All about Orkney Life, people and places - then and now.
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The Shapinsay Dancing Affair. The vivid tale of a pivotal moment in Orkney's age of improvement: when David Balfour, the new laird of Shapinsay in 1846, contested the elders of the island's Secession Churches decision to discipline their flock for participating in the 'sinful' dance he gave. By Paul J. Sutherland. Paperback.
Five years' worth of the popular Orkney Today 'trials of middle age' column by Les Cowan.
Crisis and conflict on an Orkney estate. By William P.L. Thompson
Tales of my travels from Alaska to New Zealand. By Kate Barrett. A4 Paperback.
Gavin Francis examines our collective fascination with islands. In hardback.
Following a rural school, it's teachers and its pupils. By Kathleen Keldie. Paperback.
Duncan Cameron Mackenzie's recollections of his post-war childhood on Burray.
Audio documentaries on life as it was on Fair Isle, on CD and mp3 Flash Drive.
Memories of a vibrant Rousay childhood in the 1920s and 40s. Enter the childhood world of Phebe Marwick, who grew up in the Wasbister district of Rousay in the inter-war years. Formerly 'Rousay Remembered', freshly updated with additional stories, photos and poetry. Paperback.
A memoir of art, family and mental health' from an Orkney based author. By Samantha Clark. Paperback.