Tales Fae The Doric Side

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Tales Fae The Doric Side

This project was a collaboration between writer Jo Gilbert and The Friends of Elphinstone, Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, and funded by Creative Funding. Through conversations with teachers and others working in and around Scots, a lack of new work suitable for older students in Doric was identified, sparking the idea for an anthology of new writing. We created a companion pamphlet to accompany the anthology comprising questions and activities that secondary schools and teachers can use in their Scots language work. The pamphlet is in PDF format so it can be easily distributed to teachers and schools. You can download it here .

We were also awarded funding from The Doric Board to record some of the stories from the anthology. You can listen to the recording via the player below.

Mabel - Short story read by author Deborah Leslie

A Special Licht - Poem by Christina Jaffe read by Sheena Blackhall

Smooriken - Flash fiction read by author Hannah Nicholson (in Shetlandic)

Snog - Doric translation of Smooriken by Hannah Nicholson, read by Jo Gilbert

A hame is a hame is a hame is it nae? - Poem read by author Jo Gilbert

A letter tae ma younger sel - Poem read by author Kimberley Petrie

La Belle Rebelle - Poem by Sheila Templeton, read by Kimberley Petrie

The Last Leviathan - Poem by Alison C Skinner, read by Kimberley Petrie

A Pictur o Misery - Poem read by author Leslie Benzie

Vadim Shysimarin - Poem read by author Leslie Benzie

A Tod's Thocht - Poem read by author Shane Strachan

Doric Dwams - Poem read by author Shane Strachan

The Hert o the Moontin - Poem read by author Shane Strachan

Kelpie - Poem by Alistair Lawrie read by Shane Strachan

A Special Licht - Poem by Christina Jaffe read by Sheena Blackhall

Oor Grun - Poem by Kathleen Gray read by Sheena Blackhall

Overheard at Wetherspoons - Poem read by author Sheena Blackhall

Bullied - Poem read by author Sheena Blackhall