Land of the Ilich - Past and Present

This Is Islay

This is Episode 12+1 of This Is Islay, a volunteer-led podcast celebrating the people, places, events and connections of Islay and Jura.

All are invited to join our 1st Annual General Meeting via Zoom on Thursday 17th March 2022 at 7pm by clicking here https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82440141101?pwd=TG9tOGx2eXgwZUFBZ2dYU2VlVlBkUT09 or by emailing us for more information at [e-mail] .

This month’s podcast is hosted by Tom O’Farrell and Jolyon Thurgood.

The goal of This Is Islay is to use podcasting to foster community involvement, education and training, providing resources and facilities to research, produce and promote content for a worldwide audience. We collaborate with Islay High School through the support of their staff and access to their recording facilities, and are working closely with MYFOS to involve the young people of Islay in digital media and podcasting.

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More about this podcast:

We hear from Gillian Nelson-Edwards of Sidekick, a newly formed charity created to support children and young people living on Islay and Jura who are affected by disability. More information about Sidekick can be found via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Sidekick-103566285512458or by sending an email to [e-mail].

Glen also meets Steven Mithen, author of recently published book “Land of the Ilich: Journeys into Islay’s Past”. Their conversation covers the broad range of settlers on Islay from the earliest stone age hunter-gatherers all the way to the current day – this is not the typical archaeology book but a comprehensive look at Islay’s people across the ages. More information is available from the publishers at https://birlinn.co.uk/product/land-of-the-ilich/.

The book is available to purchase at The Celtic House in Bowmore as well as through independent and national booksellers.

Our theme music is '£50 Cashback' from The Fraser Shaw Trust. Keep up to date on Islay Sessions and the work of the Trust in support of the relief of multiple sclerosis at https://frasershawtrust.com .