Jura Lives interviewed people over a two-year period about their living memories of the island of Jura in Argyll and Bute. It resulted in over 180 hours of audio recordings. By hosting some of the highlights from this collection, Scran is enabling access to a great resource for finding out about how life has changed on the island since World War One for residents and visitors … [Read more...] about Jura Lives Project
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Jura Voices from the Past
On Jura recently, they’ve been hearing voices of friends who have passed on. The oral history project that is currently running on the island has gained access to cassette tapes made in the early 1990s, featuring some of the icons of previous generations. Gordon Wright, keen local historian once of the Jura Hotel, and Dr Joan Johnson, herself a well-loved character, had the … [Read more...] about Jura Voices from the Past
A new celebration of oral culture on Jura
Jura's first festival of oral culture will be held over Easter weekend, the 8 and 9 April 2012. Jura's annual September jamboree of Scottish Traditional music has been a must go, must see, must hear event for over a decade and a half. Now, that team is bringing their enthusiasm to mounting an Easter holiday event. Bàrr mo Theanga or Tip of the Tongue is a celebration of oral … [Read more...] about A new celebration of oral culture on Jura
Isle of Jura, tasting whisky and sheep shearing
I was reading the Isle of Jura newsletter today and came across a very interesting entry by Willie Cochrane, the Jura Distillery Manager: "Some of you may have got a nice Jura surprise the other night if you were sitting down to watch the TV and spotted Jura - the island, the distillery and me! - appearing in a new show starring Griff Rhys Jones, Rory McGrath and Dara O Briain. … [Read more...] about Isle of Jura, tasting whisky and sheep shearing
Fond Jura Memories
A while ago Clive Loveless contacted me through the Jura Info website. Clive had sent me some of his fond memories of the island when he visited it first in 1963 after finding an image of the Paps at a London Fair. I have contacted Clive and asked him if I could publish his memories and images on my blog and he kindly agreed. Clive Loveless: The other week I was at the … [Read more...] about Fond Jura Memories