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New Singing Competition!

The Doric Festival regards our unique NE culture as a 'living' tradition and offers established ballad and bothy singers the opportunity to show their worth in this new competition. The competition requires singers to perform two songs of their own choice, ONE must be a traditional ballad and the other a song in the NE tradition which may even be a new song. an average mark will be produced for the two songs, the winner achieving the highest mark.

A long established phrase to describe a 'good' singer is 'that they sing like a lintie'! (a reference to that most musical bird, the linnet)

The winner will receive a prize of £50 and a Perpetual Trophy as well as the title "The Doric Lin tie"

PRESS RELEASE

. Turriff traditional singer Moira Stewart won a closely contested competition at Inverurie Town Hall on Saturday 9th October and is now the DORIC LINTIE for 2010

PRESS RELEASE

The ever popular "BALLAD BUSES" have resumed this year with a foray into a brand new route in the hairt o Strathbogie, on Saturday 16th October! Paul Anderson and Shona Donaldson will entertain!

Book tickets (£10) early to avoid disappointment!

Learn about Doric

Doric is the dialect spoken here in the North East of Scotland, especially around Aberdeenshire.

Go to The Broch, the Fraserburgh area, to hear a broad accent of the Doric. You may wish to take an interpreter!

Alternatively, use the guide below to the most commonly spoken words:

Doric	English	Listen
Aabody	Everybody