Believing

Rousay Tales

In this episode we’ll be finding out about the superstitions, folklore and religion in Rousay. Hogboons, trows and fairies come alive in this episode to bring us luck or misfortune. A standing stone walks and a hidden island appears. And remember to make sure it's the dead you are burying.

Contributors in order of appearance:

Narrator: James Grieve 2024

Chris Gee 2024

Ernest Marwick 1966

Tom Sinclair 1966

Edda Mainland n.d.

Mrs Clouston 1989

Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon 2024

Muriel Marwick 2023

Alistair Marwick 2023

Ingrid Grieve 2024

Mrs Wylie 1966

Kath Gourlay 1987

Helen Firth 1987

The Rousay Singers 2022

This podcast series was created using material from Orkney Library & Archive, Rousay Remembered, University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute and contemporary recordings made with the community of Rousay.

Creative team: Produced by Kolekto (Mark Jenkins & Rebecca Marr) and University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute led by Dan Lee.

New recordings and editing by Mark Jenkins (Kolekto)

New music composed and played by James Watson (Wooden Sole Music)

The project has been funded by Orkney Island Council, Rousay Egilsay and Wyre Development Trust (REWDT), Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS) and North Isles Landscape Partnership Scheme (NILPS).