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Scots has been spoken in Scotland for many centuries and is found today throughout the Lowlands and Northern Isles
Find out more about Scots»Scots New Testament 19th May 2013
In the recordings of the Scots New Testament, Tom Fleming brings the well known stories of the gospels to life in a distinct Scots voice. Throughout the year the... more
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TOD n a fox
Tod appears early in place-names such as Todholerig, mentioned in the late twelfth century Registrum Episcopatus Glasguensis. Todd is also a personal name, although... more
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Ah wis Deid, syne Leevin
Ah wis deid, syne leevin.Greetin, syne lauchin.The pooer o luve cam intil me,an ah becam fierce lik a lion,syne gentyl l... more
Poetry
Land Airts by Judith Taylor
Judith Taylor, who lives in Aberdeen, comes from the area between Dundee and Aberdeen, and has also worked in Dunfermlin... more
Blogs
Parliamo Glasgow
One of the most famous comedians to come out of Scotland in the 1960s, Stanley Baxter was responsible for a series of sk... more
Fae Buckie tae Berkeley
Cleanin Wifies
Margaret's glesses is chipped an her flairs are nae deen but at least her lavvy rolls haes been folded in tae pynts. Mar... more
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Braken Fences Part 18
Braken Fences, Wolf Kurtoglu’s first novel, has been described as ‘masterful’ (the Blether Region... more
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Quiénes somos y qué hacemos El Centro del Idioma scots fue establecido en 1993. Es la ú... more
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CINE SUNTEM SI CE FACEM Centrul pentru Limba Scoţiană a fost ȋnfiinţat in anul 1993 si este singura organizaţie na... more
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King Creosote (Kenny Anderson) - Cod Liver Oil and The Orange Juice
King Creosote (Kenny A…
Kenny Anderson/King Creosote - live at A Scottish Songbook
If you are within the UK you can …
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Steven Robertson - We …
From the Shetland Folk Festival dialect concert at Islesburgh 03/05/2013
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Sheena interview
Dauvit Horsbroch and Sheena Blackhall talk about the Scots language
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Jim Monaghan - The Uni…
Jim Monaghan at the Cumnock Music Festival poetry night 16/06/2011
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John Watt & Davey Stew…
The Shores Of The Forth' - an improved audio version of this great song paying homage to the…
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Bedroom Tax Song: You …
LYRICS AND INFO
A song about the Bedroom Tax, written for the demos all over the UK on Satur…
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News
Soutar Writing Competition
20th May
The 2013 William Soutar writing competion has been launched. This year the judges are seeking poetry entries and as usual prizes on offer include an Arvon writing course or book tokens. The deadline for this free to enter competion is 2 July 2013.Entry forms and competition rules are available on the Perth and... more
Eneados 500
16th May
Five hundred years ago, on St Mary Magdalene’s Day (22 July) 1513, Scots master poet, or makar, Gavin Douglas... more
Crackin wi Mark Thomson
09th May
On Tuesday 30 April Dauvit Horsbroch and Katrina MacLeod from the SLC caught up with Dundonian poet Mark Thomson.... more
Scottish Book Week
Wulf Kurtoglu
Braken Fences, Wulf Kurtoglu’s first novel is a science fiction tale of adventure and romance set in a near future. It has been described as ‘masterful’ (the Blether Region) and ‘the best novel written in Scots in recent times’ (Rab Wilson, Lallans).
To celebrate Book Week Scotland the Scots Language Centre... more
James Robertson
Join The Scots Language Centre for an audio broadcast of James Robertson reading his story 'Naebody'd Seen Him'.... more
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