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bands Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.2 16.1 1.5 29.8 5.8 20.7 17.7
Number of occurrences4332 1 3 1 2 4
Number of authors26 16 1 3 1 2 3

Occurrences of bands in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
as a pair ae padded streetchy bands, like that packin that kept t on page 1

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
istin lik a serpent wi souple bands an shinin scales. Thon wis ay on page 14

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
ae young folkies ur aw in six bands an nane ay thum ur guid!" on page 3

3 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
The big bands in the ice rink, on page 60

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
s bent, an monie musicians an bands playit fer free at Vigil gath on page 107

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
r these big stupit yella airm bands an aw the boys in the class l on page 12
try daein it withoot the airm bands, Ah said, Ah cannae. She said on page 14
droom wi me an talk aboot boy bands an who she fancied, on page 56
i'm glad folk that are in boy bands an stuff get made tae wax thi on page 95
band ever in the top ten boy bands poll. YAS, shoutet Laura Kyle on page 158

8 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
d set up as wan o thae faimly bands ye see on the TV. on page 31

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
and the bands o Arrol's brig in their herts on page 24

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
ts, the threits, the mairchin bands, parades, on page 30

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
r these big stupit yella airm bands an aw the boys in the class l
try daein it withoot the airm bands. Ah said, Ah cannae. She said
ged a breadth wi oot the airm bands then ah’d be allowed up the
f went the stupit rubber airm bands.
float wi oot the rubber airm bands wi me haudin ontae her hauns
5 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
uch reluctance, fae the CDs o bands ah've syne grown ooty, Accies
1 matches

Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
had nae idea so many o those bands were fae Scotland. Ah think t
1 matches

Lamb, Darcie T in the Park, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
s pure singin sangs by aw the bands oan the bus. A luvved the Sto
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
wigs an a string o wee rubber bands. Pellets tae fire in them wi
1 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
uks, scarlet an gowd military bands mairchin out an in the airmy
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e the first wan! Like aw good bands they’ve evolved, explorin o
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
red the life oan the road wae bands, he’s goat bills tae paiy.
1 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
A juist diskivered 2 scots bands! https://t.co/xZtpLJDlYi http(2017) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
thaim. Wan o ma favourite 80s bands.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
very mornin, aire is mairchin bands that gang up an doon ilka str on page 4

1 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
niver afore din more than tie bands! on page 70

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
There's pipe bands and there's dancers and there on page 29

1 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Loose strae, stroked tae mak bands, wrapped and twisted on page 95

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
enifty is one of my favourite bands and spaegie is https://t.co/E(2018) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
in bands o skaum. Ferr awa
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
r aw taen on wi yasin elestic bands tae fyre paper darts it ilk
1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Whan aa tha bands hae dandered by, on page 34

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
erly love forgotten, whin the bands' begin tae play. on page 44

1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
no jist wheek oot the kiltie bands #Glasgow2014 (2014) twitter link
t tae oor #UlsterScots kiltie bands across the sheuch @glasgowwor (2015) twitter link

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