Orkneyology Podcast

Dr Erin Farley ~ Angus Folk Tales and Big Big Big Worms!

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May 23, 2024 4:18am

1h 58m

Tonight, Tom and Rhonda Muir of Scotland's Orkney Islands have a moonlight visitor - our very dear friend, author, researcher and storyteller Dr Erin Farley of Dundee. Those who love stories and Scotland will find much of interest, among these:  


  •  Erin's abiding passion for worms: giant worms causing creation and destruction, the The Muckle Mester Stoorworm; Jörmungandr the world serpent, Ragnarök ... and a bonus: a charm against the worm in your tooth (toothache)!
  •    Looking at the landscape from a seafaring position
  •    Researching and preserving oral history in Scotland
  • Stories of the old lighthouse keepers, including our mutual friend, Lawrence Tulloch of Shetland
  • The Grey (bearded) Lady; and deep storytelling
  •    Sir Walter Scott in Orkney
  •    Acedemic writing as energy vampire vs. stories of the people
  •    Dundee roots: slavery; sufferagettes; carving out a place through poetry; William McGonagall; and stories around the Tay Bridge disaster
  •   Storytelling and the pressure to achieve; the rewards of taking things slowly
  •   A telling of the story of Jockie Barefoot from Erin's book, Angus Folktales - a tragic Angus tale of an evil lanlord
  •   The Twins of Edzel as performed by Tania Allan - A BSL interpretation of a Scottish folklore tale. Inspired by ‘Angus Folk Tales’ by Erin Farley. The Twins of Edzell is the story of a dedicated mother of deaf twin brothers and the hearing world that is unable to accept them. Filmed on location at Balvaird Castle, Perthshire. https://sfdh.org.uk/project/the-twins-of-edzell/



So come thee wiz, pour yourself a dram and settle in for a good old-fashioned blether among friends.


Orkneyology website: https://www.orkneyology.com


Podcast theme music courtesy of Fionn McArthur.

"Ower wi' the moon" artwork created by Jenny Steer


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