Tom McKean: Speaking from the heart in Doric, the language of home and family
The north-east of Scotland is home to an unmatched heritage of music, song, and story, history and folklore, and the creativity of the people who live and work here.
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Tom McKean: Spikkin fae the Hert – Oor Tongue
The North-East o Scotlan is hame tae a winnerfu heirskip o wird, music, ballad an sang, story, history, an folklore, as weel as the creativity o the fowk fa bide an wark here.
Aberdeen creative firm nominated for agency of the year
The Aberdeen creative firm behind a major interactive Doric project has been shortlisted as agency of the year.
Sheena Blackhall named north-east Makar by Doric Board
Renowned north-east poet, writer, storyteller and singer Sheena Blackhall has been made the Doric Board's first north-east Makar.
Invitation to participate in Doric writing contest inspired by celebrated north-east poet
Children across the north-east have been encouraged to take part in a writing competition inspired by a Doric scribe.
The iconic 30: The search is on for nation’s favourite Scots word
Doric and Shetlandic are just two of the dialects at the heart of a national search for the most iconic Scots word.
Doric Dracula to descend upon Glenlivet Hall this weekend
Moray's Glenlivet Hall will be host to a spookily spectacular vampire themed show with a Doric spin this Halloween weekend.
Doric celebration for Across the Grain festival
The first Doric visual storytelling event of its kind will take place next week as part of an Aberdeenshire festival.
Doric language is being celebrated at St Margaret’s
A full weekend of all things Doric will take place in Braemar on the weekend of October 4 to 6 as part of the Across the Grain festival.
Doric film festival to celebrate ‘crannies, colours and contermashes neuks’
Plans have been unveiled for the return of an acclaimed film festival.
MSP’s Doric CD now on sale
A CD of songs and poems in Doric has been released by an MSP to raise money for a north-east medical centre.
‘Queen of Doric’ Sheena Blackhall to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
In the words of the language which she has helped champion for many years, Sheena Blackhall is a gallus quine.
Frankie Boyle talks Findhorn, Doric and Aberdeen in the 90s as he heads out on his first Scottish tour since 2008
Frankie Boyle is on his first Scottish tour since 2008 and is playing two nights at His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen.
North-east MSP in a feejee at Doric lessons for prisoners
The concerns of a north-east MSP have been dismissed by the Scottish Prison Service over the benefit to society of prisoners at HMP Grampian being given lessons in Doric.
Hunt for contestants for Doric game
Those fluent in Doric are being invited to enter a new Call My Bluff-style game to celebrate the north-east dialect.
Read these winning Doric poems from the Keith Festival of Traditional Music and Song
More than 50 writers submitted an entry to a new poetry contest at this year's Keith Festival of Traditional Music and Song.
Peterhead primary school triumphant at first Doric film festival
Children at a Peterhead primary school have been declared winners of a new Doric film festival.
Doric spikkin MSP to release CD for charity
A north-east MSP has been recording Doric poems and songs for a CD he plans to sell to raise money for a medical centre.
Doric alive and well after poem competition at Moray festival proves popular
A leading Doric speaker in the north-east has pointed to the success of a poem competition as proof the language is alive and well.
“Good ol’ fashioned” Doric party being held in north east
A celebration of all things Doric is taking place next month.
Creative Scotland accused of neglecting north and north-east
Scotland’s arts agency has been accused of neglecting the north and north-east after it was revealed all jobs advertised since 2014 were for the Central Belt.
New competition launched in Moray to find master of Doric poetry
A new competition has been launched to challenge people on their knowledge of Doric.
Meet Hector, the Bothy Ballads stalwart
If you happen to be walking through the beautiful woods of Finzean estate in Aberdeenshire, you might be lucky enough to hear a rich Doric voice rising in song.
VIDEO: Poetic powerhouse Sheena Blackhall keeping Doric and Scots alive
The language of the people has aye needed people’s champions to keep it vigorous.
Aberdeen University launches first comprehensive survey of Scots vocabulary since 1950s
Researchers at Aberdeen University will lead a new linguistic survey of Scots - the first such work carried out in about 70 years.
Doric at the centre of new documentary made by Aberdeen University
North-east Scots, usually known as ‘the Doric’ or ‘Toonser’ has been the subject of a new documentary, made by the University of Aberdeen’s Elphinstone Institute.
City’s first Doric poetry slam to take place
A new event to promote Doric among younger audiences has been launched.
Hector cements his place in Bothy Ballad folklore as he takes title for the sixth time
A north-east performer has cemented his position as a bothy ballads stalwart by becoming only the second person to claim the “champion of champions” title for the sixth time.
Fight is on to preserve the learning of Doric and its cultural heritage
Foo’s yer doos or fit like... if you’re sat there in bafflement then you clearly dinna ken yer Doric.
New Doric Portal will open up ‘lost’ marvels of the north-east language
A new scheme has been launched to create an interactive Doric Portal which will allow access to an unprecedented treasure trove of works in the language.
Doric Film Competition launches details of inaugural event in 2019
It will be the first-ever festival of film in the Doric language.
Doric grows in popularity as language classes set to expand at Aberdeen University
It’s an initiative that has already sparked global interest and now Doric language classes at Aberdeen University are set to double in size in 2019.