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festival Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words32 32.4 30.4 49.7 29.1 32.8 26.5
Number of occurrences9961 19 5 5 3 6
Number of authors30 16 5 2 3 2 2

Occurrences of festival in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ADDRESS TAE STRANRAER OYSTER FESTIVAL on page 77

3 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
o sangs, tunes an crack at a festival, muisic fae langsyne an muisi on page 56

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
rie-like accoont o an eventfu festival expairience at cleiks us frae on page 5

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Oan this yer sixth buik festival. on page 92

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Heritage Society an the Doric Festival. It is pure MacDiarmid. Hugh on page 56

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
bi referrin tae the Edinburgh Festival as '...the Embro Ploy...'. In
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
a direcktor o the Celtic Film Festival. It’s aiblins a wee thing w
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
Scots Radio/Doric Film Festival
Scots Radio/Doric Film Festival
shire's furst e'er Doric Film Festival in 2018-2019. The festival gi
in 2018-2019. The festival gies a heich-profile boord fo
4 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
il for the Celtic Connections Festival in Glesca, wi some een mair s
sed to be a traditional music festival.” No nae mair there isnae.
n’s Concert that apened the festival brocht thegither ten Scots an
he club’s history. This wee festival is the direck conter o the mu
The TMSA Festival Calendar is noo oot an gies y
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003
Ilka year it hauds a Folklife Festival that kythes the leid and cult
creivers tae tak pairt in the festival. She wis spilet for chyce o c
tled tae gie an accoont o the Festival. It haed naethin tae say aboo
oce wad hae likit tae see the Festival publiceesed in Scotland. She
10 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
peat broadcaist frae the Book Festival when I heard Ngugi Wa Thiong,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
inishes wi the follaein Scots Festival Nicht.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
st event at Scotland's Poetry Festival, StAnza. Afore yin group skai
t o a later discussion in the Festival, makar an writer, Don Paterso
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
extraction at the hicht o the festival in the early twenty-first cen
extraction at the hicht o the festival in the early twenty-first cen
2 matches

Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
urgh, the Athens o the Nor, a festival o lauchter, the waff o brewer
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
across the city. Wi it bein a festival o traditions, primarily o the
array o Scots tradition. The festival launched wi a tribute tae Mar
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
rt for the Capital's Yuletide festival an the micht weel be some sco
THE Edinburgh Buik Festival ongaun, a foy anent the life
0 Mairch an wis opened bi the Festival's high heid ane, Catherine Lo
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
dancer, story-teller, club or festival organiser, tutor an that. The
1 matches

Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
ot ten days syne, an the Leid Festival thare wis hauld in baith leid
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
d to you haein a blast at oor festival in Edinburgh 2015 though! x(2014) search twitter
ow but....who kens! Bring oan Festival 2015 an ur gigs eh! xxx(2014) search twitter
ld orf been up here early fir Festival an you wouldnae be haein awe (2014) search twitter
iently till yir 2015 shows at Festival instead! Safe travels bac doo(2014) search twitter
din Thank you fir offering us festival goers a fabby show and venue.(2014) search twitter
and 4 other occurrences.

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
e michtna be a Stanehive Fowk Festival this year, and I wis sae dete(2020) search twitter
wee drama for the Doric Film Festival....mibbes.(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
ward to my first virtual book festival event on the 23rd. Claret was(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
Ahead of the Yulin festival, ask the Party Secretary of G(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
the winners o the Doric Film Festival (schools category) - Meethil (2019) twitter link
wey! It's pairt o the Soutar Festival of Words. Click here tae find (2019) twitter link
Get tickets fir the Soutar Festival of Words, 26th - 28th April, (2019) twitter link
eWrite the day, Glesca's book festival, at The Mitchell Library: htt (2019) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Winner of the Buchan Heritage Festival 2003 Senior Doric Writing Cat on page 33
Winner of the Buchan Heritage Festival 2004 Sentor Doric Writing Cat on page 69

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Winner of the Buchan Heritage Festival 2008 Senior Doric Writing Cat on page 19
Winner of the Buchan Heritage Festival 2011 Senior Doric Writing Cat on page 34
Winner of the Buchan Heritage Festival 2009 Senior Doric Writing Cat on page 89

3 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ourists. Unless ye gang durin festival time that is, fan aire's sic on page 3
reaux, aire is an annual jazz festival. Montreaux, said tae be the p on page 6
n 'Iceland Airwaves' (a music festival haud in Reykjavík ilka Novem on page 11
as the 'Iceland International Festival of Children's Literature' fit on page 12

7 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Winner of the Doric Festival Writing Competition 2006 on page 44

1 matches

Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
sselburgh wis the 26th annual festival organised bi the National Ass
ual meetin an the Musselburgh Festival bringin aul an young alike th
youngsters o the Musselburgh festival wi a platform ready-made?
3 matches

Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ae it bein a glorified muisic festival; an tae a point, that’s fit
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
. Chose the Dundee Jazz/Blues festival for my stagger many years ago (2020) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ipe ban, Monie years o e folk festival ?? an wish for 2021. https:// (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
st glimmers tae the St Magnus Festival on page 34

4 matches

Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
ional fower- or five-day-long festival o wild daftness his geen wey
1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
l John an dem be playin at da festival? on page 50

1 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
l John an dem be playin at da festival?" der nae doot - hit's spaek

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
rming up for da Shetland Folk Festival today - a wonderful event in(2020) search twitter
eps til da next Shetland Folk Festival!! Thanks to everyone who make(2014) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
ning, for the Screenplay film festival, and the opening of the Stoal(2019) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Lest year at the Lentern Festival
Anither year – the same festival
2 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
speak on Thur Oct 22, a great festival now in its 10th year and braw(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Andrews at the Larne Musical Festival whan Hughie won the cup fur s on page 1

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
n the Ulster-Scots airts. The festival kep' gaein bae volunteers fer on page 64
festival at moves tae differ venues ac on page 65

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