The formal event at the Colonial Heritage Club featured Scottish traditions, bagpipes, whisky and a dinner that included ...
Scots (and friends) have celebrated Scotland's most famous poet. People can get in on the fun with a night at the Isle Casino ...
For many around the world and here in Waterloo region, Jan. 25 is a day to celebrate Scotland's national poet and favourite son, Robert (or Robbie or Rabbie) Burns. Burns was born on Jan. 25 ...
One of Robert Burns’ favourite places to recite his poetry. (Courtesy Visit Scotland) In Dumfries, a simple sandstone house is where the bard lived for the last three years of his life until his ...
Around the world this week, Scots gathered in their tartans, heard the squeal of a bagpipe and dug into a serving of haggis ...
Mark Stephen chooses some Burns favourites including his rendition of Tam O' Shanter. See more episodes. Programme website. British Broadcasting Corporation ...
On January 25, the birthday of its national poet, Scotland celebrates Burns Night with a traditional Scottish meal washed down with a warming dram of whisky ...
Today marks Burns Night, which as the name suggests is all about celebrating the life and poetry of Robert Burns. It is hard to imagine any Scot not having at least heard of the country's most iconic ...
One in five (20%) believe classic love poetry only focuses on hetero-romantic love, while 60% claim the lack of ...
Reading some of his poems, it was striking how the world he ... So call it ego, or Sassenach bravado, but I thought I would give old Robert Burns a bit of an update.
Robert Burns, a son of tenant farmers, stepped into this political turbulence and achieved rapid acclaim. His poems drew on ...