by Gordon Mackay | Feb 9, 2022 | Doric TV, Music / Culture, Uncategorised
9th February 2021 Bill Buchan, St. Combs – Doric singer, songwriter, poet, videographer and film maker. An exclusive to Doric TV, Bill gives an insight into his poems and songs over the years. From the inspiration of his home fishing town of Peterhead and local...
by Gordon Mackay | Feb 9, 2022 | Doric TV, Music / Culture, Uncategorised
9th February 2021 Connecting People, Places, Cultures, and Experiences – is what Doric TV does best! Brandon McPhee, Castletown, Wick. Well-known Scottish entertainer – composer, singer, and champion button accordion player. Joins Doric TV to share...
by Gordon Mackay | Feb 9, 2022 | Doric TV, Music / Culture, Uncategorised
9th February 2021 To watch the video, click the play button on the section below. Join the Doric TV Community today We very much hope you will join our Doric TV Community by clicking on the link below, could you please share a link to this page with anyone else...
by Gordon Mackay | Feb 4, 2022 | Doric Blog, Doric Blog - Language and Culture
Featuring – Dame Evelyn Glennie, Cummine Fraser and Jill McWiiliam. Evelyn Glennie and Jill of Doric TV – send out a request for Doric Speakers to send in a short video of their favourite Doric Expression / story and the period of time recollected to...
by Gordon Mackay | Feb 4, 2022 | Doric Blog, Doric Blog - People / Culture, Uncategorised
Well done to Brian – who sent a lovely wee video for the Evelyn Glennie / Doric TV video challenge, especially as it’s come all the way from the USA ! Which shows how wide spread the Doric is spoken. Brian’s response to winning the competion -’Thanks verra much...
by Gordon Mackay | Jan 30, 2022 | Doric Blog, Doric Blog - People / Culture, Uncategorised
I wis brocht up in Buckie and joined the Gordons in 1987. My faither wis fae Finechty and so wis my Granny and great granny and great great granny. I left in ninety twa and joined the Navy. I bide in Wiltshire noo and I suppose ye quid say i was an english man noo. I...
by Gordon Mackay | Dec 16, 2021 | Doric Blog, Doric Blog - People / Culture, Uncategorised
My brief encounter and delightful account with Doric and the North East was brief, and came about around 1960 when I was offered a job with Grampian TV which was due to open. I was interviewed in Glasgow by the Programme Controller, Jim Buchan who said, “I’m not sure...
by Gordon Mackay | Nov 20, 2021 | Doric TV, Language / Culture
20th November 2021 Doric TV is based in Cruden Bay – we’ve come a long way in a year! It’s great that a glimpse of the culture, history, and dialect of Aberdeenshire has been featured by Alba TV! More of Brams Stoker in the next video! To watch the video,...
by Gordon Mackay | Nov 12, 2021 | Doric Blog, Doric Blog - People / Culture, Uncategorised
Hello Folks.. It’s 10am here on Van Isle and I’m thinking of the ceremonies today for the Remembrance of all those who fell in the World Wars. My Granda Donachie joined the Gordon Highlanders. For a start, I wonder why he joined the Gordon’s instead of the Black...
by Gordon Mackay | Nov 10, 2021 | Doric Blog, Doric Blog - People / Culture, Uncategorised
My name is Graham Donachie..I live in Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia in Canada.I was born and bred in Dundee but moved to Canada in 1994 that is 27 years ago.In recent years I’ve returned to Scotland a few times and it was then that I first made...
by Gordon Mackay | Nov 3, 2021 | Doric TV, Language / Culture
03rd November 2021 Doric TV are delighted to post this piece which Mark put together exclusively for Doric TV viewers. To watch the video, click the play button on the section below. Join the Doric TV Community today We very much hope you will join our Doric TV...
by Gordon Mackay | Oct 29, 2021 | Doric TV, Music / Culture
29th October 2021 Bill Buchan – St.Combs, Aberdeen shire – Doric/ Buchan Singer/Song Writer & Poet. Bill interviewed by Jill of Doric TV speaks of his upbringing in Peterhead. From a fishing background – his father being a cooper and his mother a...
by Gordon Mackay | Oct 29, 2021 | Mystic Tales
Gight Castle Jist ootside Methlick lies the ruins o Gight Castle. Ers spectacular waaking routes aroon Gight an along the River Ythan. The waak is part o the Scottish Wildlife Trusts Gight Woods Reserve so ers plinty to tak in. Like all castle’s ers a story; es...
by Gordon Mackay | Oct 29, 2021 | Mystic Tales
Mormond Hill A place o magic healing in some parts, an ancient corpse road used from the middle ages, evidence of stone age settlers has also been found – this wonderful hill was humanised by Dr JF Tocher (1864-1945) originally fae Fyvie wrote :” Standing as sentry...
by Gordon Mackay | Oct 18, 2021 | Doric Blog - RGU Students
At the start of the year, I was one of two students from RGU taken on by Jill to undertake a 4-week placement. At the time, I was working towards achieving my MSc in Journalism and so the opportunity to undertake a placement was very exciting to me. Being able to work...
by Gordon Mackay | Oct 18, 2021 | Doric TV, Music / Culture
February 19th 2021 Paul Anderson who lives in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, is interviewed by Jill of Doric TV. Paul speaks of his background in farming and how he went on to becoming a professional fiddle player. Paul expresses the love of his Doric Culture and how...
by Gordon Mackay | Oct 6, 2021 | Doric TV, Language / Culture
6th October 2021 “I’m Ramsay and I’m delighted to be on my way to Cruden Bay where I am going to meet Doric TV. I am so happy to hear that such a thing exists and that you are making the effort to save the Doric dialect, I think that it is very precious, just as the...
by Gordon Mackay | Sep 25, 2021 | Doric TV, Music / Culture
Doric TV continues its association with Cruden Bay Folk Club, and once again we are delighted to showcase their latest Virtual Club Night. The evening followed the same format as their actual club nights when before the Covid lockdown and ongoing constraints around...
by Gordon Mackay | Sep 23, 2021 | Doric Blog, Doric Blog - Music / Culture, Doric Blog - People / Culture
As a bairn growing up in Peterheid, I didna realise that ivryday I was making and gaithering memories that wid come back to serve me well in the years aheid. My folk worked in the fishing yards with my father being a cooper and mother working at the gutting. My three...
by Gordon Mackay | Sep 3, 2021 | Doric TV, People / Culture
03rd September 2021 – Inspiring Aberdeenshire Awards 2021 – cultural section finalist Congratulations to Paul Anderson – who won the category. Doric has a future’ To watch the video, click the play button on the section below. Join the Doric TV...
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