Stories From A Scottish Island

Stories From A Scottish Island

Stories From A Scottish Island is a podcast series by Joni Keen promoting the people, arts, community and business's found on the beautiful and spiritual Isle of Arran - an island just of the mainland of Scotland.

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This category on the Stories From a Scottish Island website will show all podcasts that have actually been recorded on Arran. Any podcasts recorded via Skype will be highlighted in other category areas.

Episode 10 – Liz Dale Celebrates The Life Of Suffragette Of General Flora Drummond

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Joni Keen
Monday, 23 July 2018 / Published in Causes, History of Arran, Podcast
General Flora Drummond
 Interview With Liz Dale Discussing Suffragette General Flora Drummond The suffragette movement is rightly remembered as a huge turning point in the way women were both perceived and treated within society. In this interview, Joni Keen interviews islander Liz Dale who discusses many topics including the life of Flora Drummond who was brought up on
General Flora DrummondSuffragette

Episode 9 – Sheila Gilmore of Visit Arran

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Joni Keen
Sunday, 18 March 2018 / Published in Podcast, Tourism
Visit Arran Sheila Gilmore
                                                 VisitArran Promotes Arran To The World – Interview With Sheila Gilmore VisitArran is a vital promotional tool for the island and the organisation’ Executive Director Sheila Gilmore is certainly the best
Sheila GilmoreVisit Arran

Episode 8 – Claire Reeves of The Bay Kitchen & Stores

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Joni Keen
Tuesday, 12 December 2017 / Published in Business, Podcast
Claire Bay Stores - Stories From A Scottish Island
Working For Laurelle in New York & Running A Store On Arran. What’s The Difference? Many of us think of leaving the rat race and setting up shop in a rural idyll but few actually realise this dream and face up to the reality. Not so when it comes to Claire Reeves. Claire was living
Claire ReeveslaurelleThe Bay Kitchen & Stores

Episode 7 – A Life At Sea – Calmac Skipper Jay Shibel

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Joni Keen
Wednesday, 29 November 2017 / Published in Business, Podcast, Transport
Calmac Skipper Jay Shibel Stories From A Scottish Island
Caledonian MacBrayne’s Man From Iran To Arran It’s fair to say that Caledonian MacBrayne, or Calmac as it’s commonly referred to is a huge part of island life. The ferries that dock in Arran from the mainland of Scotland not only bring visitors which has a huge positive economic impact, but also crucial supplies that
CalmacJay Shibel

Episode 6 – Reminiscence Of Arran At War & Gamekeeper’s Tales

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Joni Keen
Monday, 13 November 2017 / Published in Arran WW2, Conservation & Environment, History of Arran, Podcast
Podcast Episode 6 Stories From A Scottish Island
Rosemary and Howard Walker Can Rosemary and Howard Walker have lived on Arran for a very long time and their stories of life on the island is a history class all in itself. From Rosemary’s recounting of German planes overflying the island after the devastating raids on Clydebank to Howard’s varied life as gamekeeper come
Rosemary & Howard Walker

Episode 5 – The Hypnotic World of the Potter’s Wheel

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Joni Keen
Wednesday, 18 October 2017 / Published in Arran Arts, Business, Podcast
Simon Thorborn Arran Ceramics
Japanese Design & Arran Potter Simon Thorburn Can there be anything more hypnotic than watching a potter at work at the potter’s wheel? Simon Thorburn has been working as a potter since the 1980’s on Arran. His work is known around the world. Not only due to his incredible artistry, but also the phenomenal interest
Arran CeramicsArran potterSimon Thorborn

Episode 4 – Lindsay Keir Baking For The World

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Joni Keen
Monday, 16 October 2017 / Published in Business, Island Food Produce, Podcast
Wooleys of Arran Lindsay Kier
Keeping Arran’s Baking Tradition Alive and Kicking Although not originally from Arran, Lindsay Keir has spent decades on the island bringing up a family and building a business that is known not only in Arran and across Scotland, but also in Europe. The company also exports their delicious oatcakes and baking goods to as far
Lindsay KeirWooleys of Arran

Episode 3 – A Taste of Arran With Alastair Dobson

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Joni Keen
Saturday, 14 October 2017 / Published in Business, Causes, Island Food Produce, Podcast
Alastair Dobson A Taste of Arran
Entrepreneurial Spirit With Scotland’s Larder Alastair Dobson is Arran through and through having actually been born on the island he left at aged sixteen only to return and continue the work of his parents building up their milk and dairy business. Alastair was one of the driving forces being the formation of “Taste of Arran”,
Alastair DobsonHousing CrisisTaste of Scotland

Episode 2 – Fred Shortland Fighting For Human Rights

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Joni Keen
Monday, 18 September 2017 / Published in Arran Arts, Business, Podcast, Politics
Fred Shortland Stories From A Scottish Island
Business, Human Rights and Suzanne Vega Fred Shortland lives in Lochranza, one of the most beautiful parts of the island of Arran. Having visited the Holy Isle just off Arran, Fred and his wife then looked at Arran as a potential place to retire. Although “retired” Fred is still very busy with his business which he
Fred Shortlandhuman rightsSuzanne Vega

Episode 1 – Musician & Artist Heather MacLeod

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Joni Keen
Monday, 28 August 2017 / Published in Arran Arts, Podcast
Heather MacLeod of Arran
Interview With Heather MacLeod of Whiting Bay Having known Heather for a long time, interviewing her was just really having a chat with an old friend. Heather is well known on the island for her beautiful artwork which you can view below. As well as keeping busy with her incredible artistic creations, Heather also teaches
Heather Macleod artist and musician

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