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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
Broken Gong
Fifer Andy Chung’s latest album, Broken Gong, contains all the voices that make up one of Scotland’s most unusual and distinctive singers. Kirkcaldy born Chung comes from a musical family with a strong tradition of singing behind it. His father writes and sings Hakka mountain songs, a traditi... more
Scots evening class
In September 2008 Edinburgh City Adult Education Department is running an evening class titled Storytelling in Scots. It will be held at Tynecastle High School, Edinburgh. The course is aiming to help people revive their spoken Scots language in a supportive environment and experience in storytel... more
Hogmanay
Thanks to Steve Byrne and Greentrax for giving permission to use this song
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'Hogmanay' is a poem by Violet Jacob (1863-1946), collected in Songs of Angus (1915) more
Places still available at Scots debate
Places are still available at a debate to be held this evening (23 September) at the National Library of Scotland. A panel including Professor John Corbett, poet Rab Wilson, and Scots and Gaelic language activist, Gillian Munro, will discuss a range of questions connected with the language. SLC d... more
Bards in praise of Edinburgh
Lizzie MacGregor, of the Scottish Poetry Library - in conjunction with Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn) - has published a new work entitled 'Luckenbooth.' As editor, MacGregor selected and put together a whole series of bards, from Dunbar in the 15th century, through to Hugh MacDiarmid, Alexander ... 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
Freshers' Week
Weil, weil - I'm back again. Sairry for no postin on here for a wee while; it's been ma Freshers' Week at the Uni, ye see, an I hae been feil thrang, I can tell ye - whit wi no sleepin, meetin new fowk, reddin out the fankles o ma Uni computer account... thrang, thrang, thrang.
I jyned up tae... more
Hello aw, howp ye hae been keipin weil ower the hinmaist week.
I hae been kepin masel busy wi wark, mainly, but also readin mair nor is guid fer me an a wee bit screivin whan I haed time. I picked up a braw buik anent St. Kilda - facinatin place, nae dout. In fack, there's a lecture anent th... more
Gaein fer a Daunner
Hello aw, howp ye hae been keipin weil ower the hinmaist week.
I hae been kepin masel busy wi wark, mainly, but also readin mair nor is guid fer me an a wee bit screivin whan I haed time. I picked up a braw buik anent St. Kilda - facinatin place, nae dout. In fack, there's a lecture anent th... more
Estate agents in fremmit airtins, an a challenge
Hello aw, walcome tae this week's blog.
It's a raither dreich day in Edinburgh the nou, tho yesterday wis braw, sae braw in fack, that whan Michael an I met wi ilk ithir up toun fer a wee chat anent the SLC we waled tae sit outbye in the sun.
We blethered anent twa-thrie things, includi... more
Fitbaw: whit a scunner + Norrowegian fowkies an glaikit trowes
I dinna ken hou monie o ye haes been watchin the fitbaw frae Austrick an Swisserland ower the hinmaist week or twa, but I maun say - sum o it's been pretty guid. Whan ye see hou kintras like Romania, Swaden an Turkey, ye canna hulp but feel a wee bit scunnered that Scotland's no there...again. ... more
Chorin Stanes...
Hello aw, howp ye hae aw been fine this hinmaist week. I'm nippin out in a bit, sae jist time fer a wee blog this week
I hae been feil thrang, I can tell ye that. Syne I'll be daein Scottish History at Uni in September, I decidit tae get a heid stairt a while back an read aw the Scottish his... more
A braw nicht, thanks tae the SLC
Hello aw, howp ye hae been makkin the maist o wit braw simmer...or the twa-thrie braw hours we hae been gettin. Michael wis sayin this wad be the year fer a bonnie simmer - but sae faur it's ainlie been sunny whan I'm warkin inbye, an whan I'm daein pentin outside it buckets doun!
It wis ma 1... 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
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
Langauge chynges...
Hello aw, how ye hae been makkin the maist o this...this...simmer? Na, that's no the wurd, canna be... Ah, weil - I howp ye hae been makkin the maist o white'er fowk want tae cry this time o year.
Jist a wee thocht - I wis bletherin awa wi a frein o mine about Scots an tryin tae get him tae ... 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
A Little Respect
Hello aw, howp ye ar aw daein weill an managed tae survive the hinmaist week wiout a blog frae me tae keep ye gaein. I micht be awa up tae the heilands neist week, sae I'll pit a bittie mair intae this ane nor ordinar in case I dinna get tae dae nest week's ane on time.
Nou, I'm shair mair no... 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
Aye here!
Hey aw - this is jist a wee note tae let ye aw ken that I'm aye alive, an I've no been captured by aliens or oniething syne ma hinmaist blog. I'm that thrang wi Uni thir days I've jist no haed the time tae blether on here - there's that much readin tae dae I dout ma een be meltin gin this gaes o... more
Association for Scottish Literary Studies
The Associe for Lair in the Leetraturs o Scotland (Association for Scottish Literary Studies) is haudin its yearly confeerance at the Netherbow Theatre, 43-45 High Street, Embra. The day is tae be cryed ‘Dramatising Scotland’ an will veeage throu the hail reenge o dramatic veesions an taks on... more
Supper Wi Burns
The Scots Centre for Storytelling is haudin a Supper Wi Burns on Wadensday 23 an Thursday 24 Januar. Linda Bandelier, David Campbell an Donald Smith is tae interteen fowk wi stories, poyems an sangs taen fae the life o the maker, ower a tradeetional supper. Tickets costs £15 an shuid be buikit a... more
Stuart McHardy Traditional Night
Screivar an Scots steerar Stuart McHardy is tae sing tradeetional sangs at the Dumfaurlin Fowk Club, Thistle Tavern, Baldridgeburn, Dumfaurlin, on Wadensday 12 December, 8 for 8.30 stert. Tickets costs £5. Please speir at Gifford Lind on 01383 729673 or e-mail: dfc@dunfermline.ednet.co.uk more
