Scotland...

Earlier today I was over at BBC Radio Scotland to voice a promo for a
St Andrews Day feature on The Culture Cafe, in which Billy Kay makes a special case for the Scots language. It got me thinking about this famous voice of Scots culture...

"O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us. And foolish notion; What airs in dress and gait wad lea'e us, And ev'n devotion!"

"Dare to be honest and fear no labor"

- Robert Burns

Vicky Watt is a Scottish female voice over artist, available daily from her professional home studio by the sea. She'll also happily travel to your chosen studio in the city for face-to-face voice sessions. For more information, please go to her main page at www.vickywatt.co.uk. She is also featured at www.voiceovers.co.uk.

Happiness...

Image via Google

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance;
the wise grows it under his feet.
- James Openheim

Menie....

If you watch the video and want to find out more, click here.

Only when the last tree has died,
the last river has been poisoned,
the last fish has been caught,
will we realize that we can't eat money.
- A Native American proverb

Sharing...

"If you knew what I know about the power of giving,
you would not let a single meal pass
without sharing it in some way".

- The Buddah

You can share the pleasure of a delicious meal this christmas time by helping the homeless with Street Smart. Throughout the festive season, you can add a voluntary £1 or more to your bill at many participating restaurants throughout the country. You can also make a donation online.

Character...

"Wrinkles show how we've worked hard,
raised kids,enjoyed good meals, tossed back a
drink or two, laughed, cried and struggled.
They are just symptoms of what gives our lives value.
If you really didn't ever want to get wrinkles,
you should have stopped smiling years ago."
- Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop

woman laughing via google images/jpgmag
child laughing via google images/michelle euperio

Recycling...

I had lots of fun taking part in a recycling voice project for Natural Scotland this week! Of course, we can all do a little (or heaps) to reduce landfill and waste. This old proverb sums it up neatly...

"Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without".
- New England proverb

Vicky Watt is a Scottish female voice over artist, available daily from her professional home studio by the sea. She'll also happily travel to your chosen studio in the city for face-to-face voice sessions. For more information, please go to her main page at www.vickywatt.co.uk. She is also featured at www.voiceovers.co.uk.

tree image via google images, artist unknown

James Lowe

"time to scale the heights,
stretch for the surface,
reach for the light"
- James Lowe - The Sense

It's the weekend! So, my resident creative collaborator & talented singer-songwriter James Lowe is giving music lovers a free track from his debut album Radio Friendly. Click on the link to James Lowe - Facebook Page, go to Band Profile and download! You can buy the complete album & find out more about James Lowe at his official website www.jameslowe.info.

"beautiful & indeed very radio friendly" - BBC Radio Scotland
Image via labelleviegirl