Sinister: Belle & Scottish

[Ian MacDonald]

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> From: plaird <plaird at xxx.uk>
> To: sinister <sinister at majordomo.net>
> Subject: Sinister: Belle & Scottish
> Date: 06 March 1998 01:42
> 
> Tara Widmer said:
> >A Scottish (Glasgwegian, in fact) friend of mine insists that there is a
> >Scottish language - not Gaelic, but SCOTTISH.  He said it is hundreds of
> >years old and virtually extinct, although he was involved in a society
> >of some sort dedicated to resurrecting it... we were looking at
> >something re: this on the Internet once cos he was trynna prove to me
> >what he was saying wasn't a load of crap.... tho since no-one on the
> >list has said anything to this effect, now I'm beginning to wonder!
> 
> I was the one who started the Gaelic/Scottish language thing to do
> with the B&S setlist language blunder.
> I originally come from Banffshire (that's in Scotland for you non
> UK-ers) where we speak DORIC (a very strong dialect), which, in
> written form, is pretty near to 'Old Scottish' (with some very
> local words). As far as I know there is a society dedicated to
> the less used Lowland variety (for you non-Scottish types that's
> the populated bit from Glasgow to Edinburgh)
> 
> Somehow I don't think Belle & Sebastian would write in any
> version of Scottish.    
> 
> Imagine that!!!
> It's already bad enough with B&S being described as Folk-Pop.
> Writing in Scottish they would then become Super-Folky.
> 
> I've never liked the music journo habit of describing singers or
> groups as 'folk'. I think they forget that there might be a local
> folk music tradition. B&S certainly don't sound folk in the
> Scottish sense (thank God or whatever).
> 
> I think I've been watching too much Discovery Channel.
> 
> I'm off to dream of horses (maybe).
> 
> The Laird of East Fountainbridge. 
> 
> 
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