25th Aug 2020
This is part 1 of a 2 part Doric TV’s exclusive with Dame Evelyn Glennie who talks from the heart about her Doric Roots.
I had the privilege of interviewing Dame Evelyn Glennie for Doric TV recently in the coming weeks when it will be feature in our Doric TV section, so watch out for this one, it’s a belter! Coming from the same farming background in Aberdeenshire as myself , I was delighted to hear her thoughts on our precious Doric dialect and culture.
Evelyn has written the following for Doric Future.
Jill
As the world becomes ever more generic, indigenous and minority languages, dialects and cultures struggle to survive. Language is built on not only what is spoken but what is unspoken; the richness of the social structure, climate, landscape, industry and many other aspects form the words we speak and more importantly how they are communicated. As a Doric speaker myself and a native of the North-East I feel privileged and unique; it is an important life line to my homeland and to all those who live in the North-East. It is also a fascination to the many people I meet during my global travels. Education at primary school level is key to the survival, understanding and continued interest in Doric and Doric culture. I feel honoured to have had this richness in my early education through speaking, reading, writing and poetry reciting, all of which seamlessly transferred to the family environment. Even having lived in England for over half my life, there is not a day that goes by whereby I’m not speaking Doric at some point – even if jist tae mesel!
Dame Evelyn Glennie, Scottish virtuoso multi-percussionist
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Click here to read Evelyn’s blog article for Doric TV.
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Ai quinie, Ets me thats the ald generation, Bit thers nayour muckle years atween us
That wis a great intervue yea hid wi Dame Evelyn. Maybe we shid get the gither aun hay a musikle event. Dulin Banjos, or fiddles.
The only instriment Ah play is the Moo orgin an the Jaws Trump. Ah hiv been kent tay play the kame sumtime.
If you require an interpretation, let me know
Yes Hamish I think we need an interpretation ! Although we jist love fir yea tae write awa in Doric ! Jill x
A great interview, as always, Jill! As a city girl, in the US, I love hearing of your and Dame Evelyn’s memories of your farming lives and upbringing. My dad didn’t want me to work until I finished school. He and his brothers worked hard from a young age (logging), and he didn’t want that life for me. But I think I missed out on a lot because of that. The work ethic and the appreciation of the land. As to your friend, Hamish, I can follow his writing fairly easily. It helps I’ve had 10 years of “instruction” from my Scottish Facebook friends. At any rate, I’m looking forward to part 2 of this interview. Well done, Jill!
Just love what you have achieved Jill, bringing people together doric or nae doric. memories spoken to remind us to be grateful of our past nae matter how difficult we were all in it together. You have a special way in helping people to speak their truth in the acceptance of the past and how it was then with no regrets but knowledge for growth. Far less illnesses back then as folks were too busy to focus on their misfortunes. Evelyn has it in a nut shell Mother nature will always win she has a way to pull us together and keep us focused. The strong will survive not alone but together. Thank you Jill, tuning in for part 2.
Lovely to get your comments Sandra. Keep in touch, helping to keep the Doric Community and others together! Jill
Thank you Susie, all the way from the USA, makes the world a smaller place!
I came from Birmingham as a student to live in aberdeen and now Ellon With my Wife (from Ellon) and my Academy aged children.
My Dad was always a Fan of Evelyn, as his sister has Treacher Collins syndrome and was born without Ears and profoundly Deaf. She learnt to talk with Balloon Vibration Therapy.
and he always used to love how Evelyn, felt her Music,
He was amazed to learn that when i moved here, that this was the Area she grew up in.
Such history in the local area is brilliant to Learn,
thanks for bringing this to us. My Dad would have loved it.
Thanks again for what you are doing
Ian Jukes,
a.k.a Juksey