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THE

Pronunciation
OF

Older Scots
NOTES AND TABLES to accompany the CD (SSCD 122) How to Pronounce Older Scots

Professor A. J. Aitken
Former Editor of DOST A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue

www.lallans.co.uk

The Scotsoun Collection of Medieval Makars


JOHN BARBOUR. Commentary and choice Matthew P McDiarmid, sometime Reader in English Literature at Aberdeen University. Readings by Dr Thomas Crawford, Derrick McClure and the commentator. SSCD 041 GAVIN DOUGLAS. Commentary and choice by Matthew P McDiarmid. Readers Jack Aitken, editor of DOST, David Murison, editor of SND, Dr Thomas Crawford. SSCD 042 WILLIAM DUNBAR. Selected and introduced by Edwin Morgan who shares readings with Carol-Ann Crawford, Barbara Douglas, Eleanor Aitken, Dr Jack Aitken, Robert Garioch, Alexander Scott. SSCD 020/021. Dual CD set. ROBERT HENRYSON. Poems selected & read by Matthew McDiarmid. Includes Testament of Cresseid. Two Volumes. SSCD 018-1, 018-2, 019. Triple CD set 25 ALEXANDER MONTGOMERIE (c1545-1611) Poems and Songs. Commentary and selection by Helena Shire; readings shared with Jack Aitken. Singers Margaret Fraser and The Saltire Singers. SSCD 060 ALEXANDER SCOTT (1515-1583) Choice and commentary John McQueen, Prof Scottish Literature & Oral Tradition, Edinburgh University. Readings shared with Jack Aitken, David Murison. SSCD 043 TEN MEDIEVAL MAKARS. A selection from Barbour, James I, Blin Harry, Douglas, Lindsay, Maitland, Scott, Montgomerie, Hume and Boyd, made by Alexander Scott who reads these poems except for Of the Day Estivall by Alexander Hume read by Jean Taylor Smith. SSCD 021

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THE ROBERT HENRYSON SOCIETY commissioned from Scotsoun the CD (SSCD 122) How to Pronounce Older Scots A Sound Guide prepared and narrated by Professor A. J. Aitken to which this booklet is an accompaniment You may also be interested in Robert Henryson the Makar Some thoughts and reflections by ROD LYALL Honorary President of The Robert Henryson Society Sometime Professor of Scottish Literature at Glasgow University

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