singing with ye own voice (Page 2 of 2)

i like really scottish voices, like idlewild (sometimes) or boyfriend/girlfriend. they're pretty good, i try to sing a bit scottish but also fairly legible, but i'm a rubbish singer so it doesn't affect things too much.

Well, now that I know nationalities, kije BOXER is from Wales and KILT is from scotland as is alvee, the logical question is: can all of you still speak the original language?
Upyer: is the difference between the Scottish and the Irish very clear? Meaning that if you speak, (isn't it Celtic), or read your ORIGINAL language, you can also read and understand Irish?

I think a lot of countries, today, in the America's, developed their own language. There is a difference in writing and pronouncing words, like flavor/flavour, you will find the same development in the Spanish language spoken in South America versus original Spanish.
1 thing, not knowing if I'm right or wrong, the US accent ressembles to the Irish/English.
I live in Belgium, the "netherland's" speaking part, and it is amazing how fast the changes between Dutch (Flemish) and Dutch (Holland) are. I speak about only 30 years. South African "dutch", I can read and speak it, is influenced by African, English words. Probably the same thing caused the US American-English.

Hi
I sadly cannot speak scottish gaelis, which does differ from irish gaelic a bit and is different from the welsh.
I do know that scottish pronounce it gallick and the irish is gaylick.
I love songs that are sung in gaelic, no idea what they are singing unless I am told but it still sounds lovely 9 especially when a gorgeous woman with an excellent voice is singing,lol.

It is mostly the western isles that speak gaelic. When scotland and england were forming a union gaelic started to die out. I read about it a lot year ago but I have forgotten a lot exactly why, I think it was something to do with education and how southern scotland spoke gaelic and english then it just sort of happened that people spoke emglish as their first language. Maybe the English governemnt at the time banned gaelic from being taught to take more of their identity away, to make them more british and less scottish? I recall a school teacher tellingme this before, but not too sure how accurate this is.
My personal view is it should be taught in primary school and secondary school instead of teaching 9 and 10 year olds german or french. I have a big thing about this. My daughter when 3 years old in nursery school ( pre school child minding) shewas getting taught spanish!!!! I think that time would have been better teaching them more english,gaelic or math or arithmatics, soething that would benefit them when going into primary one.

Although Scotland has a very good reputtion for education, the best in the UK and gets people from al over the world coming to our schools and universities to learn I think there is something far wrong with eduction if they want to teach 3 year old spanish, something she has forgotten all about now at the age of 7.
I often wondered why america spell words differently when they were used before america was invaded by english,scottish,french,spanish,italians etc. But maybe that is why? becasue from so many cultures they somewhere got thins mixed up to make it easier for everyone, so flavour became flavor etc??? only a guess!!
saying that, things in the english language change too thru time. we dont go about saying thou shall not...... we say you shall not, Somewhere along the line we went from "old english" to modern english, no idea why,
I think the whole world should invent a new langauge that everyone speaks, that way there is no need to learn 3 or 4 languages.
Anyway, this is going off topic, something I do sometimes but hate doing.

Ken

Hey guys, I feel genuinely lucky in that I decend from both Scots and Irish lines. Scots of the West Highlands from my paternal Grandmother and Irish from my paternal Grandfather. Unfortunalely Gaelic died out in my family with my Great Grandfather and even more unfortunately it has now become a minority language in Scotland. However, just like Ireland the accents and dialects can change dramatically within only 30 miles or so. Don't you just love it!

By the way, Kilty, I was up your way the other day. Nice. I hope you never got food poisoning from the dodgy take-a-way.

some would say it should only e scottish that wear them, others say only scottish that belong to a clan ( with a true scottish name)
but I tihnk most people dont really care.
I would be decented from th Clan Campbell but I never wear the Campbell tartan. I like "flower of scotland" tartan. A tartan that is relatively new. Also the I like the black watch tartan.
It was said to me before if you do not belong to a clan then you should wear the royal stewart tartan ( the most common red checked).
Bu I think ye'll find most scots dont mind and take it as a compliment if a non scot want to wear the kilt.
Just dinny wear any knickers underneath, it gets too hot. And stand up proud when urinating in the toilets ,lol.

Ken

Well UYK,
My 2 six footers are big womans blouses! as they bought 2 Tartan Tongs on the net to wear under the kilts for a laugh!  These tongs  were so tiny, i imagine they are both having there teeth flossed at this stage of the day! lol
or at least walking funny!

Old Doll.

Upyerkilt - have a listen to Karine Polwart singing I'm Gonna Do It All for a good Sturlin' accent.
Cheers
Col