An aye wir nae seener sittin oot o the sun wi oor ice-cream cuppies , than wir rinnin oot o the thunner-plumps.  It keeps us swak – bit fit a summer wiv hid.  Wiv hid athin fae scorchin sun tae monsoon tae frost in the morning – aa in ae month. Hope yiv enjoyed a […]

We are back in the room with Scots Radio Episode 61 and it’s fu o surprises.  We hear fae Morna Young spikkin aboot her play ‘Lost at Sea’ – Alistair Heather entreats us tae a big helpin o Doric Mash – Primary teacher, Olivia Stephen,  tells us fit she an her class got oot o […]

We are delighted an privileged to dedicate oor 60th Scots Radio programme to Professor Gary West’s new book an play ‘Jocks Jocks’. The content is based on stories collected bi traditional singer an collector, Jock Duncan, fae 1st World War Veterans. Gary jines us in the studio tae taak us on this very special journey. […]

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 – […]