by Gordon Mackay | Jul 22, 2020 | Music / Culture
22nd July 2020 Allan Taylor, king Of The Bothy Ballads / songs of the changing ways in farming life and culture. A tribute to past and present farming and Crofting folk who worked over decades to bring the barren lands of Aberdeenshire and all over Scotland up to...
by Gordon Mackay | Jul 20, 2020 | Doric Blog - People / Culture
I love watching Jill visit with people in her community and beyond, highlighting their talents. I am a person who does not want culture and traditions to fade. I think that’s why I love visiting Scotland. People are so friendly and the traditions are still alive. Keep...
by Gordon Mackay | Jul 17, 2020 | Music / Culture
17th July 2020 Angus McCurrach – extraordinarily Scottish drummer. Explains the therapeutic value of drumming and his Huggadrum venture . Angus also describes the history and uses of the drums . A member of The Trybe a Scottish Pictish Band. He also portrays his...
by Gordon Mackay | Jul 16, 2020 | Doric Blog - Music / Culture, Doric Blog - People / Culture
Doric matters! They say that language reflects a society’s culture, its’ way of life and its’ environment. If any of these changes, as they undoubtedly will over time, then a language will adapt and evolve. I use evolution in this context, because words and...
by Gordon Mackay | Jul 16, 2020 | Doric Blog - People / Culture
Does anyone remember my Father Bob Watt . Over many years he published Doric Poetry in the Press and Journal and a couple of books , The Ghillie Loon and the Mannie’s Hat . Dad also had a regular spot on Radio Aberdeen and Radio Scotland called “In the country” He was...
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