Ma intro tae the chapter Hame in Born in Kyle - A Love Letter tae an Ayrshire Childhood. Folk fae the Irvine Valley will ken the sang Derval Dam that I quote fae, but theres local versions o it in a wheen airts in lowland Scotland & Ulster. Ye can lug intae me narratin the haill book on Audible.

Ma intro tae the chapter Hame in Born in Kyle - A Love Letter tae an Ayrshire Childhood. Folk fae the Irvine Valley will ken the sang Derval Dam that I quote fae, but theres local versions o it in a wheen airts in lowland Scotland & Ulster. Ye can lug intae me narratin the haill book on Audible.

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Friday night Charity food collection!! 25 big baking potatoes and lots of big cauliflowers as well as veggies and bread Good hearty food that will keep bellies filled this weekend. Getting ready to pack bags and welcome some families in to collect every scrap! Do what you can my friends x

Martin Fritz "Göteborg is known for the donations here, many of the rich people donated money to the parks, to museum, to schools, to poor people and so on and you speak about of a special Göteborg mentality you see, and that is perhaps influenced by these immigrating Scotsmen."

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A passage from Scots The Mither Tongue on Scots abroad - this one recalls the speech of Mary Slessor in Calabar, Nigeria.

A passage from Scots The Mither Tongue on Scots abroad - this one recalls the speech of Mary Slessor in Calabar, Nigeria.

“A Scottish poet maun assume the burden o his peoples doom And dee tae brak Their livin tomb” MacDiarmid

Twa weeks the nicht, I’ll be celebratin the guid Scots tongue in Saltcoats in Ayrshire alang wi the unco talented actress an scriever Taylor Dyson. @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social Tickets are free but please register here. www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...

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Twa weeks the nicht, I’ll be celebratin the guid Scots tongue in Saltcoats in Ayrshire alang wi the unco talented actress an scriever Taylor Dyson. @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social Tickets are free but please register here. www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...

Amang guid companie. See ye in Saltcoats.

Tae be yersel an tae mak that worth bein Nae harder job tae mortals has been gien. Hugh McDiarmid

Tae be yersel an tae mak that worth bein Nae harder job tae mortals has been gien. Hugh McDiarmid

Like Petter Dass in Norway, a famous Danish Scot is one whose name is immortal due to the 85 hymns he composed which are sung in the church today. Thomas Kingo (1634 - 1703) was Bishop of Odense and a renowned baroque poet whose father was a weaver called Kinghorn from Crail in Fife.

Amang guid companie. See ye in Saltcoats.

Scots is rooted in our land, people, culture & history. Along with words like gemütlichkeit in German, or saudade in Portuguese, words like scunner, shuilpit, sonsie and nyaff are impossible to translate accurately, and any attempt to do so will be peelie wallie compared to the original.

Scots is rooted in our land, people, culture & history. Along with words like gemütlichkeit in German, or saudade in Portuguese, words like scunner, shuilpit, sonsie and nyaff are impossible to translate accurately, and any attempt to do so will be peelie wallie compared to the original.

Like Petter Dass in Norway, a famous Danish Scot is one whose name is immortal due to the 85 hymns he composed which are sung in the church today. Thomas Kingo (1634 - 1703) was Bishop of Odense and a renowned baroque poet whose father was a weaver called Kinghorn from Crail in Fife.

Thanks to everyone who has bought the Audible versions of Born in Kyle and Scots The Mither Tongue. Over 1500 people have now listened to my narrations. It makes all the hard work worthwhile. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♥️

Many years later I met Roger Ball from AWB in the Shed at Tannadice. He was there with another Dundee soul legend, the drummer Donny Coutts.

Saw them last year in Glasgow - what a show!!

Thanks to everyone who has bought the Audible versions of Born in Kyle and Scots The Mither Tongue. Over 1500 people have now listened to my narrations. It makes all the hard work worthwhile. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♥️

Many years later I met Roger Ball from AWB in the Shed at Tannadice. He was there with another Dundee soul legend, the drummer Donny Coutts.

I saw Average White Band in Honolulu in 1975 when Pick up the Pieces was No 1 in the American charts. With my Scots voice I managed to talk my way backstage to meet them. Great then to be able to dance to them 50 years on out in Dundee tonight with @joaokay.bsky.social

I saw Average White Band in Honolulu in 1975 when Pick up the Pieces was No 1 in the American charts. With my Scots voice I managed to talk my way backstage to meet them. Great then to be able to dance to them 50 years on out in Dundee tonight with @joaokay.bsky.social

The saiciont o twa passages fae Born in Kyle set in a recently independent Scotland. It’s comin yet for aw that 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Ye can get the book on Amazon or Kindle, order signed copies fae me or lug intae me narratin it on Audible. I’m also readin fae it in Saltcoats on November 19th.

Ane o twa passages fae Born in Kyle set in an independent Scotland whaur an auld tartan army man celebrates Scotland’s byordnar contribution tae warld fitba and lues brekin the chains o the wanchancie covenant - the unfortunate union. I narrate the haill quair on Audible. Lug in!

The saiciont o twa passages fae Born in Kyle set in a recently independent Scotland. It’s comin yet for aw that 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Ye can get the book on Amazon or Kindle, order signed copies fae me or lug intae me narratin it on Audible. I’m also readin fae it in Saltcoats on November 19th.

Ane o twa passages fae Born in Kyle set in an independent Scotland whaur an auld tartan army man celebrates Scotland’s byordnar contribution tae warld fitba and lues brekin the chains o the wanchancie covenant - the unfortunate union. I narrate the haill quair on Audible. Lug in!

Live fae the auld brig ower the Doon. Staunin here tae get a guid sicht o Tam o Shanter at the witchin oor when his guid mare Meg gets claucht by the rump, tines her tail an’s left wi scarce a stump by that carlin Nannie. Cannae wait! Tak tent the nicht, fowk, it’s Halloween.

Really good! 👏🏻🤣

Live fae the auld brig ower the Doon. Staunin here tae get a guid sicht o Tam o Shanter at the witchin oor when his guid mare Meg gets claucht by the rump, tines her tail an’s left wi scarce a stump by that carlin Nannie. Cannae wait! Tak tent the nicht, fowk, it’s Halloween.

‘The last of the Cherry Leaves’ King James VI Hospital, #perth #perthshire

A passage from the introduction to Scots The Mither Tongue on the tension that arises when Good Scots is perceived as Bad English! Lots more in the book, Kindle and Audiobook.

3 weeks tae go till the @natlibscot.bsky.social Scriever Taylor Dyson an I veisit Saltcoats as pairt o @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social tour o aw the airts. I'll be readin fae ma memoir Born in Kyle - A Love Letter tae an Ayrshire Childhood. See ye there. www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...

3 weeks tae go till the @natlibscot.bsky.social Scriever Taylor Dyson an I veisit Saltcoats as pairt o @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social tour o aw the airts. I'll be readin fae ma memoir Born in Kyle - A Love Letter tae an Ayrshire Childhood. See ye there. www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...

Don't be fooled. This is a popular bullying strategy: If you oppose Gaza genocide you must be anti-Semitic. If you want to end being governed by Westminster you must be anti-English.

Brilliant!

Thinking of the people of Jamaica as the storm approaches & recalling my interview with the son of the man who designed its saltire flag, the Reverend William McGhie, a Scots Presbyterian minister from Shettleston. John recalled the independence day party and looked forward to the Scottish one.

Nassau Hall, the historic centre of Princeton University which began life as the Presbyterian College of New Jersey. The money for it was raised one Sunday at kirk collections all over Scotland. With principals like Witherspoon, it was a centre of the Scottish Enlightenment.

Nassau Hall, the historic centre of Princeton University which began life as the Presbyterian College of New Jersey. The money for it was raised one Sunday at kirk collections all over Scotland. With principals like Witherspoon, it was a centre of the Scottish Enlightenment.

My introduction to Scots The Mither Tongue, the book that explains the history of how we come to speak the way we do. Thousands of people have been changed and uplifted by reading it, or listening to me reading it, which you can do right now on Audible.

A beautiful language ❤️❤️

My introduction to Scots The Mither Tongue, the book that explains the history of how we come to speak the way we do. Thousands of people have been changed and uplifted by reading it, or listening to me reading it, which you can do right now on Audible.

It’s other French title is “La  Marche qui a esté jouiée pour l’entrée triumphale de Jehanne la Pucelle, a Orléans (sic) .[March played on the occasion of Joan of Arc’s triumphal entry into Orleans.

Absolutely! Couldn’t agree more. My MiL, FiL (a few years ago) and recently my dad noticed a problem, got early diagnosis of cancer, and amazing fast nhs treatment (in Scotland). All survived. Without early treatment at least 2 wouldn’t still be here. Keep sharing your annual message.📣