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Sheena Blackhall – New Buik Release
The North-East makar, Sheena Blackhall, is releasing a new buik ca’d “A Baird’s Life”. It taks the reader through her life in poyems, short stories an images. Below is a press release fae Alan...
New Year Awards 2021 – Awardees Announced
Download Press Release The Doric Board has distributed its second series of financial awards to 15 projects across the North East of Scotland. In spite of a turbulent 2020 for many projects, The...
2021 New Year Awards – Open for Applications
Following the sucess o the first roun of grants far 18 projects that celebrate the rich culture an heritage o the Nor-East airt were funded, The Doric Board are pleased tae announce that...
Doric Board backs publication of three new books about north-east stalwarts
Sic a lovely piece in the Press and Journal fae Neil Drysdale aboot a puckle o new buiks published wi support fae the Doric Board. The feature spiks aboot Mike Gibb's Forgotten Heroines of the North...
Sheena Blackhall – Scottish Poetry Library’s Champions’ Project
Hae a listen tae the poem 'Veesions Frae a Heilan Burn' scrieved bi oor very ane North-East Makar, Sheena Blackhall. The poem wis commissioned bi Thomas Clark as pairt o the Scottish Poetry...
Rev. Melvyn Wood Sermon in Doric
The Rev. Melvyn Wood fae Blawarthill Kirk, gien his service o worship in Doric - North East Scots - wi the help o Gordon Hay’s translation o the New Testament in Doric. Here’s aa the folk that...
Doric Film Festival 2019 Recap
As wi mony things iss eer, the Doric Film Festival hid tae be rescheduled. The Doric Board were delighted tae support the festival in 2019 and look forward tae it coming back in 2021. Fooever, ye...
A Puckle Muckle Sangs Featured in The Living Tradition Magazine
Great tae see the new North East Ballad Website, A Puckle Muckle Sangs, featured in the latest edition o 'The Living Tradition' magazine. The website wis created bi renowned traditional singer Tom...
Duncan Lockerbie Open Book Sessions
Duncan Lockerbie. Pic by Chris Sumner. It's jist sae gweed tae see a local loon deein his pairt tae promote the Scots Language an ats jist fit Duncan Lockerbie is deein! Duncan started the first...
New Buik Fae Mike Gibb
Some gweed news fae Mike Gibb! The fascinatin buik that he scrieved aboot some o the forgotten heroines fae the Nor East will bi oot for yi tae ane on July 1st. “Forgotten Heroines of The North...
Best Scottish Poems of 2019
The Scottish Poetry Library his jist released its annual anthology o the best poems written bi a Scottish poet or poet based in Scotland. The job o pickin oot the best entries fell tae Roseanne...
Doric Film Festival Reschedule
This has been a hard decision, bit in view o the Government’s recent announcement, we hiv decided tae re-schedule the Doric Film Festival for 2020. Oor priority is safety and health, an mony o the film-makers will hae planned tae involve ither fowk in their films an hence need tae interact.