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Jennifer Lucy Allan & Donald S Murray
SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 17
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Jennifer Lucy Allan & Donald S Murray
Jennifer Lucy Allan’s recent book, The Foghorn’s Lament, explores her fascination with the sound and the stories of foghorns, while Donald S Murray details the incredible history of Scottish lighthouses in For the Safety of All. They’ll be discussing these entwined tales with Jen Stout.
The Foghorn’s Lament
When Jennifer Lucy Allan hears the foghorn’s colossal bellow for the first time, it marks the beginning of an obsession and a journey deep into the history of a sound that has carved out the identity and the landscape of coastlines around the world, from Scotland to San Francisco.
For the Safety of All
Donald S. Murray explores Scotland’s lighthouses through history, storytelling and the voices of the lightkeepers. From ancient beacons to the work of the Stevensons and the Northern Lighthouse Board, and from wartime strife to automation and preservation, the lighthouses stand as a testament to the nation’s innate connection to the sea.
Fri 19.00 Online £7.50
Jennifer Lucy Allan
Jennifer Lucy Allan is a writer, journalist and broadcaster with a PhD in foghorns. She has been a journalist for over a decade, writing on underground and experimental music for publications including The Guardian, The Quietus, and The Wire, and was previously The Wire’s Online Editor. She is a presenter on BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction, and wrote and presented Life, Death and the Foghorn for BBC Radio 4. She also runs the record labels Arc Light Editions and Good Energy. Her first book, The Foghorn’s Lament, is published by White Rabbit Books.
Donald S Murray
Donald S Murray is a Gaelic speaking poet, author and occasional dramatist who was raised in Ness, Lewis, and now lives in Shetland. His novel As the Women Lay Dreaming (Saraband) about the Iolaire disaster of 1st January 1919 won the Paul Torday Memorial Prize for 2020 and was shortlisted for many others. His novel, In a Veil of Mist (Saraband) was published in March 2021 and chosen as the Times Historical Book of the Month. His non-fiction book, For the Safety of All – the Story of Scotland’s Lighthouses (HES) appeared in July 2021.
