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🎙️📚💕 I thoroughly enjoyed my interview with Alistair Braidwood for the latest SCOTSWHAYHAE podcast. I spoke about my memoir 'Born In Kyle: ‘A Love Letter tae an Ayrshire Childhood', but the conversation turned to so much more.

Full details here...
👉 scotswhayhae.com/post/kyle-for-…

Forgot the photies!

“Oh, Happy Day”. On April 21st, 1979, in the historic walled city of Óbidos, I married the most beautiful woman in Portugal, Maria João de Almeida da Cruz Diniz. Proudly Portuguese and European, she’s now a bonnie fechter for the great and noble cause of Scottish independence🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇹🇪🇺❤️

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My pal l Colin Wilson, has managed to put the final programme of my 3 part Mother Tongue TV Series from the 1980s onto his Youtube channel. Over 450 folk have viewed it in 2 days. The BBC couldnae quite bring itsel tae cry it The Mither Tongue like the book!

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“Oh, Happy Day”. On April 21st, 1979, in the historic walled city of Óbidos, I married the most beautiful woman in Portugal, Maria João de Almeida da Cruz Diniz. Proudly Portuguese and European, she’s now a bonnie fechter for the great and noble cause of Scottish independence🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇹🇪🇺❤️

My pal l Colin Wilson, has managed to put the final programme of my 3 part Mother Tongue TV Series from the 1980s onto his Youtube channel. Over 450 folk have viewed it in 2 days. The BBC couldnae quite bring itsel tae cry it The Mither Tongue like the book!

youtube.com/watch?v=40h-ld…

They wouldn’t have been able to get their budget passed without them! Even before November’s bi election when the SNP won a seat previously held by Labour, they were dependent on Reform because the Labour councillor was suspended- now convicted and not attending.

A big turn out in Tayport for a fine man, John Beare. Fascinating to hear how Labour, Reform and the Lib Dems regularly conspire to thwart progressive SNP legislation on Fife Council. The excellent speakers stressed the huge prize awaiting if momentum stays with the SNP.

Twa weeks the day, I’ll be doon Girvan & Ballantrae way celebratin the language, culture, history & sangs o Ayrshire wi a ane o oor bonniest sangsters, Robyn Stapleton. Signed books available tae, sae bring yer siller! If ye cannae thole waitin that lang we’re in Derval on Friday discoverdarvel.com

Twa weeks the day, I’ll be doon Girvan & Ballantrae way celebratin the language, culture, history & sangs o Ayrshire wi a ane o oor bonniest sangsters, Robyn Stapleton. Signed books available tae, sae bring yer siller! If ye cannae thole waitin that lang we’re in Derval on Friday discoverdarvel.com

A big turn out in Tayport for a fine man, John Beare. Fascinating to hear how Labour, Reform and the Lib Dems regularly conspire to thwart progressive SNP legislation on Fife Council. The excellent speakers stressed the huge prize awaiting if momentum stays with the SNP.

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Mon doon tae Tayport.

From the chapter on the dialects of Scots in my book and Audiobook Scots The Mither Tongue. Glasgow patter and put downs are something else.

Braw tae hae the support o the Gawston library in the newly restored Toon Hall. I’ll hae copies o aw the books for sale in Derval.

A wee video intro to my gig with
Robyn a week tonight in Darvel Town Hall. Tickets and more details are available here: discoverdarvel.com
You can read the review of our event @edbookfest.bsky.social here:
edinburghmusicreview.com/reviews/945t2b…
Really looking forward to it.

A wee video intro to my gig with
Robyn a week tonight in Darvel Town Hall. Tickets and more details are available here: discoverdarvel.com
You can read the review of our event @edbookfest.bsky.social here:
edinburghmusicreview.com/reviews/945t2b…
Really looking forward to it.

Caller langoustines new drawn fae the Forth an brocht tae the door by oor man in Pittenweem, Billy Hughes. Succulent and sonsie wi the tang o the sea…an perfect wi a refreshin, douce Alvarinho, the Queen o the Vinhos Verdes. Braw!

Caller langoustines new drawn fae the Forth an brocht tae the door by oor man in Pittenweem, Billy Hughes. Succulent and sonsie wi the tang o the sea…an perfect wi a refreshin, douce Alvarinho, the Queen o the Vinhos Verdes. Braw!

This will be a fine gathering in Tayport on Saturday night so come along and enjoy the crack for the great cause of Scottish independence.

Fae John Gau's quair The Richt Vay to the Kingdom of Heuine published in Scots in Malmö in 1533:

"The richt and chrissine doctrine is heir contenit in this present buyk that al quhilk onderstandis the scotis tung ma haiff with thayme and reid and usz it dailie."

Bagpipe Central - Reel Set/Half Set of Highland Pipes for Sale Reel Set/Half Set of Highland Pipes for Sale  I bought the pipes second hand in the premises of J & R Glen in the Lawnmarket in Edinburgh c 1977

I learned to play a few tunes on the pipes many years ago but soon realised that my talents lay elsewhere. Nobody in my family took them up, so they’re on sale here, looking for a good home.
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This will be a fine gathering in Tayport on Saturday night so come along and enjoy the crack for the great cause of Scottish independence.

None. Doric is the North East dialect of Scots. I explain how the name came about in the book.

Happy Anniversary to this gorgeous young couple Olga & Euan. Look forward to seeing you in Scotland in May.