Sharyn

I spent several years in Scotland. When I finally got the nerve to sing a well-known Scottish song in one of the pubs I frequented, the locals good-naturedly "took the piss" at my pitiful attempt at Scots pronunciation. The song was, "A Wee Deoch and Doris." There's a line in the song that goes: "If ye can say, 'It's a braw bricht muin licht nicht, well yer a'richt, ye ken." I practiced that line over and over until I had it nailed. Soon, I was singing the "auld Scots sangs" wi' the best o' 'em. People would say, "If ah did'nae ken ye was a Yank, ah'd a' thoucht ye cam frae these pairts." It helped me to learn what some of those unique Scots words mean. When you know what you're singing about, it adds a dimension to your performance.

Here's another phrase I practice: "Come hither tae yer mither, for yer faither disney want ye."

Thomas the Rhymer: D'ye no mean, "muckle" tae yer likin'?

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