. Subtitled “tales of insurrection from Orcadian history”, Rebel Orkney tells the story of some of those who dared to stand…
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