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Shona Donaldson of Tarland
Young traditional musician Shona Donaldson is a singer and fiddle player. Her career is continuing to grow with a new al... more
Kin (Oreruravanar)
Tamil Like a deer, catched in a tinchel On the braid fite, satty shore Flayed hide turned ootside inYe may rin,Taste fr... more
Twa Traditional Malay Pantuns
1They weir bangles on their airms I weir bangles roon ma queats. They say, “Dinna dae yon, ye tyke.” I dae f... more
Sang o the Five Fiers
Korean, Yun Son-Do (1587-1671) Foo mony fiers hae I?Coont them ...Watter & stane,Bamboo an pine sae brawThe risin m... more
Hinna Gotta
Hinna gotta bairnieHinna gotta lassHinna gotta hope 'n Hell o Gettin ony brassNae wirk fur young fowk Wytin in the queue... more
Linn o Quoich
The Linn o Quoich comes rinkin doon Far chieftains pledged their bluid in wine Tae raise the clans, baith laird an loon ... more
A Drap o Bluid Faas in the Wine
The bairnie at its mither's breist Bides in a bield it sune maun tyne A gorblie, cowpit frae its reest A drap o blind fa... more
Ma Saul an I Gaed Waukin
Ma saul an I gaed waukin The burnie flowed alang We gaithered rowth o ikons Tae steek intae a dwaumMa saul an I stude ne... more
Scots poetry
Non Semper Imbres
It's no aye rainin' on the misty Achils, It's no aye white wi' winter on Nigour ; The winds are no' sae mony sorrowin' Rachels, That grieve, and o' their grief will no' gie owre. Dark are Benarty slopes, an' the steep Lomon' Flings a lang shadow on the watter plain ; But fair Lochleven's no for ever gloomin', An'... more
The Ghaists, A Kirk-Yard Eclogue
WHERE the braid planes in dowie murmurs wave Their ancient taps out-owre the cauld-clad grave, Where Geordie... more
Autumn
Blae, blae, blae is the dwinin simmer, Fin craws are a squallich o midnicht i the lift; The win that knells the aik... more
Scots writing
Lallans Journal
Lallans, the only periodical entirely in Scots, is published twice annually by the Scots Language Society with money from the Scottish Arts Council. The first number came out in 1973, making Lallans one of the longest running literary magazines in Scotland. It features poems, short stories, essays and reviews from... more
The works of Sheena Blackhall
Sheena Blackhall is well known for her poetry, writing for children and expertise on the language and culture of the... more
A History of Writing in Scots
The Northumbrian Anglo-Saxon poem the ‘Dream of the Rood’ – which is carved on the Ruthwell Cross in Dumfriesshire,... more
Scots song
Shona Donaldson of Tarland
Young traditional musician Shona Donaldson is a singer and fiddle player. Her career is continuing to grow with a new album released in 2011. 'Short Nichts and Lang Kisses' is a collection of bothy ballads from the Greig-Duncan collection set to Shona's compositions. No doubt further individual CDs and... more
James Hogg songs
A major research project about the early 19th century Scottish writer James Hogg is culminating in the creation of a... more
Nicola Black sings McDiarmid
Dumfriesshire musician Nicola Black has released a CD of Scots language songs called Moonstruck. Setting Hugh... more
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