The Scots Independents Oliver Brown Award winner, Billy Kay, has now been recognised for his contribution to Scots at Na Trads -2016 Scotland’s Traditional Music Awards in Dundee. You can watch the speech on BBC Alba, BBC Alba for the next three weeks here (from 57.00 – ) Here is the text of his acceptance speech “Ladies an gentlemen. it gies me meikle pride an pleisure tae receive this honour on behauf o the scots speakin commun ity that nummers at least ane and a hauf million o ma fellae kintraemen an weemen. yet, oor leid is aften cried the bonnie broukit bairn / the beautiful neglected childRead More →

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mwwjx. Episode 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n0v2p   Episode 2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06715gp   Episode 3 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nbtwc    Episode 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ng1br    Episode 5 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b069x4y5    Episode 6        Read More →