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Orkney

3 women laughing at a soldier pushing another soldier in a wheelbarrow

Orcadian war songs: new flytings, old tunes

23 June 202523 June 2025 by Jane Pettegree

Image: Five naval colleagues at Lyness, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, where the main naval base for the British fleet, … Read more

Categories Articles Tags 20thCentury, Orkney, soldiers, Song Leave a comment
James Cheechoo playing fiddle at the Blue Lamp, Aberdeen

James Cheechoo (1929-2022), the ‘Last of the James Bay Fiddlers’, and his Scottish Connection

4 July 202230 June 2022 by Frances Wilkins

James Cheechoo (1929-2022), who passed away at the age of 92, on 11 February 2022 in Moose Factory, Northern Ontario, … Read more

Categories Articles Tags Canada, Fiddle, JohnRae, Orkney 2 Comments

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