BILLY KAY – BORN IN KYLE

Billy Kay is well known in the realm of Scottish culture for his radio and TV documentaries for the BBC and for books like Scots: The Mither Tongue, Odyssey, Knee Deep in Claret and The Scottish World, but his latest work very much takes him back to his roots.

Join writer and broadcaster Billy Kay to celebrate the Fife launches of his new book, Born in Kyle – A Love Letter tae an Ayrshire Childhood. Billy will talk about the culture, history, folklore and literature of his home in the Irvine Valley and read passages in a powerful Scots that is shot through with a sense of belonging… and a sense of humour! He will also take us on his travels to exotic places like Moscow in Russia and the Little Moscow of Bowhill, Cardenden in West Fife, where he experienced something inexplicable that bordered on the supernatural.

Jyne weel kent scriever, braidcaster an Ayrshire boay Billy Kay for the Fife launches o his book Born in Kyle whaur he describes the wey o life in the Irvine Valley when he wis a wean growin up there in the 1950s an 1960s. Haein a grandmither fae Bowhill in West Fife, he aye steyed there durin the schuil holidays, an describes byordnar fey stories that tuik place there and in Lochgelly and Ballingry.

In a steirin mell o memoir an creative scrievin he gies fowk a sense o belangin tae ticht former minin communities and echoes the Scots makars fae aw the airts that gaed there afore him, fae Robert Burns tae Joe Corrie.

This event will take place in the Duncan Room at Cupar Library