Orkneyology.com ~ Orkney Islands native storyteller Tom Muir's "Tales for Troubled Times" archive and other folk tales

A Faroese folk tale about forgiveness. (Note: This beautiful story may be upsetting to some sensitive listeners.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Orkney Islands folk tale about a helpful house trow. Find more Orkney Islands tales and folklore told in the soothing voice of Orkney's native storyteller, Tom Muir, at Orkneyology.com. Illustration by Bryce Wilson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A mermaid folktale from the Orkney island of Sanday, told by Orcadian traditional storyteller, Tom Muir on Orkneyology.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Scottish Traveller's tale about the thing that is most important in life, told by Orcadian storyteller, Tom Muir of Orkneyology.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Muir tells the classic folktale East of the Sun West of the Moon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A ghost story from the home of the Orkney Islands arctic explorer, John Rae, as told by Orcadian traditional storyteller, Tom Muir of Orkneyology.com. https://www. Orkneyology.com/john-rae.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Traditional native Orcadian storyteller Tom Muir tells about the nefarious English press gangs in Orkney. For more about Tom, his stories and Scotland's Orkney Islands visit his website, Orkneyology. https://www.orkneyology.com/graemsay.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Muir, traditional native Orkney Islands storyteller, tells about the wreck of The Albion near the Orkney island of Graemsay. Hear more stories and find out about Scotland's Orkney Islands at Tom's website, Orkneyology. https://www.orkneyology.com/graemsay.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Muir, traditional native Orkney Islands storyteller tells a traditional story, "The Hattie Man O' Ree." Hear more stories and find out about Scotland's Orkney Islands at Tom's website, Orkneyology. https://www.orkneyology.com/graemsay.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Muir, the traditional Orcadian native storyteller from Scotland's Orkney Islands, tells a local story - "The Happy Valley Coffin Story." Find out more about Tom and his islands on his website, Orkneyology. https://www.orkneyology.com/happy-valley.html#HappyValley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Muir, the traditional Orcadian native storyteller from Scotland's Orkney Islands, read's Orcadian poet Edwin Muir's haunting poem, "The Horses." Find out more about Tom and his islands on his website, Orkneyology. https://www.orkneyology.com/egilsay-and-wyre.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear native Orkney storyteller Tom Muir tell about the weather witches of Stromness. Get more stories and learn about Scotland's Orkney Islands by visiting Tom's website, Orkneyology. https://www.orkneyology.com/brinkies-brae.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear native Orkney storyteller Tom Muir tell a traditional Orcadian folktale - The Death of the Mainland Faeries. Get more stories and learn about Scotland's Orkney Islands by visiting Tom's website, Orkneyology. https://www.orkneyology.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Orkney native storyteller and folklorist Tom Muir tells a traditional Orcadian story - The Fiddler and the Trow. For more stories from Scotland's Orkney Islands, go to Tom's website, Orkneyology.com.https://www.orkneyology.com/dingieshowe.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Orkney folklorist and storyteller Tom Muir tells a traditional Scottish story about Scotland's midges - "The Midgies and the Giant." Find out more at Tom's website, Orkneyology. https://www.orkneyology.com/midges.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.