The St. Magnus Street Tapes
A reflection of 40 years of intermittent ethnographic research on the Shetland Islands. This is an experiment in intimate ethnography. Each episode of the "A-sides" follows a single theme. The same theme is explored on the "B-sides" but through contemporary fiction based on a tale found in Lawrence Tulloch's Shetland Folk Tales.
The St. Magnus Street Tapes
Episode 7 - B-Side: Disguise
"When They had recovered enough. The bruises on their face healed. Their hair no longer silver, but a gray shade of blue, they traveled to Lerwick in his old Toyota Hillux. When he stopped them from filching in stores with a gentle “Dey ken me here.” They were too quick of hand to be caught, but he had caught them regardless. Sirena had a sense that he had been around more than they thought. His was a kind of disguise too, the irascible crofter, boiler suit, wellies, and Fair Isle jumpers. Rasmie of Breegarshoull was in his way a shapeshifter."
After 40 years of intermittent ethnographic research on the Shetland Islands, this podcast is an experiment in intimate ethnographic storytelling. Each episode of the "A-sides" follows a single theme. The same theme is explored in the "B-sides" episode but through contemporary fiction based on a mixture of themes and characters based on tales found in Lawrence Tulloch's Shetland Folk Tales
This B-side episode explores the theme of disguise explored in episode 2 of The St. Magnus Street Tapes. This palm of the hand story is loosely based on material found in Lawrence Tulloch’s Shetland Folk Tales, especially the two tales “Ursula” and “The Netted Mermaid.”
This series has been made possible by the generous support of Arcadia University, especially FRANK AND EVELYN STEINBRUCKER
The Saint Magnus Street Tapes are a Confabulated Communities Production. Produced, written, and narrated by Jonathan Church.
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