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.
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.
An Oral History. Ann Marwick spent many hours in the 1980/90s chatting to folk in North Ronaldsay and learning about the dialect, customs and lifestyles of the island in a bygone age... she has now harvested the best bits into North Ronaldsay Voices. Paperback.
Billy Cardno served as a cabin boy on the S.S Earl Thorfinn from 1958 until 1961. Here we share his memories of that time, from his first steps on the deck to the ship's final days. A revised and extended reprint of Sailing With Steam. A5 booklet.
A Year in the Life of an Orkney Doctor. By Malcolm Alexander.
A small collection of stories from Westray. Told by Tom Muir. Illustrated by Bryce Wilson. An A5 paperback booklet.