Yer Mither Tongue

Post by **AndrewP** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:14 pm

According to the website www.clamjamfrie.com (a ceilidh band from , Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch):

Clamjamfrie: a mixed bag (Scots)

Is this the meaning you go for Donna?

All the best,

AndrewP

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:23 pm

Hi
Oan the above,
"A wee tate"
Wid be used but mer
"A wee dod"
And like yersel Merlot,
Dyin' tae know whit "Clamjamfrie" is

All other wans ah've unnerstaunt

Mind you, whit aboot Ahcumfrae?
Disnie quite work if yeese ur frae wan o' "THE" parishes mind.
There are backwindae caur stickers available on ah few o' theeseyins.
"Ahcumfraegovan" "Ahcumfraeglesga" etc.
ah huv a boax filla o' thaem in the hoose.

Anither wee Weegie chorus here, ah jine in

Workers city, merchant city, Glasgow oan the Clyde
It's the workshoap o' the Empire, East-end, Sou'side
Frae Castlemilk tae Govan, frae The Drum tae Provanmill
Ah belang tae Glasgow and I always will.

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:36 pm

Clamjamfrie:

Weel done Andrew.
Never heard o' the bawn, or the sayin'

Mind you, seein' they ur frae the wilderness, ye'd expect nae less.
Wull huv tae go hide frae Russell and Liz noo

Davie

Jockbird · Post by **Jockbird** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:30 pm

Evening all,

The meaning I know of Clamjamfrie is a wee rabble of people. A group that might get up to no good.

I use a "wee dod" everyday in my house. My wean Archie has a "wee dod" of ketchup with everything. If I forget then I'm in big soapy wi him and he has a stooshie.

Here's another too, the Weegie equivalent of "bovvered" = "fashed".

Donna
x

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:05 am

Compliments in ma hoose weel it was more like

Go to the top o' the class but leave yer books behind ye'll be back with yer freends soon enuff

mallog · Post by **mallog** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:55 pm

Even yet whenever I get a compliment I want to say "Are you trying to be funny?" It just wasn't done in our house. That sounds bad but the humour was sarcastic and dead pan

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:26 pm

One of my favourite songs on this subect, is Nancy Nicholson's "Listen tae the teacher".
Got a wee surprise when this site came in the day.

http://old.lapadania.com/news/2003/apri ... e_2003.htm

Make of it what ye like.
Nancy, I think is from Caithness.

Davie

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:26 pm

Hi Davie

I could only get the general drift of it but they were agreeing that Scots is diferent from English and auld Scots had as much in common with Sweden and Germany as England.
Good to have other smaller countries applauding our attempts to hang on to our 'mither tongue'

Russell

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:55 pm

Hi Russell,
I have enjoyed perusing everyone’s posts on here.
It has made interesting reading.
Over the past few years, I have been putting old video tapes from Scotland onto DVD.
From the Music Hall, Theatre, Pantomimes, Scenic views, Street Singing, School playground songs etc.
Hope to have the first one ready by the end of this year.
Not for commercial use, I might add.
Purely furr everywans enjoyment.
Next time we huv a wee Getherin’, mind me tae bring a copy alang.
Or ye kin e-mail me an I’ll send a few, so that ye get the gist.
Davie

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:35 pm

Hi Davie

Can we make it a wee soiree. I was disappointed to have to miss the last event.
Come Saturday I'll be dressed up in the 'formals' for the waddin and after that real retirement begins. 'Yippee'
Could we bring along the instruments and sing some o' them?
Coulter's Candy and a few Bothy ballads then finish off with the 'Freedom come all Ye'.
The DVDs are a great idea.

Russell