Malachy Tallack
Malachy Tallack is 26 and lives in Fair Isle. He is a singer-songwriter, journalist, and editor of the magazine Shetland Life.
Articles by Malachy Tallack
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Society
Farewell from Fair Isle
- 28 January 2008
- 8 comments
Malachy Tallack's last blog from Britain's remotest place reflects on a very different way of living
Life & Society
Shetland's proud musical tradition
- 21 January 2008
The tunes and players of the islands are today recognised around the world, writes Malachy Tallack
Life & Society
Turning 100
- 14 January 2008
The creation of Stewart’s spinning wheels is an incredibly involved process, with each of its many parts individually constructed from wood, metal or leather
Lifestyle
Seeing the light
- 17 December 2007
- 3 comments
Fair Isle's two lighthouses have been central to the commmunity for the last 116 years
Lifestyle
Preparing for winter
- 10 December 2007
- 1 comment
Malachy Tallack muses on the beauty and brutality of a Fair Isle winter
Lifestyle
Guilty pleasures
- 03 December 2007
- 2 comments
The trials and tribulations of knitting a gansey
Lifestyle
To knit or not to knit?
- 19 November 2007
- 6 comments
Malachy Tallack wrestles with his desire to knit, a practice synonymous with his Fair Isle home.
Life & Society
The story of Fair Isle's Heinkel
- 12 November 2007
The contribution made by Shetland Islanders during the wars plus the story of the plane that crashed on Fair Isle
Food
Down the food route
- 06 November 2007
- 3 comments
In his latest blog entry, Malachy Tallack charts the course of food from the field to the freezer
