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sangs Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words79.5 113.8 27.2 0 11.6 21.9 48.6
Number of occurrences246214 17 0 2 2 11
Number of authors73 57 9 1 1 5

Occurrences of sangs in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Their sangs are glitterin bruids on page 90

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Ma haill life I haed kent the sangs an tales o heroes an gods, o on page 55

2 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
It's in the games an sangs o ma bairnheid: on page 8

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
y, wi aa his baurs an clairty sangs. on page 85

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
s," said the Mock Turtle: "by sangs, you're gey glaikit!" on page 44

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
He begoud skreivin sangs in 1514, an sen he leived ti on page 45

1 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
les wis heard o in the poet's sangs, nae mair the braid bed's sce on page 55

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
hoose dooble whiskies, ongaun sangs o whaize an cough, a turravee on page 77

3 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
their furiants an their randy sangs; they werena the sort ti mind on page 74

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
sangs, poetry an freedom on page 177

1 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
We cared nocht fir aald sangs, nor histories. on page 198

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ter is the Best Medicine. The sangs, leeterature an airt o Scotla on page 51
snae stop the defeatit singin sangs an tellin stories. Estaiblish on page 67
'60s - fowk singin the auld sangs in hooses, pubs an clubs aw o on page 69
or monologue; an tho a lot o sangs sung at thon gaitherins cam f on page 70
Whan Burns scrieved Jacobite sangs, or sangs o Bruce an Wallace, on page 71
Also on pages 72, 75
19 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
is a birr in yer hert for the sangs an ballads, the reels an stra on page 56

10 matches

Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
nae scrievit as poems, bit as sangs. Yin section entitled 'A Whol on page 84

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
he toun had come thegither an sangs were sung, squibs let aff, an on page 125

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
his singin o the auld Scots sangs, on page 18

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ic. They are ayewis makkin up sangs, I expect ye'll hear them sin on page 82
telt ye they loved makkin up sangs!' cried Mr Wonka. 'Are they n on page 91

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
memory, tae share the words o sangs, poyems an plays, or aiblins on page 4
A'd read mony Scots poyems an sangs afore this - an performed th on page 58

2 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
airnheid. Turn ma back on the sangs an poems A leart frae the aul on page 4

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ae Pooh tae be yin o the best sangs he had €ver sung. Sae he ca on page 53

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
ng hiz wikkit, auld, wuld sie-sangs, takkin tent o nane; bot bety on page 5

1 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
and his sangs sailed doon on yin and aw. on page 23
The haggis sent doon his sangs o love. on page 30

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
elodeon that I ken some dowie sangs fur, a muckle midden o notes on page 124

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Or sangs tae nifter wi fame for pays on page 10
O sangs unreddit, unbardit prose on page 11
The sangs o peace are sweir, but aa can on page 29
That sheep sangs niver mair wull fill, on page 36
Fower Sangs for an Umquhile Teenager on page 70

6 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
hairlie, an we learned aa the sangs. She showed the lassies how t on page 120

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
n the Gaelic an hear the auld sangs, she wis sune browden on the on page 62

19 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
arld, and created great Scots sangs an poetry an stories o exile on page 11

4 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
the traivellers hainit Scots sangs and tales, it'll suin be the on page 9

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
still unfurl oor herts' auld sangs an screeds. on page 112

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
din ye in ma airms, singin ma sangs on page 28

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
The Nine Sangs on page 17
The Nine Sangs on page 33

10 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
le respeck fir his poetry and sangs. The fack that Tannahill wis on page 69

23 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ts fowk than the ballants and sangs that hae been haundit doon th on page 77

11 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Gaelic warld an ither airts, sangs oreiginal an owerset fae frem on page 126

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
We wha wile wi sangs yer pilgrimer vaige on page 30

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
some fowks haes tae yaise the sangs as wappins i the eyelestand b on page 124

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
We aa myn the kinna sangs we sung in the playgrunn whan on page 129

8 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
prentit furthettins conteenin sangs, poems, poleetical an releegi on page 15

1 matches

Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
a places whilk cleik weill wi sangs an poems we hae recordit on S on page 46

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
ories an thoosands o poems an sangs; the'r hale five-ack plays an
vels, plays, stories, poetry, sangs, nursery rhymes an proverbs i
2 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
was a wunnerfu nicht o poems, sangs and clatter and mony Scots-sp
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Ma faither sang sangs
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ti tel the tales an sing the sangs o
a hait o thair auld cants an sangs bad wi’m. Thai chuisit mais
2 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
uvels, new poyums, stories an sangs an lear in Scots for early ye
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
ae a crack wi him or hear his sangs an stories, as he shapit clae
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
baith lift and drap graith o sangs and tunes and convoy them ala
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
o bairn-rhymes, tradeitional sangs, an o coorse the wark o Burns
specially Burns an the muckle sangs (the Child ballads).
2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
reeks, can find oot hou sicna sangs micht hae come aboot. Thare e
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
rock sangs skirlin out the caur’s radi
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Sangs
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Sweet sangs that ask for nae reply
1 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
s spoken and sung, frae Burns sangs tae the Broons, "michty me!"
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
lads an poems, oor stories an sangs. But livin traditions quickly
1 matches

Lamb, Darcie T in the Park, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
ur aw gaun. A wis pure singin sangs by aw the bands oan the bus.
da and she's fair bonnie. Her sangs gie me the chills. Her voice
2 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
juist bagpipes, reels an fowk sangs? I pat on my speirer’s bunn
oners sic as John Fethy wrate sangs that wis inspired by the Fren
n Fethy. A nummer o anonymous sangs haes survived, tae, an ye can
c frae the time: juist a curn sangs, a wheen dances an a haundfu
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
A walin o stories an sangs anent the Scots love affeir w
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ast Lothian tae sing a puckle sangs for the auld anes. As he gaed
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
rics an reinge o words in the sangs o Iain Johnstone reaches a Gi
ilidh wi taigelt wires, puns, sangs, baurs an the audience jynin
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
A nicht o’ music sangs an’ fun,
Sangs o’ battles, grim an’ gory
2 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
A wantit mair sangs,
writin doon the sangs
o yer ain sangs
juist sangs
tae sangs an that,
5 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
r guilt-drenched dregies. His sangs wis resoondin celebrations o
aethin tae offer in the wey o sangs or music - likely it had bee
2 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ne Kydd, Bluid and Roses: The Sangs o Ewan MacColl an ithers that
d the audience wi traditional sangs an tales frae the book maistl
r ain tales an sing their ain sangs. This social gaitherin couple
e by tellin stories an singin sangs. Whitiver form o gaitherins t
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
in the languages throu gemms, sangs an pentin then, as thay work
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
maist faur-stravaigit o Scots sangs that is ‘Auld Lang Syne’
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
ces, archive recordings, fowk sangs an story tellers. The speerit
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Rhythms of Bratislava, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
the ceetie wis mimin tae pap sangs fur a TV shaw cried Rytmy rok
e Slovak versions o weel-kent sangs, lik hits bi Scots airtists L
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
ntit tae bring ane o the auld sangs back tae its hame. It wis a s
wi the fowk hae gaen a wheen sangs, tales, identities, wirds. Wi
2 matches

Niven, Liz Burnin Whins, (Luath 2004) Central, poetry
Afore lang yer poem sangs got ye kent,
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
sh instead o Scottish) in her sangs is haein a fair emotional imp(2018) search twitter
A gey braw wee hauf-oor o sangs an blether, lug in fowks! htt(2018) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
cot Ane o the brawest o Scots sangs. It maks me greet ilka time I(2016) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
istit a the Burns' poesies an sangs abune that I loe I maun, forb(2020) search twitter
LBA contemporarie, an o a her sangs, een abune "Rowan Tree|" or "(2020) search twitter
Barbara Dimmock has ae twa VJ sangs she sings). Dinna Ken the for(2020) search twitter
A sangs I wis singin/playin i day. An(2020) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
Yin o my maist favourite sangs tae sing. A gorgeous performa(2019) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
arnt & liked Wullie's bairns' sangs!! (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
hink. Gey important are bairn sangs - ye’ll need a wheen!(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
Ah think @scottishbktrust hae sangs in Scots and Gaelic in the 'B(2018) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
. @Bookbug_SBT hae added some sangs an rhymes in Shetlandic #Scot (2021) twitter link
it o ye... ;-) Fir mair Scots sangs, click here: https://t.co/Wru (2020) twitter link
fir Scots stories, rhymes an sangs! Click here tae find oot mair (2019) twitter link
fir Scots stories, rhymes an sangs! Click here tae find oot mair (2019) twitter link
fir resources oan Scotland's sangs? Ye'll find them here: https: (2018) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Go on, tell me: mah favourite sangs are 'Fangs fir the Memory' an on page 40

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
An they've written sangs aboot ma That they're singin on page 15

1 matches

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
Vyces sangs and laachan on page 113

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Lut's hear some new sangs; on page 6
n an fusslin aa the aul Scots sangs es wi pickit straaberries an on page 66

2 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
o the murals are based aff o sangs, quotes, poems an beuks that on page 12

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
is pamphlet o poems ‘Winter Sangs’, adds til it. The title po
1 matches

Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
s eese in scrievin, poetry an sangs. Doric is heard ilkae day at
* Throwe games, rhymes, sangs, stories, roleplay, etc., mak
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e drinkin grew deeper, an the sangs grew rocher
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
k, sae niver weariet o singin sangs an tellin tales – 'twis as
s fiddle or skreich a pucklie sangs, as Sector Sax's culture-cair
"They didna sing sangs like thon, the auld fowk," sh
3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Bittie aboot oor Doric dialect, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Inverurie, blog
folk, past an present, their sangs, stories, an their rich, expr
1 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ter ane o her favourite Scots sangs for bairns, ‘Katie Bairdie
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
oard an screived up a pucklie sangs. “Johnny,” fuspered
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
a aboot traivelers: HH, cant, sangs, storytellers, singers. joogl (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
David wrat a lok o sangs in praise o da Loard an dis w on page 24
foo o joy an singin sangs ta da Loard. on page 55

2 matches

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
sklentiefruit-relatit saws an sangs...(2020) search twitter
t suin a clanjamfrie o poems, sangs, makkins owre by or in Gallow(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
'Tae sangs o weans on page 35

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
the' wur richtlie, an liltin sangs o yore, Tha mair the' cudnae on page 4

1 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
t maittèrs, nae mettèr it's sangs, poetrie, or auld ferlies, le on page 17

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
the intherchange o' music an' sangs atween the on page 30

2 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
the wireless whan yin o their sangs comes on. (2015) twitter link
Yin o my favourite aul Scots sangs: does the hairt guid tae hear (2015) twitter link
put yin o thon Ireland rugby sangs intae #UlsterScots: hooaniver (2015) twitter link
gby ? They hae a quare blad o sangs - cannae unnerstaun ony o th (2015) twitter link
ied: he gied us mony poems an sangs weel-kenned on baith sides o (2015) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

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