






THE BLUE CABIN
Living by the tides on Islandmore

STILL ON THE SOUND
A seasonal look at island life
Island life & Strangford Lough
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Welcome to the website of author
MICHAEL FAULKNER
Books on island life and Strangford Lough
MICHAEL FAULKNER has written two books about island life and Strangford Lough.
The Blue Cabin ‒ Living by the Tides on Islandmore (Blackstaff press, 2006) described his arrival in 2002 with artist wife Lynn McGregor (www.lynnmcgregor.co.uk) and their two terriers, on the otherwise uninhabited island of Islandmore, on Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland.
Described by Belfast Telegraph as ‘an enchanting, funny, and touching book... about
the making of a fresh start’, and by Scotland on Sunday as ‘a heart-
Michael’s follow-
Patrick Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of An Irish Country Doctor and
the Irish Country series of novels, describes Still On The Sound as ‘another magical
journey from Strangford Lough’s resident poet laureate’, and the publisher’s cover
blurb calls it ‘warm, funny and irresistible -
The Blue Cabin Blackstaff Press, 2006 ISBN 0856407933
Still On The Sound Blackstaff Press, 2009 ISBN 0856408492
Text and images © Michael Faulkner


“Another magical journey..
From Strangford Lough’s resident poet laureate, a richly illustrated love song to Islandmore, its surrounding waters, and the people and animals who dwell there.”
Patrick Taylor, author of New York Times bestseller An Irish Country Doctor
“A heart-
“This is a book to fall in love with..”
Waterstones, Edinburgh

► 12th January 2011
Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society: Lecture
► Thur 14th Oct 2010
LitNet NI literary conference: Discussion
► Thur 23rd Sept 2010
Aspects Literary Festival, Bangor:Talk & discussion
►Saturday 24th July 2010
Radio Five FM: Weekend Supplement show with Rowan Hand: music & conversation
► March 2010
The Blue Cabin Blog shortlisted for the inaugural Author Blog Awards 2010
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The following is a selection of press, radio and video about the books, island life and Strangford Lough:
for more audio and video please go to the Audio & Video page of this site ►



◄ This YouTube video accompanies the books and hopefully gives some flavour of island life in this peaceful corner of Ireland..

◄ 8th December 2009: ‘Seeking Shelter From The Storms Of Life..’

BBC Radio Ulster
Your Place and Mine
19th November 2009: In conversation with Anne-

BBC Radio Ulster
Arts Extra
27th Oct 2009: Marie-