Orkneyology Podcast
Tom Muir and Rhonda Muir • Arts, Books
Tom Muir and Rhonda Muir • Arts, Books
Orkneyology Podcast
Tom Muir and Rhonda Muir • Arts, Books
Tom Muir and Rhonda Muir • Arts, Books

About

In Orkney, we used to have an expression: "I'll be ower wi' the moon," meaning, "I will come and visit you when the moon is full, to light my way."


In The Orkneyology Podcast: Ower wi' the moon, Tom and Rhonda Muir of the Orkney Islands in Scotland talk to fascinating and creative folk, both living in Orkney and also farther afield, usually with an Orkney connection. We chat about folklore, storytelling, books, history, life in Orkney and whatever else we find inspiring. We do hope you'll join us for a good blether. Look for the Orkneyology Podcast again on the night of the next full moon.


You can find more about life in the Orkney Islands on Orkneyology.com, where Tom and Rhonda Muir explore Orkney life and history, books, travel tips, folklore and much more.


Podcast music provided by Fionn McArthur

Podcast image artwork by Jenny Steer


For more stories of life and lore in Scotland's Orkney Islands, visit our website and learn about all things Orkney, moving to Orkney, living in Orkney, and the folklore and history of Orkney and its neighbours. https://www.orkneyology.com/


If you're so inclined, you can support our ongoing work at Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/orkneyology Every kind gift helps us both practically and by encouragement. Thank you!


Buy the new extended edition of Tom Muir's Orkney folk tales, the 25th anniversary edition of The Mermaid Bride and Other Orkney Stories: https://www.orcadian.co.uk/shop/fiction-poetry-folklore-myths/1419-the-mermaid-bride-and-other-orkney-folk-tales.html?aff=3


Please browse Orkneyology Press books and other intriguing items in our shop: https://shop.orkneyology.com/

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Episodes

  • Morph and More ~ Handmade Animation in a World of AI, with Aardman's Peter Lord
    Orkney storyteller Tom Muir talks with the creator of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep
  • The Norse Queen of Death Comes to Orkney: The Shapeshifter's Daughter with Sally Magnusson
    Orkney historian Tom Muir talks with journalist and author Sally Magnusson
  • The Man who Saved Orkney's Stories ~ Walter Traill Dennison
    Tonight we honor the Orkney island of Sanday man by marking the bicentenary of his birth
  • Nordic Folktales, Traditions and Beliefs ~ with Professor Terry Gunnell
    Orkney folklorist Tom has a blether with folklore expert Professor Terry Gunnell, University of Iceland
  • Orkney Islands Archaeology ~ with Neolithic Expert, Professor Colin Richards
    Orkney's Tom Muir talks with dear friend and internationally-known archaeologist, Professor Colin Richards
  • Environmental Storytelling ~ with Gordon "Creeping Toad" MacLellan
    Orkney Islands storyteller Tom Muir has an inspiring blether with a Scottish environmental storyteller, poet and artist.
  • The Orkney Pirate John Gow ~ with Angus Konstam
    Tom talks with naval historian Angus Konstam on the 300th anniversary of the hanging of John Gow.
  • Orcadian Comic Book Artist Jim Baikie ~ with Ellen (Baikie) Pesci
    Tom talks with Ellen about her dad - celebrated artist, skilled musician and all-around good guy
  • The Orkneyinga Saga part II ~ with Orkney's Storyteller Tom Muir
    Orcadian historian Tom Muir, MBE, tells about Orkney's Christian jarls
  • The Fairy Tellers ~ with Nicholas Jubber
    A journey into the secret history of fairy tales
  • The Orkneyinga Saga ~ with Orkney's Storyteller Tom Muir
    Orcadian historian Tom Muir, MBE, talks about Orkney's pagan jarls
  • King Arthur is Welsh! ~ with Ffion Phillips
    A visit with Ffion Phillips, from the Conwy Valley, North Wales
  • A Ghostly Little Book ~ with Gerald Charles Dickens
    Chatting about A Christmas Carol, with the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens
  • A Musical Gathering of Elders, with R Carlos Nakai and Will Clipman
    Ceremony, culture and old, old stories: wisdom from ancestors around the world
  • A Halloween Visit with Hjörleifur Helgi Stefánsson
    A moonlit blether with a traditional Icelandic storyteller and author of Icelandic Folk Tales
  • Ailsa Dixon ~ Scottish Storytelling Past, Present & Future
    A blether and stories with a young storyteller and great grandneice of Orkney's George Mackay Brown
  • Orkney Customs, with Tom Muir ~ Hatch, Match, Dispatch - part 2
    ~ Orkney marriage and death customs ~
  • A Letter from North Ronaldsay, with Ian Scott
    A blether with Ian o' Antabreck - Ian Scott - Orkney memories, the old days, life and art
  • Orkney Customs, with Tom Muir ~ Hatch, Match, Dispatch - part 1
    Rituals and folk practices around birth, courtship, marriage and death in Orkney
  • Dr Erin Farley ~ Angus Folk Tales and Big Big Big Worms!
    Tom Muir has a fascinating blether with storyteller Erin Farley of Dundee