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Skye and The Story Keeper

July 30, 2018 Jordan Ogg
Credit Anna Mazzola

Anna Mazzola on writing her new Skye-based gothic novel The Story Keeper.

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In Features Tags Skye

Island at the British Pavillion

July 26, 2018 Jordan Ogg

What does ‘island’ mean to you?

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In Art / Photography Tags Venice

Out and about with the Papay ranger

July 22, 2018 Jordan Ogg
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Artist, curator and ranger Jonathan Ford shares the riches of Orkney’s smallest island.

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In Features Tags Orkney

Island music: Erland Cooper

July 16, 2018 Jordan Ogg
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The Orcadian multi-instrumentalist on rhythms of sea and land, darkness and light.

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In Features Tags Orkney

Bringing trees back to Iceland

July 10, 2018 Jordan Ogg

There's an Icelandic joke that goes: what do you do if you get lost in a forest in Iceland? The answer: you stand up.

The island's famously treeless landscape may soon be set to change, however, if the people at the Icelandic Forestry Service get their way. Watch the video to find out more.

In Flotsam Tags Iceland

Poetry: Ruth Dawkins

July 9, 2018 Jordan Ogg

A Tasmanian poem inspired by Edwin Morgan.

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In Poetry Tags Tasmania

OS Map magnificence

June 29, 2018 Jordan Ogg
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Some brilliant people at Ordinance Survey and the University of Sheffield have created the most wonderful visualisation of Great Britain's 100 largest islands. They've written a blog where you can learn all about it, take part in a fun quiz and find links to the OS Flickr where you can download the map for free to take away and get printed as big as you like.

In Flotsam Tags Great Britian

Muirneag, 1973

June 27, 2018 Jordan Ogg

R M Murray narrates a tale of boyhood adventure amid the bleak beauty of a sodden Hebridean moor.

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In Non-fiction Tags Lewis

The story of the Creagorry Hotel

June 25, 2018 Jordan Ogg

A visitor passed us a link to this wonderful film from 1991 which charts the story of the Creagorry Hotel in Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides. Much more than just a place for tourists to spend a night or two, the Creagorry is revealed as a focal point of island life; a cosy spot to catch up with friends and family, to dance and drink, to flirt and to gossip.

In Flotsam Tags BenBecula

Francesco Stumpo: 100 Days of Islands

June 19, 2018 Jordan Ogg

Over 100 days artist and designer Francesco Stumpo created new works based on personal explorations of island themes.

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In Art / Photography

The Worth of Words

June 15, 2018 Jordan Ogg
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If we are open to diversity in language, we are open to the wonders of our world, writes Malachy Tallack.

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In Features Tags Shetland

Møn Sessions

June 14, 2018 Jordan Ogg

Møn in Denmark boasts some of the country's greatest natural wonders, from lush forests to sweeping beaches and pristine chalky white cliffs. Popular as a hiking and stargazing destination, the island has also in recent years been attracting a new generation of residents who are interested in adopting a more rural lifestyle. They include Emile Carlsen, the creative force behind Møn Sessions, a music and video project featuring Danish acts performing in the countryside near his home. Find out more.

In Flotsam Tags Møn, Denmark

Sagas of Salt and Stone: Orkney Unwrapped

May 30, 2018 Jordan Ogg
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In Sagas of Salt and Stone, Robin Roble invites readers on a personal voyage of adventure and discovery of the history, nature and people of Orkney - from seabird colonies and startling rock formations, to fishermen's huts and prehistoric monuments.

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In Features Tags Orkney

Poetry: Ross Thompson

May 24, 2018 Jordan Ogg
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Three poems by the Bangor-based writer.

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In Poetry Tags Northern Ireland
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