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Dec 31, 2019 · As Hogmanay approaches, Michael Alexander speaks to Scots expert Billy Kay about the world’s fascination with Scottish New Year traditions.
Jan 23, 2012 · • Billy Kay is a writer and broadcaster. I WAS born in 1951 and belong to a generation of Ayrshire-educated weans who were given a prize by the Burns Federation one day a year for reciting...
Mar 25, 2021 · In this interview we speak to Billy about writing The Scottish World, first released in 2006, highlighting the extraordinary influence the Scots have had on communities and cultures on almost every continent.
Writer and broadcaster Billy Kay was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1951 and read English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. His work includes radio and stage plays, poetry and short stories, and explores Scottish culture and social history.
- Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland
- Polygon
Billy Kay (born 1951) is a Scottish writer, broadcaster and language activist. [1] He developed an early interest in language, studying English, French, German and Russian at Kilmarnock Academy and English literature at the University of Edinburgh. [2]
Nov 18, 2021 · In this revised edition, Billy Kay vigorously renews the social, cultural and political debate on Scotland’s linguistic future, and argues for the necessity to retain and extend Scots if we are...
Dec 5, 2022 · A NEW film delving into Scotland’s historic connections with Europe by Billy Kay is set to be released this week. The author told The National he is hoping to inspire Yessers in the wake of the UK Supreme Court decision on an independence referendum with the "feel good" film which will remind Scots “how outgoing we once were” and how ...
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