Welcome to ‘Tales o Hoy’. This podcast series from Orkney, Scotland, will transport you to the dark enchanted island of Hoy, where a valley of voices will take you on a walk through time and place. Hear about the flora, fauna and folklore of Hoy. Dig deep into the archaeology of the island. Listen to personal tales both old and new, with music by James Watson.

Visit Google Earth to access an interactive map and virtually travel each route: 
Visit the Hoy Heritage website to access extra content for each episode and find out more about the people, places and ‘Tales o Hoy’.

Project management, recording and editing: Kolekto
Project management: Dan Lee, Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology
Music: James Watson, woodensolemusic

First Episodes

1 Dark enchanted isle

Welcome to ‘Tales o Hoy’. This podcast series from Orkney, Scotland, will transport you to the dark enchanted island of Hoy, where a valley of voices will take you o...

2 Rough road to Rackwick

Welcome to ‘Tales o Hoy’. This podcast series from Orkney, Scotland, will transport you to the dark enchanted island of Hoy, where a valley of voices will take you on ...

3 Hidden valley of light

Welcome to ‘Tales o Hoy’. This podcast series from Orkney, Scotland, will transport you to the dark enchanted island of Hoy, where a valley of voices will take you on ...

4 The man who was never a boy

Welcome to ‘Tales o Hoy’. This podcast series from Orkney, Scotland, will transport you to the dark enchanted island of Hoy, where a valley of voices will take you on ...

5 Many things to many folk

Welcome to ‘Tales o Hoy’. This podcast series from Orkney, Scotland, will transport you to the dark enchanted island of Hoy, where a valley of voices will take you on ...

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