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An often overlooked element of Scots song is that of the Scottish music hall, which for many people was a great source of entertainment from the mid-19th into the early 20th centuries.
Scotland's most …
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This week the press reported on the views of some of the English candidates taking part in the television series, ‘The Apprentice’. In particular, Jenna Whittingham, who was being sent to …
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Welcome to part fourteen of the podcast series 'Scotland's Ain Kingly Hooses'. This podcast series explores the history of Scotland's royal dynasties in the Scots language. In this part we hear about …
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This airticle bi Ian james Parsley is the latest contribution tae the ongaun discussion aboot hou tae represent Scots place name forms in signage in Scotland. There is nae English vairsion o …
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Colin Wilson has been a prominent Scots language activist for over two decades. He is a campaigner and writer and his Scots Language Learner course has recently been republished by Luath. Colin grew up …
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The Scottish National Dictionary entry for ‘birse’ starts with a puzzling saying from James Kelly’s Complete Collection of Scotish went through the ceremony on Saturday of ‘licking …
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Scots poet, Irene Broon, is marking Leap Year with a proposal.
Leap Year 2012
This leap year, wearin the requisite reid petticoat,
A propone
no tae a man nor a wumman
but tae mankind (or at …
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This region contains some of the most historic towns in Scotland. On its northern edge is Dundee, founded in the late 12th century by Earl David, brother of William The Lion. In the …
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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 …
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For almost a thousand years the language of the Orkney Islands was a variant of Norse known as Norroena (or Norn in Scots). The distinctive and culturally unique qualities of the Orkney …