Anthology of fiddling, songs and stories of the Orkney Islands. The album, produced and annotated by Dr Nancy Cassell McEntire, comprises recordings from the archives of the School of Scottish Studies and is divided into three sections. Tracks 1 - 11 are concerned with Orkney farm life and recall harvest celebrations, recipes, animal behaviour and related beliefs and customary practices. Tracks 12 - 21 contain sea beliefs, songs and stories about selkies and a legend about an Orkney crofter who saved a man from drowning. Finally, tracks 22 - 34 deal with community matters, such as love, marriage and family life. There are also jokes and tall tales, as well as a legend about the social implications of prophetic powers. Most of the recordings - of excellent quality - were made by the late Dr Alan Bruford and mostly date from the late 1960s. Orkney - Land, Sea & Community is a fascinating CD and there's a a forty page booklet with full transcriptions.