Good description of us Miguel. We are from all over the planet, and our interests in Orkney are about as diverse as we are, but it keeps the conversation interesting. I have only been to Orkney once, last June for the St. Magnus Festival. A series of chance encounters with various bits of Orkney information led me to discover the writing of George Mackay Brown, and also the St. Magnus Festival. It then became a compulsion to get there. It was an incredible experience. I'd love to be there this June, but, it will have to wait until 2005. There are just too many planes, trains, boats, and buses between here and there to go two years in a row. If anyone is going to the Festival next month, I hope you'll let us hear all about it. And, if anyone hasn't looked at the Festival website lately, it's grown considerably. http://www.stmagnusfestival.com/ Also, I hadn't heard anyone mention that the Tourist Information site has added to web cams. http://www.visitorkney.com/ Pictures aren't as good a being there. But they help. Take care Karen

Hello Karen, now it is working very well the mailing. I am getting every day new messages from different people around the world. I like this way of exchanging experiences and thoughts with people that dont know each other, and the only connection between them are those islands. And you? what is is your connection with Orkney? On Friday, May 14, 2004, at 15:36 Europe/Madrid, KJEMEM@aol.com wrote: > Welcome Miguel, > > Everything really does work pretty well. Just sometimes we get very > quiet. > But it looks like people are "waking up." Once the discussion gets > going you > may wish we'd slow down sometimes. But stick with us, you find out > more > about Orkney than you could imagine, and feel that you've met some > very nice > people. > > Karen in Memphis > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

Hello Nerea, it is nice to hear that there are other spanish people that had or have a connection with the Orkney Islands. Yes, there is something special in those islands that make people come back soon or later. hasta pronto

Hi Miguel, I'm very happy hearing from another spanish person. I'm a basque girl, and i spent some days last october in Orkney. I'm going back there this autumn... Kisses to everybody ;-) Nerea >From: miguel almagro <contact@miguelalmagro.com> >Reply-To: ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com >To: ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [<orcadia>] hello stephen >Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 14:54:21 +0200 > >Gracias por contactar, tu español está muy bien. Que interesante que de >Canada y tu familia orcdianos. Mi familia son de Andalucia y yo estuve en >Orkney solo por unas horas y parece como si hubiera estado alli durante >miles de años. Puede ser algun antepasado.... > >Nice to hear from you > > >On Friday, May 14, 2004, at 19:14 Europe/Madrid, stephen davie wrote: > >>Buenas Amigo: >> >>Mucho Gusto! Soy Canadianense, y vive en Ontario. Me Famillia son >>orcadianos, mucho tempo pasado. >>Fue en estudiated de espanol por me gusta mucho su langue, comida, cultura >>y especialemente su musica. >> >>OK, so it's not perfect, but how nice it is that someone in Spain should >>too be concerned. I am hoping that Sigurd is O.K. >> >>Esteban Davie >>On Friday, May 14, 2004, at 05:28 AM, miguel almagro wrote: >> >>>> >> >> >>==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >>To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word >>'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >> > > > >==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word >'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > _________________________________________________________________ ¿Dónde se esconden l@s solter@s? Encuentra miles de perfiles en MSN Amor & Amistad. http://match.msn.es/

Gracias por contactar, tu español está muy bien. Que interesante que de Canada y tu familia orcdianos. Mi familia son de Andalucia y yo estuve en Orkney solo por unas horas y parece como si hubiera estado alli durante miles de años. Puede ser algun antepasado.... Nice to hear from you On Friday, May 14, 2004, at 19:14 Europe/Madrid, stephen davie wrote: > Buenas Amigo: > > Mucho Gusto! Soy Canadianense, y vive en Ontario. Me Famillia son > orcadianos, mucho tempo pasado. > Fue en estudiated de espanol por me gusta mucho su langue, comida, > cultura y especialemente su musica. > > OK, so it's not perfect, but how nice it is that someone in Spain > should too be concerned. I am hoping that Sigurd is O.K. > > Esteban Davie > On Friday, May 14, 2004, at 05:28 AM, miguel almagro wrote: > >>> > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

On Monday, May 17, 2004, at 05:54 AM, miguel almagro wrote: > Gracias por contactar, tu español está muy bien. Que interesante que > de Canada y tu familia orcdianos. Mi familia son de Andalucia y yo > estuve en Orkney solo por unas horas y parece como si hubiera estado > alli durante miles de años. Puede ser algun antepasado.... > > Nice to hear from you > > > On Friday, May 14, 2004, at 19:14 Europe/Madrid, stephen davie wrote: > >> Buenas Amigo: >> >> Mucho Gusto! Soy Canadianense, y vive en Ontario. Me Famillia son >> orcadianos, mucho tempo pasado. >> Fue en estudiated de espanol por me gusta mucho su langue, comida, >> cultura y especialemente su musica. >> >> OK, so it's not perfect, but how nice it is that someone in Spain >> should too be concerned. I am hoping that Sigurd is O.K. >> >> Esteban Davie >> On Friday, May 14, 2004, at 05:28 AM, miguel almagro wrote: >> >>>> >> >> >> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the >> word >> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >> > > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

"Were there entertainers, carnivals, musicians, minstrels, or the like that came to Orkney in the late 1800s ? Yes. view a video named: "Fiddlers of James Bay" (produced by the Wilson brothers in Orkney) it may hold the answer to your question; reportedly, some of these emmigrated to Orkney bill Bill Irvine alternate email: wji@islandnet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greenwood" <scotquester@bartnet.net> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:15 AM Subject: [<orcadia>] Cross-stitched sampler, images of Orkney > Where in Orkney would someone have seen a man with very dark skin ? > This was about 1890. > > I have photocopies of a cross-stitched sampler done in Orkney about > 1890. The stiticher was born ~1860 and grew up in Orkney, the family > had English roots which is why I think the sampler was made - it was > more of an English tradition than an Orcadian one. > > There are several island images - a puffin, a cottage with a chimney on > either end, a small pony, a Highland cow [horns facing forward, short > legs], a steam engine, and a large bird with a reddish patch on its wing > among many others not so identifiably Orcadian. Sadly there are no > outlines of any Standing Stones, monoliths or large mounds, I would have > loved to see them stitched on this piece. Centered in the group of > stitched images is a black man, probably a musician who is obviously > dancing ! > > He's holding a fiddle in one hand, waving it high in the air and > possibly a tambourine or small set of bells in the other. He is dancing, > kicking one leg up. Skin color is not medium or even a dark brown as I > would have expected, its very dark brown-purple. I'm looking at the > original thread color to see what was used and have discussed it with > the current owner [descendant of the stitcher] to make sure the > photocopy isn't off in its color generation. Lips and eyes were done > with reddish yarn, the lips were especially wide on the face, he is > wearing a short tunic type garment. I have to think this indicated > someone with exceedingly dark skin, not the brown tones I see in the US, > possibly from Australia or South Africa ? While at college I met > students from South Africa and Australia whose skin was not brown but > very black. > > Were there entertainers, carnivals, musicians, minstrels, or the like > that came to Orkney in the late 1800s ? I'm becoming quite interested > in finding out about this figure......Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

"I wonder what the earliest connections were between Orkney and Spain.... Any historians out there?" Yes. try Italy . . . one Antonio Zeno goodonya, bill Bill Irvine alternate email: wji@islandnet.com MyBlog http://wjiwalks.blogspot.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <STRONSAY2@cs.com> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] re: mail > In a message dated 5/14/04 9:39:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, KJEMEM@aol.com > writes: > > But stick with us, you find out more > > about Orkney than you could imagine, and feel that you've met some very nice > > > > people. > Actually, nice people in Canada and the US as well. (Just as pleasant and > interesting as the people I met in Barcelona a long time ago). > > The sea-faring industries of the British Isles and of the Iberian Peninnsula > make for lots of parallel utensils of daily life, I'm sure, and perhaps more. > I wonder what the earliest connections were between Orkney and Spain.... Any > historians out there? > > Anne, just outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

ah, the grimlings have ended bill Bill Irvine alternate email: wji@islandnet.com MyBlog http://wjiwalks.blogspot.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sigurd Towrie" <sigurd@orkneyjar.com> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 1:15 PM Subject: RE: [<orcadia>] re: mail > On 14 May 2004 13:28, miguel almagro wrote: > > > Hello, i am new and it seems to be that I arived when the posting > > doesnt work. > > Posting is working fine. > > The situation is simply that if list members don't post, nothing is > circulated. Quiet periods are common. Especially now the light has returned. > > -- > Sigurd Towrie > Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney > Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com > Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com > Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk > > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

On 14 May 2004 13:28, miguel almagro wrote: > Hello, i am new and it seems to be that I arived when the posting > doesnt work. Posting is working fine. The situation is simply that if list members don't post, nothing is circulated. Quiet periods are common. Especially now the light has returned. -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk

The word(s) is "half yoke" Karen. I don't know for certain but I believe it refers to the "yoking" or harnessing of horses for farm work. When the farm labourers got a break they would have taken some of the harness off the horses so that they would have been "half-yoked" to make them more comfortable. Hope that helps -- Mike Clouston KJEMEM@aol.com wrote: >While everyone's awake, > >This morning on Radio Orkney there was mention of a Westray word for a break >between lunch and tea. They called it a "Half ....." I couldn't quite catch >the next word. It sounded like something between "York" and "yolk"-- but it >was probably neither. Anyone know what it was? > >Karen > > >==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word >'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > > > > >

In a message dated 5/14/04 9:39:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, KJEMEM@aol.com writes: > But stick with us, you find out more > about Orkney than you could imagine, and feel that you've met some very nice > > people. Actually, nice people in Canada and the US as well. (Just as pleasant and interesting as the people I met in Barcelona a long time ago). The sea-faring industries of the British Isles and of the Iberian Peninnsula make for lots of parallel utensils of daily life, I'm sure, and perhaps more. I wonder what the earliest connections were between Orkney and Spain.... Any historians out there? Anne, just outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ah! I heard right. I was just thinking of the wrong "yolk". My thinking's not too flexible by Friday afternoon. Thank's for getting me unstuck. Karen

Hey guys! Good to hear there are still people out there... You may remember (or not) that soem time ago, I asked about excavations in Orkney. I was kindly passed details of who t contact, and i thank everyone most sincerely for that. Unfortunately, i was unable to get on a dig, and am instead going to *sunny* Dartmoor. I hope that I can get on excavations next year, and come and study some Viking heritage, as that may be the subject of my dissertation. A big hello to all the Orcadian and extended family, Kind regards, Giles Carey g.carey@ucl.ac.uk >>stephen davie wrote: > Buenas Amigo: > > Mucho Gusto! Soy Canadianense, y vive en Ontario. Me Famillia son > orcadianos, mucho tempo pasado. > Fue en estudiated de espanol por me gusta mucho su langue, comida, > cultura y especialemente su musica. > > OK, so it's not perfect, but how nice it is that someone in Spain > should too be concerned. I am hoping that Sigurd is O.K. > > Esteban Davie > On Friday, May 14, 2004, at 05:28 AM, miguel almagro wrote: > >>> > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > > >

Karen, In days gone by you would yoke the horse to plough ,harrow or do other field work. At mid morning or mid afternoon you would get a cup of tea out in the field and that would be haf yok. (It was very welcome sometimes!) Jim C.

Hello, i am new and it seems to be that I arived when the posting doesnt work. Who was in charge of that? the author of the site i believe. i think a new mistery is surroundind the orkeny Islands. Hello to every body from barcelona On Friday, May 14, 2004, at 17:07 Europe/Madrid, stephen davie wrote: > I too have been wondering what happened to the usual flow of wonderful > thoughts and exchanges through the site. The computer is fine, the > provider has no difficulties, and now I am really concerned too. This > note of yours was my last message from Orcadia-L. > > Stephen > On Thursday, May 6, 2004, at 08:54 AM, k l wrote: > >> Been wondering about that myself. By the way, I'll be >> in Stromness between May 26th and June 4th. If anyone >> is interested in meeting, I would love to. >> Kathy Edmiston >> --- FloReming@aol.com wrote: >>> >>> I haven't received mail from the list since April 21 >>> and I MISS it. Does >>> anyone else have this problem??? >>> >>> Flo >>> >>> >>> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >>> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send >>> an e-mail with the word >>> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to >>> orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> __________________________________ >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs >> http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover >> >> >> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the >> word >> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >> > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

While everyone's awake, This morning on Radio Orkney there was mention of a Westray word for a break between lunch and tea. They called it a "Half ....." I couldn't quite catch the next word. It sounded like something between "York" and "yolk"-- but it was probably neither. Anyone know what it was? Karen

Hi Karen: Bo am I happy to hear Y'all! Stephen On Friday, May 14, 2004, at 06:36 AM, KJEMEM@aol.com wrote: > Welcome Miguel, > > Everything really does work pretty well. Just sometimes we get very > quiet. > But it looks like people are "waking up." Once the discussion gets > going you > may wish we'd slow down sometimes. But stick with us, you find out > more > about Orkney than you could imagine, and feel that you've met some > very nice > people. > > Karen in Memphis > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

Buenas Amigo: Mucho Gusto! Soy Canadianense, y vive en Ontario. Me Famillia son orcadianos, mucho tempo pasado. Fue en estudiated de espanol por me gusta mucho su langue, comida, cultura y especialemente su musica. OK, so it's not perfect, but how nice it is that someone in Spain should too be concerned. I am hoping that Sigurd is O.K. Esteban Davie On Friday, May 14, 2004, at 05:28 AM, miguel almagro wrote: >>

Welcome Miguel, Everything really does work pretty well. Just sometimes we get very quiet. But it looks like people are "waking up." Once the discussion gets going you may wish we'd slow down sometimes. But stick with us, you find out more about Orkney than you could imagine, and feel that you've met some very nice people. Karen in Memphis