The strange Shetland accent

[imomus]

A photo and sound report from Shetland. In the sound file you'll hear me and my mother talking, the wind, Shetland local radio, and readings on sound posts in the Shetland Museum and Archives, Lerwick.



The Shetland accent is so strange!

Shetland Sound collage (stereo mp3 file, 9mins 44secs, 8.9MB)

Comments

[cheapsurrealist.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the picture and sound collages.

The Isle of Skye was as far as I got. Beautiful.


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[klasensjo.livejournal.com]

You look rustic and of the people.

[scythrop.livejournal.com]

That accent is fascinating. To my ear, it lilts and stumbles in equal measure. I like it.

And I want to hang out with the scuddler and his guisers!

SART WARTAR

[(Anonymous)]

I can here the sound of Summerisle 2 in that woman's accent.....do you think you can imitate that?

Richard

[count-vronsky.livejournal.com]

Oy, I love this. reminds me of when I was a kid, staying up late, turning the dials of my little shortwave radio.

You look so cool in those photos. I can't tell... in the bottom left, is that a walking stick, or the famous momus appendage?

[count-vronsky.livejournal.com]

Eno and KK (http://kk.org/ct2/2008/06/unthinkable-futures.php) envision the future, 15 years ago.

Shows in Scotland/UK?

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Nick,
What are you up to between Shetland and your London as Tokyo event? Do you have any other UK shows planned in the next few weeks (or at all)? I live in Scotland ... yours in hope, Iain

(PS I've seen you twice before:- at Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow 1999 then somewhere near Shepherd's Bush, London in 2004/5)

Hope you are doing well.

Re: Shows in Scotland/UK?

[imomus.livejournal.com]

Hi Iain, actually there are some UK shows coming up in July. I play live in Newcastle (at the Star and Shadow) on July 23rd. Then on July 27th I play at Stereo in Glasgow with Germlin supporting. There are also shows coming up in Barcelona and Berlin (July 4th and July 20th respectively).

Maybe see you at the Stereo show!

Stereo (Glasgow)
14 Kelvinhaugh Street
Glasgow G3 8NU

Re: Shows in Scotland/UK?

[mcgazz.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I've played there before.

Any chance of a Liverpool gig? ;-)

Re: Shows in Scotland/UK?

[(Anonymous)]

stereo has moved to renfield lane just next to central station

Re: Shows in Scotland/UK?

[imomus.livejournal.com]

Oh! Their website doesn't seem to be working just now.

[meeni-milk.livejournal.com]

my mom and dad had a bid for a hotel on the iles of lewis and my childhood was spent starting at the isle of barra and working through every island on the outer hebrides up to lews and harris.
i hate it, but looking back now it was beautiful

[el-moofo.livejournal.com]

It has a lot of Norwegian syllables in it! So that's what's going on. Scots suddenly makes sense.

strange!

[pay-option07.livejournal.com]

Never thought you would utter a word like that. You being sort of the "TIME" ethnographer and all. On the brighter side it reminded me of the last time I got an ear infection. Brought back a lot of memories it did. Your mum's a peach. A bit of alright if you know what I mean, wink, wink and nudge!

[dzima.livejournal.com]

How ironic, Momus went to White Man's paradise.

Gig in Glasgow

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Nick,
Iain again here - many thanks for replying so quickly. Great to hear that you will be playing in Glasgow again soon. I will definitely get along to the Stereo gig - as someone else said it has moved now to Renfield Lane, right in the city centre very close to Glasgow Central train station.

Hope you enjoy Shetland. It looks and sounds amazing.

All the best,
Iain

Fascinating accent

[http://www.technorati.com/people/technorati/andyintokyo/ (from livejournal.com)]

I've never heard a British Isles accent so strongly linked to its Scandinavian roots before. It has a wonderful pitch and rhythm, ideal for reciting old Norse sagas!