Fae the twinnin atween Ashville NC an Birnam an Dunkeld, tae the Bluegrass Festival in Moniaive, we traivel the country again, hearin a aboot the different sides o oor culture and the musical connections. Gary an Lynne Knight guide us throught the neuks an cranies o Perth and the scary stories in Gary’s new book, […]

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Episode 44 – Repeat In Episode 44 o Scots Radio there’s nae time tae dither. We hear aboot a new paintin bi Sandy Moffat, featurin folklorist an poet Hamish Henderson,is unveiled at the Saltire Society. Dolina Maclennan steps oot o the paintin tae tell us mair aboot Hamish’s life an work. We sit in the […]

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In Episode 44 o Scots Radio there’s nae time tae dither. We hear aboot a new paintin bi Sandy Moffat, featurin folklorist an poet Hamish Henderson,is unveiled at the Saltire Society. Dolina Maclennan steps oot o the paintin tae tell us mair aboot Hamish’s life an work. We sit in the favourite howff o Robert […]

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Wiv got a lot o special ivints in Episode 43 o Scots Radio. Jess Smith launches ‘A Sense of identity’ exhibition, Young Enterprise Scotland select their Scottish winner, Poet, Jim Carruth jines us at the Royal Heilan Show and we preview the gaitherin o Sodjers at Killicrankie. Wir niver aff the heed o the road […]

The post Episode 43 repeat first appeared on Scots Radio.

Wiv got a lot o special ivints in Episode 43 o Scots Radio. Jess Smith launches ‘A Sense of identity’ exhibition, Young Enterprise Scotland select their Scottish winner, Poet, Jim Carruth jines us at the Royal Heilan Show and we preview the gaitherin o Sodjers at Killicrankie. Wir niver aff the heed o the road […]

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In Episode 42, we hear aboot the challenges and opportunites for broadcastin – we report fae the Celtic Media Festival on the Isle o Man.  Ian Kinnear tells us aboot maakin  ‘sma pipes’  and the tradition in the North East – an we invite ye tae jine us amung the cairties an the Clydesdale horses […]

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Episode 41 jist disna hing aboot. We report fae the gaitherin tae discuss the future o North East Scots or Doric, at Aiberdeen University, organised bi the Elphinstone Institute, an hear aboot the great works gaan on at ‘Young Enterprise Scotland’. We delve intae the Nation’s archives for the launch o a project tae ‘Unlocking […]

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Aye wir back again in the room for Episode 40 o Scots Radio. In this edition we hear fae the Trad Talk gaitherin in Stirling – Dr Fiona-Jane Brown guides through the stories o ‘Hidden Aiberdeen’ – an Mary Blance dedicates her report tae the memory o renowned Shetland storyteller, Lawrence Tulloch.

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It’s a bumper edition this month – there’s jist sic a lot gaan on. In Episode 39 or Scots Radio, wir amang the bothies, bonnie bulls and heavy horses – at the Bothy Ballads Champion o Champions in Elgin toon hall, the Bull sales in Stirling and the Heavy Horse ivent in Collessie in Fife. […]

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In Episode 38 o Scots Radio wir enjoying the craic at Celtic Connections – Spikkin tae Lisa Whytock aboot Showcase Scotland, an Karine Polwart aboot her musical connections. The Scottish Book Trust invites us tae their ‘New Writers’ Showcase and as ‘Neu Reekie’ continues tae attract bigger audiences for their legendary poetry nichts, co-founder Michael […]

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