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East Central Scots
East Central Scots is one of the most geographically widespread of the Scots dialects: you’ll hear it spoken from the farms of East Lothian to the fishing villages of Fife, from the mining communities of Midlothian to the heart of the Scottish capital itself. It’s the language of industry and... more
The Bonnie Lass o Fyvie
A favourite from the North East, this is another of those love songs with a tragic ending. Performed by the Joe Gordon Folk Four, this video is from the old BBC TV programme, The White Heather Club. more
Names for the Scots Language
The Scots language has been known by several alternative names during its history. The variety of names reflects both changing fashions, and local dialect loyalties. For the unwary, such a variety of names can often be a cause for confusion, leading to misunderstandings about the identity and nat... more
Nort Atlantik Drift - photography and poems from Shetland
Well known Shetland writer Alan Jamieson's latest collection of poems was launched in December 2007. In Nort Altalntik Drift, from Luath Press, Jamieson mixes mythology, autobiography and history with photographs in a beautiful book not only for Shetlanders, but everyone who has visited, or dream... more
Buiks, fitbaw an ithir blethers
Hello aw, I howp ye hae aw been weil this week past.
Gin ye byde in Edinburgh, ye cuid hae duin waur this week nor poppin intae St. Andrew's an St. George's Kirk on George Street tae tak a keik at the Christian Aid Buiksale. This finisses the day, haein staritit on Monday, an is a braw wey ta... more
Scots Leid Forum
Heya aw, howo ye'r aw daein weil.
I hae faimily comin up frae Kendal the day, sae the hous is aw in an affy fankle an I ainlie hae time for a wee blog the nou.
The heidmaist thing I'm wantin tae say this week is that I'm warkin on settin up a Scots forum ower at http://scotsleidforum.pr... more
A hantle new Edinburgh wurds?
This is sumthing I hae been ettlin tae pit up for wee while, but jist no got roun tae. It's jist a wee hanlte o wurds that I hear yung Edinburgh fowk no sae deifferent frae amsel uisin, but I haenna came across in Scots screivin as yet. I hae taen maist o thaim frae ma brithir an his freind - m... more
YA DANCER
YA DANCER!
Ther's monie wurds in Scots that we aw luve, that's mair expressive (tae us) nor their Inglis equeivalents - dreich, snell, braw, crabbit; awbodie's got their favourites, an ther's mair nor I hae space or time tae list here.
But for me, jist nou (efter twa in the morn), haein jis... more
Scots Theatre
Hello aw, howp ye's daein weil.
I stairtit readin David Lindsay's "Thrie Estatis" the ithir day, certaint ane tae be recommendit tae aw fowk (that's not fashed by sweiry wurds an laich humour!).
It got me thinkin about weil kent Scots plays - or raither the want o thaim furth o linguis... more
Robert Burns Anniversary Conference
To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, the Centre for Robert Burns Studies at the University of Glasgow is hosting a three-day conference to celebrate the many aspects of the life and work of Robert Burns. The Centre would be delighted to consider papers from anyone who would... more
Shetland Cultural Conference
The Elphinstone Institute (University of Aberdeen), in conjunction with the Millennium Institute’s Centre for Nordic Studies (University of the Highlands and Islands) and Shetland Museum and Archive is holding an international conference in Lerwick, Shetland. It is entitled ‘Taking Shetland o... more
