Scots Radio Special Edition

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 at the Heilan Show.  Dinna hing aboot – climb up on the cairtie – an wir awa.

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 Our Sound Heritage’ and dancer Simone Kenyon taks us step by step ‘Into the Mountain’ wi the writin o Nan Shepherd.  Aa that – an music fae the Radio 2 Folk awards. Jine us.

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.

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. An we hear aboot Aberdeenshire Cooncil’s plans tae promote the culture o the North East, and include Doric – the language spoken in the North East – in the school curriculum. It’s oot an gaan aboot so jist jine in.

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.

Celtic Connections – Opening Concert with Karine Polwart and the Scottish National Orchestra – “I Burn But I Am Not Consumed”.

The Scottish Book Trust – New Writers Awardees:

And a very guid new year tae abidy.  We start aff the year wi a fine festive feel wi some dance music tae get ye intae the ceilidh birl.  As the warl celebrates oor National Bard we hear fit’s gaan on in his native Ayrshire and  we hear mair aboot his wife Jean Armour.

Jim Tough fae the Saltire Society o Scotland looks back at how the Society celebrated its 80th anniversary and the Deputy First Minister John Swinney tells us how he enjoys the Scots Language. A this as weel as fine music and company – jist enjoy.

In Episode 36 o Scots Radio we celebrate our three-year anniversary wi some typical festive good cheer.

We open up the ‘Wee Windaes’ wi Scots Screiver Hamish MacDonald and discover a new online cultural treasure trove. Sheena Wellington unwraps the plans for the ‘Jimmy Shand Collection’ an Kirsty Gallacher fae ‘Into Film Scotland’ wraps up the year makin films wi bairns and teenagers a oor Scotland. Scots Radio wi fine music and fine fowk…ring oot the bells.

In Episode 35 o Scots Radio, we hear how Professor Gary West has woven testimonials fae WW1 – collected by Jock Duncan – intae a one act play caad ‘Jocks Jocks’. Mary Blance reports fae the Shetland Film Festival and sculptor Helen Denerley spiks aboot her work – and makin the Giraffes on Leith Walk in Edinburgh. An wiv been nominated in the ‘Hands Up For Trad’ Awards – hear mair in the programme.

In Episode 34 we dinna hing aboot – we ging fae the launch o a new book caad the Buke o the Howlat at Darnaway Castle in Morayshire – new text fae James Robertson and illustrations fae Kate Leiper. We hear fit’s being planned for the new International Storytelling Festival – an we enjoy the tastes and the treats at the Edinburgh Food Festival. Hud Gaan.

In Episode 33 we hear aboot new creative plans for the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway. We’re oot an aboot at the Festivals wi a look an listen tae some o the ongyangs at the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe , an at the Solas Festival in Perthshire, far we hear fae musician and broadcaster Mary Ann Kennedy and singer Karine Polwart. An oor studio guest, Mary Blance taks us through ivints in Shetland. The hail o this – an music as weel.