{"id":6171,"date":"2023-08-28T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/?p=6171"},"modified":"2023-08-27T14:25:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T13:25:32","slug":"scots-language-awards-2023-mither-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/scots-language-awards-2023-mither-tongue\/","title":{"rendered":"Scots Language Awards 2023: Mither Tongue"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Weel duin tae Mither Tongue wha hae bin nominatit in Scots Business o the Year in the Scots Language Awards. Vote now!<\/a><\/p>\n

The Scots Language Awards are in the Johstone Toon Ha, Johnstone on 16th September at 7pm. Tickets fir the ceremony are available tae buy here: https:\/\/handsup.link\/SLA-BuyTickets<\/a>. <\/p>\n

We askit Marguerite Cruickshank o Mither Tongue thae speirins. <\/p>\n

Tell us aboot yersel or yer ootfit.<\/strong>
\nA\u2019d aye tinkered wi writin Scots rhyme as a bairn, an bein in ma early fifties wi the bairns up an wirkin, wis lookin for a change fae office wirk. It struck me ae day that A didna ken o oniewey faar ye cwid buy cairds or giftware in Scots, so thocht A\u2019d hae a go, writin the verses masel. A puckle business stertup courses later, Mither Tongue wis up an rinnin, although hame-based until 2008 fan the thocht o the 250th anniversary o Burns (Hamecomin Scotland 2009) gart me track doun shop premises in the toun centre. We\u2019ve been here iver since.<\/p>\n

Whit wis it got ye involvit wi the Scots leid?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s ma mither tongue, spoken bi masel, aa freends an faimily, an aabodie that cam tae veesit fan A wis a bairn, an like maist littlins o that era in this airt, A\u2019d heard little English until stertin schuil. As weel as that, at aboot the age o aboot ten or so, A fell in wi a wee buikie on ma grannie\u2019s buikbink an there began ma life-lang luve affair wi oor braw poet \u2013 Rabbie Burns.<\/p>\n

Why dae ye feel it is important tae use Scots in everyday life?<\/strong>
\nCommunication\u2019s important for aabodie, an gin ye\u2019re judged bi the wey ye spik, it\u2019s jist wrang. Scots wis unnaturally educated oot o Scotland\u2019s bairns, an needs tae be educated back in so it becomes natural tae use it in aa circumstances in the oncome. It\u2019s in the hairts, heids an mous o ower a million an a hauf Scots, an they need tae feel comfortable spikkin it aa the time, instead o switchin tae English fan they feel it\u2019s mair appropriate. Gin it\u2019s nae used, it\u2019ll jist dwine awa an dee. (Ma understandin is that Scots is nou an element o study in senior schuil, bit still nae accepted as a full course in literacy an comprehension).<\/p>\n

Dae ye hae a favourite Scots phrase or saying?<\/strong>
\nTwa!
\n\u201cFollae me an yer tackets\u2019ll nivver roost\u201d an
\n\u201cContented wi little an cantie wi mair\u201d, pinched fae Rabbie Burns.<\/p>\n

Is there a Scots speaker who inspires you?<\/strong>
\nA puckle!
\nBilly Kay
\nMichael Hance, Dauvit Horsbroch, baith o the Scots Language Centre
\nMatthew Fitt
\nAlistair Heather, Jack Capener, Len Pennie \u2013 upliftin tae hear it spoken consistenly bi younger fowk.<\/p>\n

Do you hear Scots spoken regularly in your local area? Have you noticed any changes over time?<\/strong>
\nMa hame toun o Keith is midwey atween Aiberdeen an Inverness, an is prood tae hae won the braw accolade o Scotland\u2019s First Scots Toun back in 2014, an award bi the Scottish Government an Scots Language Centre for communities that celebrate an promote the leid (See this link for mair info . .
\nhttps:\/\/www.scotslanguage.com\/Keith_Scots_Toun\/Keith_wins_Scots_language_award). Scots is widely used here an it\u2019s upliftin tae hear\u2019t as ye walk doun the toun. Hooiver, A\u2019ve kent a big difference on the wey bairns spik ower the past 20 year or so, as sadly, maist o them seem tae prefer English . . even ootside schuil.<\/p>\n

Ony particlar career heighlichts<\/strong>
\nA puckle!
\n2023 Bein nominated as Business o the Year for the Scots Leid Awards 2023
\n2019 Bein nominated as Business o the Year for the Scots Leid Awards 2019
\n2013 Bein awarded fower-star gradin bi VeesitScotland
\n2010 Finalist \u2013 Scottish Countryside Alliance Awards<\/p>\n

Wha’s yer plans fir the days aheid?<\/strong>
\nA\u2019ll seen be 77, an considerin slowin doun a thochtie. The loose thinkin is tae look intae Mither Tongue becomin a social enterprise or community interest company, bit we\u2019ll see hou it goes.<\/p>\n

Read more about Mither Tongue<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.mithertongue.scot<\/a>
\nFacebook: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mithertongue<\/a>
\nTwitter: http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/mithertongue<\/a>
\nInstagram: http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mithertongue<\/a><\/p>\n

The Scots Language Awards are in the Johnstone Toon Ha, Johnstone on 16th September at 7pm. Tickets are available to buy here: https:\/\/handsup.link\/SLA-BuyTickets<\/a> There wull be some grand entertainmint oan the nicht tae, includin a recital fae Renfrewshire\u2019s poet laureate Shaun Moore,wha wis appointit as the region\u2019s Tannahill Makar last year. talks fae weel regairdit Scots scrievers Cat Cochrane an Shane Strachan, alang wi musical performances fae celebratit multi-instumentalist brithers Euan and Lewis McLaughlin, an sangster Iona Fyfe. <\/p>\n

If you would like to support Hands Up for Trad in their work with Scottish trad music and musicians please consider supporting our Patreon<\/a> campaign. We have 3 tiers starting at $1 a month and everything helps support us in our work. Read more at www.patreon.com\/handsupfortrad<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Weel duin tae Mither Tongue wha hae bin nominatit in Scots Business o the Year in the Scots Language Awards. Vote now! The Scots Language Awards are in the Johstone Toon Ha, Johnstone on 16th September at 7pm. Tickets fir the ceremony are available tae buy here: https:\/\/handsup.link\/SLA-BuyTickets. We askit Marguerite Cruickshank o Mither Tongue […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6171","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nominee-2023","8":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/files\/2023\/08\/NEW-LOGO.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phaZzh-1Bx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6171"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6307,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6171\/revisions\/6307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}