“Fit’s Gaan On”
Scots Radio is a programme that spiks aboot the culture and the ongyans o fowk fa use Scots in their wirkin warl.
Accordin tae the last census in Scotland, there are aroon 1.5 million Scots spikkers in this country. Ye dinna hae tae wanner far tae hear it – jist ging as far North, Sooth, East an Wast as yir lugs’ll tak ye.
I hope ye’ll enjoy rummelin aboot in the Episodes, and welcome tae the company that celebrates the Scots Language – and the fowk that jist spik it.
In English
Scots Radio is a programme that speaks about the culture and the on-going plans of people who use Scots in their working world.
According to the last census taken in Scotland, there are around 1.5 million Scots speakers in this country. You don’t have to go far to hear it – just go as far North, South, East or West as your ears will take you.
I hope you enjoy searching through the episodes of SLR and welcome to the company that celebrates the Scots Language – and the people who just speak it.
Frieda Morrison – Producer / Presenter
Have a look at the Doric Film Festival 2019 recap since we canna be wi you this year!
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NEW SCOTS LEID LAIRNIN APP
On the Bard’s birthday, 25 Jan 2021, the Dictionaries o the Scots Language (the braw new name fur Scottish Language Dictionaries) is pittin oot a new vairsion o their braw app fur schuils. Steve Byrne had a blether tae Rhona Alcorn aa aboot it in programme 74. Lug in abune an fin oot mair here.
JOCK DUNCAN
We were aa sair grieved tae hear o the passin o national treisure an bothy ballad maister Jock Duncan. We hiv featured Jock’s buikie, “Jock’s Jocks”, pit thegither wi his guid freen, folklorist Prof. Gary West, on oor programmes a puckle times. Read aa aboot thon an Jock’s amazin life ower at the P&J.
Hiv you heard oor new programme, Grow Radio, yet? Jine us in the gairden fur a chat, a lauch an loads o gairdenin advice wi Frieda Morrison an Dave Mitchell. Heid ower tae the Grow Radio site tae listen till the episodes an record yer ain question fur the team!
News
Scots Leid Recongnised by Spotify
There wis some guid news oer the last few days fer the Scots leid as Spotify announced that artists wid finally be able to tag their sangs under the tag a Scots. A campaign tae mak Scots a leid category had been led by Iona Fyfe, folk sangster fae Huntly in...
Special Feature
Episode 71 | The Scots Kitchen and the Heritage of Food
Wi spik aboot ivery ither kin o heritage on this programme – bit wiv niver really geen intae the importance o oor food heritage. An there’s nae wye we could ging intae the hairst athoot featurin oor unique Scots Recipies an Scotland’s Larder. So it gees us great pleasure tae feature the work o F. Marian McNeill (1885 – 1973) and her book caad ‘The Scots Kitchen – It’s Traditions and Recipes.’ Renowned food – writer Catherine Brown, fa edited an introduced the 2010 edition will be jinin the team – fit includes Gaelic singer Kathleen Mackinnes, Steve Byrne and Dave Mitchell. Come tak time tae sup wi us – it will be foo of flavour.