Tag: Kirkwall City Pipe Band

There and back again

There and back again

The St. Andrews Caledonian Pipe Band of Tasmania toured Scotland In the summer of 2019, the. As was the case with many bands, this proved to be the outfit’s last trip for a while. JOHN RALPH, the band’s Pipe Major, recounts the band’s incredible visit On paper, St. Andrews Caledonian […]

Dan Nevans reviews ‘The Stout Collection’

Dan Nevans reviews ‘The Stout Collection’

Three Orkney businesses all contributed to bringing you this very well presented book: The Orkney Brewery, Sheila Fleet Jewellery and The Brig Larder restaurant. I suppose that’s a sign of the character of this collection as a whole. To me, the central themes that radiate from this collection are Family, […]