The Sound of Christmas

 All organised for Christmas readers? Neither are we! Fear not for we have the perfect present for that hard to buy for relative or acquaintance: the dulcet tones of Orcadians reminiscing about the festive period. We have a new compilation of Sound Archive material exclusively covering Christmas and New year. Topics covered include stockings, gifts, food and New Year celebrations. There is also a rendition of the New Year's Song at the end. Be warned, however, that some of Santa's secrets are revealed so perhaps give it a play after wee ones have left the room...

MP3s are available for £8.50 and can be emailed out until the morning of Friday 

A full transcription is also included. Click below for a wee snippet:

Click to enlarge if you would like to read along.

Doors Open 2023

Bessie Grieve, AKA 'Countrywoman'

We have been working hard at digitising our wonderful sound archive to make it more accessible and to back up our vast collection of tapes and reel to reels.

As part of Doors Open 2023, we have made a short presentation to illustrate the breadth of our collection...

 

Orkney Archive Advent Calendar - The Sound of Orkney

We have a wonderful Sound Archive containing music, radio programmes, stories, songs and many, many Orcadians reminiscing about their lives.

Listen to Bella Cromarty of North Ronaldsay speaking about Christmas when she was a youngster HERE






Orkney Sound Archive 137 - Bella Cromarty