You begin to realise, as you learn more about the area around Dumfries, that Robert Burns is quite the most important figure in these parts. What we may not appreciate, especially if we&rsq… Read More
Offstage: Paul McCartney, Greg Allman and Bob Dylan.
When Paul McCartney was asked in HMV’s ‘My Inspiration’ campaign to name the songwriter who had most inspired him, he c… Read More
Tam O’Shanter regales his friends at Kirkton Jean’s, the local pubWe experienced the sort of Burns Night supper last night that combined the best of the tradition, yet in a kind… Read More
[-WATCH UK & US TV LIVE-][-WATCH FOOTBALL LIVE-]During Sunday's classic episode of Antiques Roadshow, Fiona Bruce took viewers to Culzean Castle in Ayrshire. Throughout the hour-long pro… Read More
Indira Anne Varma is an English stage and screen actress. She was a member of Musical Youth Theatre Company and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, in 1995. He… Read More
Scotland: Islands and Highlands
The 4 am ferry from Larne, Northern Ireland pulled into the dock at Cairnryan, Scotland at dawn. We hadn't slept well knowing we needed to be on a 4 am ferry… Read More
Robbie or Rabbie Burns Night is the celebration of Robert Burns’ life and poetry, and it takes place every year on January 25. The tradition started shortly after Burns’ death, p… Read More
Famous Scot's part 1 is a video slideshow I made for YouTube featuring a collection of cigarette trading cards released in 1933 by Mitchells Cigarettes. Mitchells was a brand of Imperi… Read More
Who is Robert Burns?He is best known as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, Poet Robert Burns is now considered one of the most famous characters of Scotland's cultural history and heritage… Read More
It’s not like you ever needed an excuse to do it, but if ever, then today’s The Day to drink Scotch. It’s Burns Night, a celebration of Scottish heritage and a ni… Read More
According to the Daily Mail, the T.S. Elliot estate has stepped in (not the first time it comes to Brontës help) in the fight to keep the Honresfeld collection together:One tweet from S… Read More
Robert Burns was a famous Scottish poet and lyricist Also known as Rabbie Burns or Scotland s favorite son Burns is often credited as the national poet of Scotland and is the best known S… Read More
This year will be my 5th Christmas in Scotland! I’ve lived here for longer but spent a few Christmases away, so I’m still getting the hang of all of the Scottish Christmas tradit… Read More
It’s almost that time of year again, when families, friends, and acquaintances get together to host a Burns supper, and celebrate the life and poetry of Robert Burns. Variously known a… Read More
Good opinion post from Sputnik. It is exactly what I have been saying about what happened when America destroyed the New Year….Welcome to 2020 so far it has come in like a lion, lets… Read More
Tam 'OShanter ~ John FaedShe lies at Greenwich; all masts and spars; her lower hull hidden for shame; for the benefit of those visitors who are willing to pay.The figurehead – that for… Read More
A Happy Burns Night to all from Clare Florist!
And while we're sure that the classic poem 'Tae a Haggis' will be taking centre stage tonight, let's not forget that Rabbie a Read More
“Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie,
O, what a panic's in thy breastie!” - Robert Burns
So begins the famous Scots poem "To a mouse" - Rabbie Burns’ tail (pun intende… Read More
Have a Taco for Taco, Wear A Sticky Bun
Happy birthday, Papa. Apologies for the indignity that most Americans think of a moveable feast as the drive-through at In-N-Out Burger. Today i… Read More
O my Luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June: O my Luve's like the melodie, That's sweetly play'd in tune.
So said Rabbie Burns, Scotland's esteemed national p… Read More
SANDRA DICK ([email protected]) WITH a deep sigh and a roll of his eyes Bob Cooper leans forward in his chair, clears a small space on his cluttered desk and insists he doesn&rsq… Read More