A fine film here with archive BBC recordings from 1982 with Max and George Mackay Brown. Recording, editing and radio production by Howie Firth. Music from Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ Symphony No. 1 and Renaissance Scottish Dances. Moving images by Selena S. Kuzman. Photographs from the Gunnie Moberg Archive, Orkney Library and Archive and the Bevan family. Posted by Orkney International Science Festival.
Rackwick
Hoy Max extended
The Hoy Max exhibition has been extended in a reduced form until Thursday 27 July. You can still catch the remarkable photographs of Max by Gunnie Moberg and much of the information from the exhibition has been gathered in to folders. You will soon be able to get a wonderful insight into the work of Max and the influence of Hoy on his music through this a video from Orkney International Science Festival which we will post shortly.
Rackwick families
We are delighted to have received Dennis Ritch’s Rackwick family history for the archive. What makes this work particularly interesting is that he has listed the information under the names of the houses. Dennis’ hand-written pages are a testament to his on-going interest in census details and Rackwick families. His surname hints as the reason for his interest.
If you would like to be emailed any of the information please contact us here
An old friend, the Old Man of Hoy.
The next exhibition being planned for the Hoy heritage project at the Hoy Kirk will feature one of the best known characters in Orkney – the Old Man of Hoy.
Do you have any stories, photographs, newspaper clippings, films or even bits of the Orkney landmark? Perhaps you have recollections of climbing the Old Man or maybe you have studied birds on him.
Has the Old Man changed over the years?
The exhibition hopes to explore the geology, flora and wildlife of the stack and the Friends of Hoy Kirk are keen to hear from anyone who can contribute to the exhibition.
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Tom Kent photograph c.1900 from Orkney Archive
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