Billy Kay
@billykayscot.bsky.social
Scriever/Braidcaster in Scots, English, an a wheen ither leids forbye.
Writer/Broadcaster in English, Scots and a few other languages as well. Passionate about Scottish independence, my wife, my weans and grandweans. Oh, and Scotland & Dundee United.
Writer/Broadcaster in English, Scots and a few other languages as well. Passionate about Scottish independence, my wife, my weans and grandweans. Oh, and Scotland & Dundee United.
I have just donated to help families with children in desperate circumstances. Even a donation of £5 will help, so 🏴 please help if you can 🇵🇸x Please give Emergency Aid for Gaza Families in Crisis
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Emergency Aid for Gaza Families in Crisis
We are Farah Rebhy and Aseel Matar — journalists and field photographers from Rafah, in southern Gaza.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:19 AM
I have just donated to help families with children in desperate circumstances. Even a donation of £5 will help, so 🏴 please help if you can 🇵🇸x Please give Emergency Aid for Gaza Families in Crisis
chuffed.org/project/1580...
chuffed.org/project/1580...
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Glasgow, time for a blether at the next Eurocafé 👇👇👇
Less than 2 weeks to go to our next Eurocafé
Join us at the social hub 16 Candleriggs 3-5pm
All welcome
Join us at the social hub 16 Candleriggs 3-5pm
All welcome
January 20, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Glasgow, time for a blether at the next Eurocafé 👇👇👇
Here’s my speech from the Adam Smith celebrations in Kirkcaldy a few years ago. I placed him in the Scottish cultural milieu of the period. www.adamsmithglobalfoundation.com/post/thinkin...
Thinking in Scots, while Writing English by Billy Kay
It’s a privilege to be here to honour the legacy of a Scotsman of genius. I’d like to give you some impressions of the cultural milieu Smith inhabited and inherited. I would like to start by talking a...
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January 18, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Here’s my speech from the Adam Smith celebrations in Kirkcaldy a few years ago. I placed him in the Scottish cultural milieu of the period. www.adamsmithglobalfoundation.com/post/thinkin...
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The power of Scots song from Women in Love by DH Lawrence. Ursula sings Annie Lawrie in an Alpine hotel and it touches everyone who hears it.
‘Wie schön, wir rührend” Ach, die schottische Lieder, sie haben so viel Stimmung!
[How beautiful, how moving. Oh, the Scots songs are so atmospheric.]
‘Wie schön, wir rührend” Ach, die schottische Lieder, sie haben so viel Stimmung!
[How beautiful, how moving. Oh, the Scots songs are so atmospheric.]
December 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The power of Scots song from Women in Love by DH Lawrence. Ursula sings Annie Lawrie in an Alpine hotel and it touches everyone who hears it.
‘Wie schön, wir rührend” Ach, die schottische Lieder, sie haben so viel Stimmung!
[How beautiful, how moving. Oh, the Scots songs are so atmospheric.]
‘Wie schön, wir rührend” Ach, die schottische Lieder, sie haben so viel Stimmung!
[How beautiful, how moving. Oh, the Scots songs are so atmospheric.]
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I interviewed baith Law and Baxter ower the years an yaised thay memories in ane o ma fitba stories in Born in Kyle…whaur I dream o a Scotland dream team skelpin England in the world cup final. Ye can lug intae me readin the haill book on Audible or get it fae me or Amazon.
January 17, 2026 at 9:29 AM
I interviewed baith Law and Baxter ower the years an yaised thay memories in ane o ma fitba stories in Born in Kyle…whaur I dream o a Scotland dream team skelpin England in the world cup final. Ye can lug intae me readin the haill book on Audible or get it fae me or Amazon.
I interviewed baith Law and Baxter ower the years an yaised thay memories in ane o ma fitba stories in Born in Kyle…whaur I dream o a Scotland dream team skelpin England in the world cup final. Ye can lug intae me readin the haill book on Audible or get it fae me or Amazon.
January 17, 2026 at 9:29 AM
I interviewed baith Law and Baxter ower the years an yaised thay memories in ane o ma fitba stories in Born in Kyle…whaur I dream o a Scotland dream team skelpin England in the world cup final. Ye can lug intae me readin the haill book on Audible or get it fae me or Amazon.
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Anything you can give makes a huge difference to folk suffering brutal occupation. A woman here lost her husband & sister & looks after her own and her sister’s bairns. Her own girl needs urgent medical help 🇵🇸🏴
Emergency Aid for Gaza Families in Crisis
chuffed.org/project/1580...
Emergency Aid for Gaza Families in Crisis
chuffed.org/project/1580...
Emergency Aid for Gaza Families in Crisis
We are Farah Rebhy and Aseel Matar — journalists and field photographers from Rafah, in southern Gaza.
chuffed.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Anything you can give makes a huge difference to folk suffering brutal occupation. A woman here lost her husband & sister & looks after her own and her sister’s bairns. Her own girl needs urgent medical help 🇵🇸🏴
Emergency Aid for Gaza Families in Crisis
chuffed.org/project/1580...
Emergency Aid for Gaza Families in Crisis
chuffed.org/project/1580...
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One of the most enchanting places in Europe for a Scot is Veere in the Netherlands. For almost 400 years it was the Scottish Staple - a home from home for Scottish merchants trading with Europe. They’re still proud of their Scots history, so a warm welcome awaits you. 🏴🇳🇱
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
One of the most enchanting places in Europe for a Scot is Veere in the Netherlands. For almost 400 years it was the Scottish Staple - a home from home for Scottish merchants trading with Europe. They’re still proud of their Scots history, so a warm welcome awaits you. 🏴🇳🇱
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@joao_kay looking cool in Calistoga back in 2017. Great memories, great Napa Valley wine, and the thrill of following in the footsteps of the great Robert Louis Stevenson who wrote Silverado Squatters nearby. Scots vigneron Andy Smith of Dumol there with me.
January 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
@joao_kay looking cool in Calistoga back in 2017. Great memories, great Napa Valley wine, and the thrill of following in the footsteps of the great Robert Louis Stevenson who wrote Silverado Squatters nearby. Scots vigneron Andy Smith of Dumol there with me.
@joao_kay looking cool in Calistoga back in 2017. Great memories, great Napa Valley wine, and the thrill of following in the footsteps of the great Robert Louis Stevenson who wrote Silverado Squatters nearby. Scots vigneron Andy Smith of Dumol there with me.
January 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
@joao_kay looking cool in Calistoga back in 2017. Great memories, great Napa Valley wine, and the thrill of following in the footsteps of the great Robert Louis Stevenson who wrote Silverado Squatters nearby. Scots vigneron Andy Smith of Dumol there with me.
One of the most enchanting places in Europe for a Scot is Veere in the Netherlands. For almost 400 years it was the Scottish Staple - a home from home for Scottish merchants trading with Europe. They’re still proud of their Scots history, so a warm welcome awaits you. 🏴🇳🇱
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
One of the most enchanting places in Europe for a Scot is Veere in the Netherlands. For almost 400 years it was the Scottish Staple - a home from home for Scottish merchants trading with Europe. They’re still proud of their Scots history, so a warm welcome awaits you. 🏴🇳🇱
Anything you can give makes a huge difference to folk suffering brutal occupation. A woman here lost her husband & sister & looks after her own and her sister’s bairns. Her own girl needs urgent medical help 🇵🇸🏴
Emergency Aid for Gaza Families in Crisis
chuffed.org/project/1580...
Emergency Aid for Gaza Families in Crisis
chuffed.org/project/1580...
Emergency Aid for Gaza Families in Crisis
We are Farah Rebhy and Aseel Matar — journalists and field photographers from Rafah, in southern Gaza.
chuffed.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Anything you can give makes a huge difference to folk suffering brutal occupation. A woman here lost her husband & sister & looks after her own and her sister’s bairns. Her own girl needs urgent medical help 🇵🇸🏴
Emergency Aid for Gaza Families in Crisis
chuffed.org/project/1580...
Emergency Aid for Gaza Families in Crisis
chuffed.org/project/1580...
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Worked in Berwick for a few years - so many yrs later still a divided place. Some events for Scots, some for English, & being a Scottish Cumbrian never knew where I was welcome so just ignored politics!
January 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Worked in Berwick for a few years - so many yrs later still a divided place. Some events for Scots, some for English, & being a Scottish Cumbrian never knew where I was welcome so just ignored politics!
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Brilliant book by the way… intend to read it again soon.
January 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Brilliant book by the way… intend to read it again soon.
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The Scottish patriotism of the Flemish folk is shown when 30 of their merchants died defending the Red Hall in Berwick in 1296 against the violence of the English forces under the Scotophobe Edward I. Berwick was Scotland's main port then, and its population was massacred.
Scotland was a multi-lingual, multi-national society from the beginning. When David I founded the Royal Burghs he addressed the people there as "Scottis et Anglis, Frankis et Flemmingis" – the Scots, English, French & Flemish who made up his Community of the Realm of Scotland.
January 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM
The Scottish patriotism of the Flemish folk is shown when 30 of their merchants died defending the Red Hall in Berwick in 1296 against the violence of the English forces under the Scotophobe Edward I. Berwick was Scotland's main port then, and its population was massacred.
The Scottish patriotism of the Flemish folk is shown when 30 of their merchants died defending the Red Hall in Berwick in 1296 against the violence of the English forces under the Scotophobe Edward I. Berwick was Scotland's main port then, and its population was massacred.
Scotland was a multi-lingual, multi-national society from the beginning. When David I founded the Royal Burghs he addressed the people there as "Scottis et Anglis, Frankis et Flemmingis" – the Scots, English, French & Flemish who made up his Community of the Realm of Scotland.
January 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM
The Scottish patriotism of the Flemish folk is shown when 30 of their merchants died defending the Red Hall in Berwick in 1296 against the violence of the English forces under the Scotophobe Edward I. Berwick was Scotland's main port then, and its population was massacred.
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Scotland was a multi-lingual, multi-national society from the beginning. When David I founded the Royal Burghs he addressed the people there as "Scottis et Anglis, Frankis et Flemmingis" – the Scots, English, French & Flemish who made up his Community of the Realm of Scotland.
January 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Scotland was a multi-lingual, multi-national society from the beginning. When David I founded the Royal Burghs he addressed the people there as "Scottis et Anglis, Frankis et Flemmingis" – the Scots, English, French & Flemish who made up his Community of the Realm of Scotland.
Scotland was a multi-lingual, multi-national society from the beginning. When David I founded the Royal Burghs he addressed the people there as "Scottis et Anglis, Frankis et Flemmingis" – the Scots, English, French & Flemish who made up his Community of the Realm of Scotland.
January 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Scotland was a multi-lingual, multi-national society from the beginning. When David I founded the Royal Burghs he addressed the people there as "Scottis et Anglis, Frankis et Flemmingis" – the Scots, English, French & Flemish who made up his Community of the Realm of Scotland.
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"Doric was a dialect of ancient Greek, whose rustic strength contrasted with the sophistication of the literary language of Athens. In the 18th century Scots writers like Alan Ramsay justified using Scots by comparing it to the use of Doric by Theocritus." The book is on Amazon, Kindle & Audible
January 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
"Doric was a dialect of ancient Greek, whose rustic strength contrasted with the sophistication of the literary language of Athens. In the 18th century Scots writers like Alan Ramsay justified using Scots by comparing it to the use of Doric by Theocritus." The book is on Amazon, Kindle & Audible
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Long before Celtic Connections was born, I organised these amazing concerts of Celtic music in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Both were sell outs - little wonder considering the quality of the brilliant musicians on stage and the price of the tickets!
January 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Long before Celtic Connections was born, I organised these amazing concerts of Celtic music in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Both were sell outs - little wonder considering the quality of the brilliant musicians on stage and the price of the tickets!
Long before Celtic Connections was born, I organised these amazing concerts of Celtic music in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Both were sell outs - little wonder considering the quality of the brilliant musicians on stage and the price of the tickets!
January 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Long before Celtic Connections was born, I organised these amazing concerts of Celtic music in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Both were sell outs - little wonder considering the quality of the brilliant musicians on stage and the price of the tickets!
"Doric was a dialect of ancient Greek, whose rustic strength contrasted with the sophistication of the literary language of Athens. In the 18th century Scots writers like Alan Ramsay justified using Scots by comparing it to the use of Doric by Theocritus." The book is on Amazon, Kindle & Audible
January 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
"Doric was a dialect of ancient Greek, whose rustic strength contrasted with the sophistication of the literary language of Athens. In the 18th century Scots writers like Alan Ramsay justified using Scots by comparing it to the use of Doric by Theocritus." The book is on Amazon, Kindle & Audible
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From Robert Louis Stevenson's Silverado Squatters in the Napa Valley: "The happiest lot on earth is to be born a Scotchman…An Englishman may meet an Englishman tomorrow upon Chimborazo (in the Andes) and neither of them cares; but when the Scots wine-grower told me of Mons Meg it was like magic..."
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
From Robert Louis Stevenson's Silverado Squatters in the Napa Valley: "The happiest lot on earth is to be born a Scotchman…An Englishman may meet an Englishman tomorrow upon Chimborazo (in the Andes) and neither of them cares; but when the Scots wine-grower told me of Mons Meg it was like magic..."
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Please donate what you can, no matter how small, as it will go directly to families in dire distress in Gaza and provide urgent medical support for a little girl there. 🏴♥️ 🇵🇸
chuffed.org/project/1902...
chuffed.org/project/1902...
Supporting Families And Residentsu In Palestine 🇵🇸
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January 12, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Please donate what you can, no matter how small, as it will go directly to families in dire distress in Gaza and provide urgent medical support for a little girl there. 🏴♥️ 🇵🇸
chuffed.org/project/1902...
chuffed.org/project/1902...