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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

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

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

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