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Just before Christmas Liz interviewed master storyteller Lynn Barbour of Peatfire Tales in Stromness, Orkney. Lynn talks about the fusion of languages and cultures that have been woven into the tapestry of folklore that is such an important part of Orkney life. She shares with us some of the stories and characters of Orcadian culture including Yule which was important in Norse culture and fell on 6th January.
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Just before Christmas Liz interviewed master storyteller Lynn Barbour of Peatfire Tales in Stromness, Orkney. Lynn talks about the fusion of languages and cultures that have been woven into the tapestry of folklore that is such an important part of Orkney life. She shares with us some of the stories and characters of Orcadian culture including Yule which was important in Norse culture and fell on 6th January.

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