Wir fair excitit tae let ye ken that Scots scriever Alistair Heather is presentin a series o three programmes in the Scots leid. This Thursday 17th September at 7pm BST on the Hands Up for Trad Facebook page and YouTube (or watch below), Alistair’s guest is Ashley Douglas, a Scots speaker wha bides and warks in bonnie Embra. Whan she's no busy reportin the proceedins o the Scots Pairlament (whaur A wark fur the Official Report/Hansard), she's thrang wi aw sorts o owersettin an research wark in the sindry leids A hae the pleisur o kennin, sic as Danish (a braw Nordic neebour o Scots) German (a lang-staunin Germanic relative) an, o coorse, ma mither tongue, Scots. Powered by Restream https://restream.io/

Powered by Restream https://restream.io/ Join Alistair and guest Ross Sayers writer of young adult fiction in Scots and recipient of the Scots Language Publication Grant this year fae Creative Scotland.

The information in this film is largely based on the book ‘When Brave Men Shudder: the Scottish Origins of Dracula’ by Mike Shepherd. We thank him for his support in making it. With funding from the North and South LEADER Local Action Groups, the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen and Visit Scotland partnered to deliver #StoriesofAberdeenshire. The aim of the project was to support communities, groups, and individuals across Aberdeenshire to tell their stories, in their own words, to potential visitors to the region. The project highlights the region's extraordinary cultural heritage and creativity, touching on its internationally-renowned song traditions, poignant folktales, engaging local stories and characters, and deeply-rooted traditional skills. Find out more on our interactive map – https://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/map

With funding from the North and South LEADER Local Action Groups, the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen and Visit Scotland partnered to deliver #StoriesofAberdeenshire. The aim of the project was to support communities, groups, and individuals across Aberdeenshire to tell their stories, in their own words, to potential visitors to the region. The project highlights the region's extraordinary cultural heritage and creativity, touching on its internationally-renowned song traditions, poignant folktales, engaging local stories and characters, and deeply-rooted traditional skills. Find out more on our interactive map – https://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/map

On oor first o three ‘A Blether wi Heather’ interviews, we hostit Dawn Leslie, wha telt us aboot the new Scots Language module at the University o Aiberdeen.