Articles categorised as Angus & Tayside

Perth Burns Club

The Perth Burns Club is tae haud its fowert Yearly Day o Scots Culture in the theatre o the AK Bell Leebrary, York Place, Perth. Stertin aff at 1pm, the will be fower 40-meenit papers gien bi the...

Langage Conferance

The Forum for Speirings anent the Leids o Scotland an Ulster (Forum for Research in the Languages of Scotland and Ulster) is tae haud a wan-day confeerance cryed ‘Language, History and Place: Name...

Billy Kay on 'The Scottish World'

Billy Kay is tae gie a talk anent ‘The Scottish World’ at the Abertay Historical Society on Wadensday 12 December, 6 for 6.30pm, at the Discovery Point, Dundee. Awbody is walcome, memmers or no....

Hogmanay

Thanks to Steve Byrne and Greentrax for giving permission to use this song http://www.greentrax.com/ 'Hogmanay' is a poem by Violet Jacob (1863-1946), collected in Songs of Angus (1915)

Anniversary of oldest surviving document in Scots

The month of March marks the anniversary of the oldest entire text in Scots, strictly speaking. On 12 March 1380 (1379 old calendar) Alexander Lindsay of Glenesk put his seal to a letter (see text...

East Central North

[playlist41] SUB DIALECT OF CENTRAL SCOTS: EAST CENTRAL NORTH Name The dialect of this region has long been called either Scots (the traditional name) or Scotch. In the city of Dundee, which...

Spinkies

“Eh, siccan bonnie floueries!” Who visited the old woman on the night before she died and what do her last words mean. Gavin Sprott conjures up a strange, unsettling world in the farmlands of his...

David Ogston

On a cauld Januar mornin in 1980, a wee curn o fowk frae St. John’s Kirk set oot for Balerno in sairch o a new meinister. As we herkent til a delichtfu an eimaginative sermon, we war awaur that...

David Ogston's Church Wedding service in Scots

David Ogston's Scots language wedding service isn't as well known as perhpas it should be. You can see it at the following web site.http://www.monikie.org.uk/wedd-old.htm

Dundonian Tea-Towel is just the thing

A tea towel with various phrases in Dundonian - the local dialect of Scots - has gone on sale and is proving very popular, the Evening Telegraph and Post reported this week. The 'Dundonian Dialect...

Valentine proper noun, a martyred saint now associated with courtship

There were several St Valentines, none of them Scots, but this does not mean the Scots language lacks romance. The earliest mention of St Valentine in The Dictionary of the Scots Language is...

Jean Redpath

Greentrax Recordings have reissued Jean Redpath's album 'Songs of Lady Nairn' as a tribute to the Scottish Year of Homecoming. Originally recorded in the USA 1986, it has never before been readily...

Scots poetry used to create theatre panels.

The Scots words used by William Soutar in his poetry have been used in two new large theatre panels created by embroidery experts in Perth. Unveiled this week at the AK Bell library theatre, the...

Soutar poetry in song

Perth songwriter Jim Malcolm has been inspired to write new songs using the poetry of William Soutar. At an event to unveil new embroidered panels in the AK Bell Soutar Theatre, he introduced a...

Remembering William Soutar

William Soutar (1898-1943) Scots language poet, writer and diarist, died in October 1943 and this month, upon that anniversary, the Scots Language Centre visits the Soutar Hoose in Perth and...

A Chat with Ajay

Ajay Close is the Writer in Residence at the Soutar House in Perth and has been for the past couple of years. Ajay is an established writer who has published several works. The Soutar House is...

A Tour With Soutar

Living in the very house where William Soutar lived, wrote, and died, has given Ajay Close an intimate knowledge of the life and work of the man. There are various momentos and items of furniture...

The Friends of Soutar

In 2007 a group called 'The Friends of William Soutar' was established in Perth to do more to promote the life and work of the poet. The President of the Friends is Iain Mackintosh. In this short...

A Soutar Poem

In the following audio file, Iain Mackintosh, President of the Friends of William Soutar, reads s short poem by William Soutar. Please click your mouse on the file to hear it. Black Day A skelp...

Blairgowrie and Rattray Dialect discussion now on facebook

A group to discuss Blairgowrie and Rattray dialect has been established on facebook. You can join in the conversation here.

Hogmanay celebrations

Here are links to clips of Hogmanay ceremonies in Stonehaven, Comrie and Biggar.

Scots language fowk pey tribute tae John Law

John Law, ane o the best kent Scots language steerers o raicent times, deed aa a sudden on Seturday. Cllr Law wis ane o the bodies that set up the Scots Language Resource Centre in 1993  - SLRC...

William Soutar Lecture

Wednesday April 28th is the 112th anniversary of the birth of Perth poet William Soutar, and to mark the occasion a lecture on his life and work will be given at Perth Museum and Art...

Sing a Sang o Soutar

On Thursday 11th November 2010 the Friends of William Soutar Society are hosting a musical celebration of William Soutar poems. Part of the Perth 800 anniversary programme the evening will be a...

Dundee teacher honoured for use of Scots language

The following link is to an article about Dundee teacher Laura Smart and the award she has been given in recognition of the work she has done in the classroom to encourage the use of Scots...

Mark Thomson - His writing

In the autumn of 2010, the Scots Language Centre visited Mark Thomson and discussed his writing career, the Scots language and how it has helped him develop as a poet. Here we have an extract from...

Mark Thomson on Youtube

On youtube there are a number of short videos of Mark Thomson performing his poetry or talking about the Scots language. He also has his own channel - markthomsonpoet.  

Mark Thomson and the Scots Language

In the autumn of 2010, the Scots Language Centre visited Mark Thomson and discussed his writing career, the Scots language and how it has helped him develop as a poet. Here we have an extract from...

Michael Marra & Saint Andrew

In 2009 Michael Marra performing as 'Saint Andrew'  released the album 'Hubris', a follow up to 'The Word on the Pavey'. This has been followed by a DVD containing Marra's animations accompanying...

East Angus and Kincardine

 [playlist25]  SUB DIALECT OF NORTHERN SCOTS: EAST ANGUS & KINCARDINE Name People here have traditionally called their dialect Scots or Scotch, but if you live in the northern part of the...

Northern

The second of the main dialect regions of the Scots language is known as Northern Scots because it covers the northern part of mainland Scotland. The principal city in this region is Aberdeen....

No Longer Poles Apart

Dundee United’s Polish goalie Radoslaw Cierzniak admits he was tongue-tied when he first came to Tannadice. Speaking to the press (Daily Record, 9 March 2013) 29 year old Cierzniak said it had...

The Cundeez

On Tuesday evening last (April 30) Dauvit Horsbroch and Katrina MacLeod from the Scots Language Centre met up with Dundee band The Cundeez at the Seagate Recording Studio in Dundee. The Cundeez,...

Dr Sheila Douglas 1932-2013

The Scots language community was saddened by the death of Dr Sheila Douglas at the end of April. Sheila was a well-known figure in the musical and Scots communities for many years. Born in...

Crackin wi Mark Thomson

On Tuesday 30 April Dauvit Horsbroch and Katrina MacLeod from the SLC caught up with Dundonian poet Mark Thomson. For the past few years Mark has been making a name for himself through his poetry...