When we toast these admirable lassies, as Burns reminds us, we celebrate the full range of human experience, the heroic in ...
Despite more women becoming involved in Burns clubs in recent years, the top table at Burns suppers still tends to be ...
Bonnie bravehearts enjoyed a late Burns supper but it was well worth the wait, with a piper, haggis, poetry and dance on the ...
And it's traditional to celebrate the bard, Rabbie Burns, by eating haggis, neeps and tatties for dinner. Even for Scots, cooking haggis can be daunting, given it's a once-a-year treat for many.
For some of you sitting here, this may be your first experience of a Burns supper. Maybe even your first exposure to Scottish ...
Robert Burns most probably wrote the famous poem “Address to a Haggis” in 1786 for a dinner at the house of his merchant friend Andrew Bruce. Burns, widely regarded as the national poet of ...
The Burns Supper is an institution of Scottish life: a night to celebrate the life and works of the national Bard. Suppers can range from an informal gathering of friends to a huge, formal dinner ...
Many Scots celebrate the event with a Burns supper, eating a meal of haggis plus neeps and tatties, and dinners are often punctuated with bagpipe music, poetry recitals, and toasts. So of course ...
The recitations from the prizewinners at Gatehouse Primary School competition are always one of the highlights of the evening ...
I AM a big fan of Japanese food. And when I got I got an invite for an alternative Burns supper at YO! I was sceptical to day the least. But I am here to tell you it works. The ever creative minds ...
Burns suppers have traditionally been a male-led event but women are trying to bring a new spirit to the Bard's big night. "Robert Burns was a massive fan of women," says Kerry Burley, the ...