Wi hae passed the Spring Equinox – so it must be Spring. An in this April edition o the programme wi jine the gaitherin at the James Hutton Institute in Aiberdeen tae enjoy the ‘Young Biodiversity Awards’. We’re wi the Irish an Scots Poets as part o Neu Reekie at the Poetry Library in Edinburgh, […]

Dinna ging castin ony cloots afore May is oot. An afore onybody says – it’s the Mayfloor wir spikkin aboot – itherwise kent as the Hawthorn.  In Episode 58 o Scots Radio, wi hear fae Rosemary Ward fae the Scottish Book Trust aboot plans for this year – includin a spleet new award for publishers […]

Welcome to Scots Radio. In this year o ‘Indigenous Languages’ as decreed by UNESCO, we enjoy the rich tapestry o voices an tunes at the 25th Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow . In this episode we get reaction tae the feedback on the Governments proposed Culture Strategy. Musician Adam Sutherland taks us intae the stores […]

‘A guid New Year tae ane an a – an mony may ye see.’ The wirds o the auld sang still ring in the lugs o the fowk that mine watchin Andy Stewart on TV at this time o the year. Bit fitiver yir preference this month – dinna hing aboot, jist get stuck in. […]

Wiv reached oor 5th Birthday – an wiv a special Christmas edition – wi guests.  Fit an eese. Oor new lads, Alistair Heather an Josh Bircham jine us in the studio tae spik aboot the life an legacy o Aiberdeen writer an poet, Nan Shepherd fa wrote extensively aboot the Cairngorm Mountains. An wi enjoy […]

The Armistice Centenary – Lest We Forget. In the immediate years efter WW1, historian an traditional singer, Jock Duncan, recorded conversations wi local men fa hdd returned tae their homeland fae the battle trenches. In this conversation, Jock spiks wi Bert Gow fae New Deer. This is posted with kind permission from Jock Duncan, and […]

An ess is us again – it disna seem that lang ago faan we wir here daein the last episode. Bit that’s jist fit happens – yir nae seener gaan aye wye – that ye meet yirsel coming back fae the time afore. In Episode 54 o Scots Radio wir rummelin aboot in books – […]

Scots Radio Episode 53 jist disna hing aboot. Wir at the Dundee Rep for the first performance o ‘The Yellow on the Broom’ – fae the novel by Betsy Whyte. We hear fit the new Scots Scriever, Dr Michael Dempster his planned for the future. Storyteller Jackie Ross tells us aboot her new project for […]

It’s jist fan ye think it’s nae afore time – ye find ye canna pit aff time. That jist sums up this last few wiks – wiv been flat oot. An it gies us great pleasure tae tak ye aff tae the Tartan Heart Festival at Belladrum tae spik tae the past Scots Screiver, an […]

SCOTS RADIO is oot an gaan aboot again. In episode 51 wir nae gaan far fae the sea – trying tae get a cool summer breeze comin aff the waves, tae survive this het wither. In this programme we celebrate awards an special ivints bit maist o a we celebrate community in a it’s shapes […]