Orcadian

I had transcendent 13-course dinner at Edinburgh Michelin restaurant

Orkney’s curlew population back on the rise, figures show

Saoirse Ronan leads the cast of The Outrun, the film based on Amy Liptrot's acclaimed memoir, sees her play a woman returning to her native Orkney to try to leave her troubled life of drug and alcohol addiction in London behind her. Picture: Roy Imer

Saoirse Ronan to launch Edinburgh International Film Festival with The Outrun

Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain

EIF reviews: Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham and more

Catriona Price. Picture: Jannica Honey

Catriona Price on the Orcadian inspirations behind her music

The striking similarities between the flags of Orkney and Norway reflect the pair’s shared heritage that stretches back over one thousand years.

Explainer Could Orkney join Norway? History between Orkney and Norway explained

Orkney Council's talk of leaving Scotland could spread Christine Jardine

The Scotsman Sessions #351: Erland Cooper

Carol Anderson (left) hands over chanters to the Barbados Defence Force Band, with hopes to set up a pipe band with young army cadets. PIC: Contributed.

Bagpipes, tartan and reggae set to meet under the beating Barbados sun

Pinkie Maclure and John Wills, aka Pumajaw

Scapa Foolscap: Pumajaw on their new Orkney-inspired album

Harry Josephine Giles's verse novel Deep Wheel Orcadia is ambitious and enjoyable, says Laura Waddell

Sci-fi verse novel in Orcadian adds lustre to poet’s rising star – Laura Waddell

The Scotsman Sessions #267: Harry Josephine Giles

Douglas Montgomery and Brian Cromarty performed as the duo Saltfishforty at the HebCelt Survivor Sessions last week.

Global reach for HebCelt's 'Survival Sessions' a huge achievement

Alison Miller, the new Orkney Scriever, will encourage islanders to write in their mother tongue. PIC: Orkney Photographic.

Spotlight on Orcadian as language champion appointed

The poet George Mackay Brown (Picture: Werner Forman Archive/Shutterstock)

Books - George Mackay Brown's Orkney Vision

The North Sea may be entering its sunset years but there is still a flurry of activity for late-life assets and fresh discoveries being made.

North Sea oil field firm Orcadian to raise millions in stock market flotation

Gnoss, from left to right: Graham Rorie, Craig Baxter, Aidan Moodie and Connor Sinclair

From Paris to the Arctic: Orcadian fiddler Graham Rorie on his exotic lockdown p...

Portraits of Margaret Tait

Book review: Personae, by Margaret Tait

Politicians should have made it more clear that Christmas would have to be different this year, says Ayesha Hazarika (Picture: Shutterstock)

Why Christmas is cancelled this year for me – Ayesha Hazarika

The Scotsman Sessions #45: Erland Cooper

The nine figurines discovered by archaeologists at the site of a proposed power station at Finstown, Orkney. PIC:

'Amazing' set of Bronze Age figurines found in Orkney at site of new power stati...

Alannah Moar will be performing on the same bill as Alan Cumming and KT Tunstall at The Quaich Project's exclusive fundraising campaign launch in New York later this month.

Orcadian music student to represent Edinburgh at Princes Street Gardens fundrais...

Salmon farming company Scottish Sea Farms has received approval for its plan to build six eco-friendly homes near the Mill Bay site on the Orcadian island of Eday.

Construction of eco-friendly houses for Orkney salmon farm approved

A job to run a hostel and cafe on the unspoiled island of Stronsay in Orkney (pictured) has been advertised. PIC: Orkney.com.

Global search begins for right person to run cafe and hostel on remote Scottish ...

Magnus Spence with his parents. Picture: SWNS

Global search for biscuit tin accidentally binned after Edinburgh mum’s death

A similar biscuit tin to the one that has been lost. Picture: SWNS

Son’s search for Forth Bridge biscuit tin owned by his late mother goes global

The St Magnus Festival Chorus PIC: Rachael Batty

Music review: The St Magnus Festival, Orkney

The Scots dialect of Orkney is underpinned by the Norse heritage of the islands. PIC: Paul Stephenson/Flickr/Creative Commons.

Video: 12 words and phrases from Orkney Islands

One of the items up for auction. Picture: Lyon & Turnbull

George Mackay Brown treasures set to go under the hammer

Dr John Rae, or Orkney, whose Arctic survival skills were highly regarded. PIC: Courtesy of John Rae Society.

Arctic expedition to honour 19th century Scots explorer

Pupils design tail fins for Orkneyplanes

Sailing out from Cape Town, South africa

Travel: Cruise to Cape Town

Lord Strathcona drives the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Craigellachie, November 7, 1885. Picture: wikipedia.org

How the Scots built: Canada

Amy Liptrot whose book The Outrun has been short listed for the Wellcome Book Prize 2016. Picture: PA

Orcadian writer Amy Liptrot up for award for addiction memoir

Stromness Library

Orcadian book-lovers on the increase

John Robertson CBE: Proud Orcadian who threw himself into serving his community and living life to the full

Obituary: John Davie Manson Robertson CBE, businessman and author

The HMS Hampshire was carrying Lord Kitchener. Picture: comp

Kitchener Memorial to remember Orkney minefield victims

The Bards Tale IV will use cutting edge photogrammetry technology

Bard’s Tale IV game steeped in Scottish folklore

The Scapa Distillery on Orkney.

Scapa opens first-ever distillery visitor centre

Leslie Foubister, from Toab, demonstrates a pedal-operated threshing machine. Picture: Tom OBrien

African farms benefit from 1820s Orcadian thresher

Born in Wales, Linklater always considered himself a steadfast Orcadian. Picture: TSPL

On this day 1899: Novelist Eric Linklater was born

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Kate Horsley ‘found Frankenstein’s bride in Orkney’

Perfomance at the Orkney Folk Festival. Picture: Facebook

Music review: Orkney Folk Festival

Ortak to regain its sparkle after deal for assets

Writer George Mackay Browns story tells of a financial crisis

George Mackay Brown’s Orcadian independence folly

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Stable upbringing

Award-winning jeweller Sheila Fleetwants to see a Made in Scotland app. Picture: PA

Scots jeweller steps up bid to create tech boost

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Gig review: Kris Drever and Eamonn Coyne, Edinburgh

Obituary: Elizabeth Spence Miller, newspaper owner

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Big Brother winner backing the Union

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Islands retreat

Obituary: Thora Bain, Orcadian dairy woman with a love of travel and a passion f...

Scots violinist gets out her begging bow for £20,000 instrument

Groundskeeper Willie finally reveals his Orcadian roots

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Leader: Poet’s love-life worth a dram or three

The Scotsman Top Stories

Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries