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song Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words42.1 37.5 54.3 109.3 5.8 113.7 13.3
Number of occurrences13573 36 11 1 11 3
Number of authors57 31 16 4 1 4 2

Occurrences of song in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
sang the second verse ae the song, she kept flingin the bairn u on page 60
it wis aer: "an ah liked the song aboot the whitin, that wis a on page 100
who wis still hinkin boot the song, "Ah'd hiv jist said tae the on page 101
ck Turtle tae sing ye anither song?" on page 104
oot waitin fir the end ae the song. on page 105

6 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
e Sash, mah favourite Rangers song, but it's no the same as list on page 3

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
To sing the immortal song ...' on page 10

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ackie. Aye. Songbirds. It was song she waanted. Jack. A guid nam on page 1

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
st completely sick ae me. The song changes again. The Darkness-D on page 1

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
back ae mind like that nippy song yae cannae quite shake that h on page 29
assie who'd jist finished her song. on page 104

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
eg. 'Miss Honey gies us a wee song aboot each word and we aw sin on page 141

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
hat stupit Christmas Alphabet song aw afternoon. She played it a on page 40
heart noo, it's lik learnin a song. Whenever the teacher starts on page 46
That's the whole point ae the song thir tryin tae say that on page 115
Ootz, Ma Wee Honey, an a new song that Tiger wrote himsel calle on page 160
et, although she made a right song an dance aboot it mumblin tae on page 169

7 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A greet an a song, tae cheer wirsels up! on page 70

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Lewis Grassic Gibbon's Sunset Song an its wab o Doric. Chris Gut on page 58

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
THE ODD SOCK SONG on page 17

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
f a nation, the end o an auld song, Yon bricht Jacobite banner! on page 45
singing a song aboot Dhomnuill Dhuibh, on page 50

2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
led the simplicity of the old song ...' on page 69

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
e it in situations lik sport, song, leeterature, fowkweys, trade
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
n o the Traditional Music and Song Association in the 1960s.
t Gillies-Brown, forby ane on Song Collecting an Fieldwork wi Ma
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
in a productioun o ‘Sunset Song’, an, as late as 1988, 26 o
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Hunter's Song
Blackbird's Song
Sam Speugie's Sad Song
misguided craturs mak an awfu song an dance
4 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s, dain the last bit like the song. ‘. . . the pipes, the pipe
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tarin at the dance flair, the song fades oot an the main lights
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
sel. Ah’ve no idea why that song comes intae ma heid whenever
that ‘Bananas in Pyjamas’ song pops intae ma heid, just like
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Fife, wi his pamphlet. Winter Song that the Herald's poetry edit
The seeven poems in Winter Song is aw written in Scots wi som
2 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
l cymbals an their weird sing song chantin ‘Hare Krishna, Hare
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
United oor nation in song,
A wrote this Song/poem efter Roy’s death in 1
ite, oor country's, he'rts in song,
Your song's become oor battle cry,
may hae penned auld Scotia's song,
5 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
s the second verse oot in the song eh? ‘Those hills are bare n
that, ah ken. There’s no a song ah cun sing that will free ma
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ae the kitchen. We loved that song, Jeanie an I. Some chanter, s
tae a vague impression ay the song as ah submerge ma heid fur a
2 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
e odd wee giggles and echos o song drifted doon the stair and la
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
it, dingin it doon as  “a song of friendship from one lady t
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Rhythms of Bratislava, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
The New Seekers (Never Ending Song of Love), the British-Austral
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
along tae the lyrics. And the song, it must be said, is hayin su
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
t just reminded of the d-ream song "things can only get better"!(2014) search twitter
wis @ollyofficial during last song? Happy Christmas tae you and (2014) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
ys! ??????. Need tae get that song btw, so if yer stuck oan whit(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
langer tarry. (Night Visiting Song stolen by Dylan and put into (2020) search twitter
t @eddireader D'ye ken at aye song I hauna heard Eddi sing, nor (2020) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
Briggs Scottish Independence song: https://t.co/I9nSAIedXs via (2018) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
k Aye right ! So we'll sing a song/hae tae listen tae a song tha (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
bikie is gey close tae Sunset Song kintrae an Lewis Grassic Gibb(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Oh aye, absolutely love that song. Delighted tae announce I hae(2020) search twitter
ad that wae a Neil Young sing song voice.(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
love tae translate weel-kent song lyrics... #HappyBurnsNight #T (2019) twitter link
Listen tae the song here: https://t.co/AAl9yONF67 (2018) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ott1 easy one n a belter of a song as well (2020) twitter link
t away bit elton john sings a song aboot the laddie - nudge nud (2020) twitter link
ol - so ad like 2 dedicate a song tae this person - silence is (2020) twitter link

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Dons European Cup Winners Cup song on page 33

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Stumpy, The Cradle Song, The Deil Waltzes, Polkas, Ei on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e sweet scent o her; hear her song. Bit fin he opened his een an on page 91

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Sunset Song an the Terminators on page 3

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Help an It's Only A Northern Song on page 174

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
chess sang e second verse o e song, she kept on page 57
Ee ken e song, maybe?" on page 68
ast: "an A do so lek at fanny song aboot e whitan!" on page 98
ouchts were still rannan on e song, "A'd hev sade till e porpois on page 99
ck Turtle till sing e anither song?" on page 102
Also on pages 103
7 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
2, 207pp., £9.99, and Winter Song, William Hershaw, Touch the E
1 matches

Bundy Broch The Doric Min, (YouTube 2020) Doric - Brouch, poetry
Oh the bonny sing song doric tongue, I will change i
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
Stop singing that song, f----t, Justin says under hi
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
oot in front o us. The first song started playing.
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
Grassic Gibbon’s ‘Sunset Song’)
Sunset Song
2 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
un ye hae'in me on fur a sing song? Dylan yer boy cries....(2016) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Doric twang spiken in Sunset Song loon @IanPiriepod yer WWI sce(2015) search twitter
n lo'e wi Brig o Don an wrote song aboot it listen aat https://t(2016) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
Aberdeen Aye there micht be a song aboot at(2020) search twitter
p nae sure if they will get a song either(2020) search twitter
nnie_mjr @74frankfurt A ken a song aboot that(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
fans singing at stupid fuckin song aboot bubbles really boils my(2014) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
eophonics Could they manage a song or twa before or after the gi(2016) search twitter
Had a wee sing song & crooning awa in the Fittie (2016) search twitter
it o the Dee" My newly penned song getting its first airing toni(2017) search twitter
n shite on TV caud Eurovision Song Contest, and as fer that song(2018) search twitter
Here's ma new song that me & Bert are debuting t(2018) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
've nivver heard the yorlin's song nor seen the flax in bloom, F (2020) twitter link
@DuncanWChisholm Bonnie. Song o the sark! (2020) twitter link
@angiemacdo15 bonnie wee song! (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
will sing us a song on page 17

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
ssie, wir asked tae sing this song, 'Earth-bound', as weel as 'B on page 34

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e knees - She's there in the song o the blackburd And the sough on page 67

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Song and Dance on page 4

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
tullimentan song-threeds, on page 6
For a Song on page 9

3 matches

Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
Slumber Song on page 58

3 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
enniesaurus @molach95 Ken the song Kate Dalrymple, it's in that (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ast: "an I dö laek yon uncan song aboot da whiteen!" on page 102

1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The sound o' wild bird song on page 22
A distant whaup, it's song so clear on page 47

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
The lark's song, risin in flicht on page 208

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ss sang th saicint verse o th song, she kept chuckin th bairn vi on page 59
Ee ken th song, maybes?" on page 70
: "an Ah fair enjoy yon funny song aboot th whitin!" on page 100
whaes heid was still fu o th song, "Ah'd hae said tae th porpoi on page 101
ck Turtle tae sing ee anither song?" on page 105
Also on pages 106
7 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
an older traditional courting song written from the POV of a wom(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
rt tae sing" The Farmers Boy" song .
1 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
empster It is mentions in the song “The Big Stane”. Greenwell (2020) search twitter
An auld Killinchy song - “Hame cam oor guid man at(2020) search twitter

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