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Wild competeetion

For the third year gauin, The Wildlife Trust for Scotland is haudin its Words of the Wild competeetion. Grundit on screivings anent the natural warld, the competeetion is free ingait an this year haes as its subject ‘chengin seasons’. Open til awbody in the UK, intries …
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Jennie Dubbie-Deuk

Weel-kent screivar Susan Rennie haes brocht oot a new wark in Scots. Cryed The Tale …

Shaetlan Screivar

The National Leebrar o Scotland in Embra is efter a body tae tak on Screivar o Shaetlan …

The Jolly Beggars

The Scots Opera Project present a new version of Burns’ The Jolly Beggars, composed by Alan Fleming-Baird and performed by professional opera singers and a community chorus. The piece has been guided and advised by Creative Scotland's Scots Scriever Dr Michael Dempster. …
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Tannahill The Opera

The world premiere of the Scots Opera Project's "Tannahill" at the historic …

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 celebrates the life and work of the man. Soutars life was both creative and tragic.
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Coo's Tail Gallery - Thirsa

The Coo's Tail gallery in Thirsa ('Thurso'), Caitness. The Soothron for coo is 'cow'. Photie taen bi Sarah Mackie.…

The Big Kirk Shop

The Big Kirk Shop is in Farfar ('Forfar') in Angus. A kirk is a place whaur fowk worships, an the big kirk taks its name f…

Auld Granny's Cafe

The Auld Granny's Cafe is in Farfar ('Forfar') in Angus. Granny - the mair familiar word for grandmither - is the ordnar w…

Wee Scran

Wee Scran is on Arbroath Road, Dundee an sells pieces an ither sma meat. Scran is anither word for ony kind o meat, whithe…

Da Wirld Geen Widdergaets

This ane wis seen at the Hoswick veesitor centre, in Shetland. The poyem is bi Stella Sutherland an is wrutten in the dial…

Braw in Embra

This ane wis taen in Embra ('Edinburgh') an shaws an eatery that sells braw scran. Braw is whit we say in Scots whan we re…

Cairds fae Shetland

A wheen o cairds wrutten in the dialect o Shetland that can be fund at the Hoswick veesitor centre. Photie taen bi Sarah …

Otters Aboot

This sign bides in Tresta, Shetland, an reads "Otters Aboot" sae at fowk kens tae caw cannie. The Soothron for a…

Beware o' 'e bairns

This wee sign bides in Thirsa, Caitnes ('Thurso, Caithness') an reads 'beware o' 'e bairns'. A bairn is a young body. Here…

Taps aff

This poster fae a weel kent drinks company wis seen in a tunnel jist aff the Coogate o Dundee. It jalouses the drinks wil…