Burns Banter - A fresh look at Robert Burns

Send us Fan Mail The Selkirk Grace is a well known and well used grace. It is used not only at Burns Suppers but at family gatherings, weddings, funerals, birthdays, etc... What is the Selkirk Grace? did Robert Burns write it? Listen to this episode to find out about this grace and its history.  You will also hear about a few other grace's that Robert wrote and used. Listen, laugh, and possib...

Send us Fan Mail 'Willie Brew'd a Peck O' Maut' is one of Robert Burns best drinking songs. It was written by Robert Burns in August / September 1789 whilst staying with Willie Nicol at his lodgings just outside Moffat. Allan Masterton was also there and he wrote the music.  This all happened over a few days during a 'Lads weekend' together. It is just a whole lot of...

Send us Fan Mail The 'Address to a Haggis' is one of the most recited pieces that Robert Burns ever created.  It is a major part of every Burns Supper the world over, but sadly, very few people understand what is being said. Thankfully this episode of Burns Banter bursts through the old Scots language and explains whats going on in the Address. The language is explained, the images are m...

Send us Fan Mail 'To William Stewart' is a poem about a hangover.  We have all at one time or another taken too much alcohol during a night out and suffered the inevitable hangover. But unlike us, who just sit there and endure the pain of the hangover, Robert Burns wrote a poem about it and sent it to his friend William Stewart. It was never meant to be published, it was just a bit of fu...

Send us Fan Mail Burns Banter episode 5 is all about the poem / song 'My Heart is in the Highlands'. This poem was written by Robert Burns in 1789 and shows his love of the Highlands of Scotland. Its an easy poem to read and understand, so if you have to recite a poem at a Burns Night then this might be the one for you! Burns Banter - A fresh look at Robert Burns

Send us Fan Mail What is a Birk ? Where is Aberfeldy ? and what was Robert Burns doing there? The answers to all of these questions, and more, is in this episode of Burns Banter. We look at the poem / song The Birks o' Aberfeldy , which was written in 1757 during Robert Burns tour of Scotland. We also look at the lasting effect this poem has had on the area of Aberfeldy. Burns Banter - A fres...

Send us Fan Mail A fond kiss is one of Robert Burns best known love songs.  Why did Robert Burns write this song? who are the people in the song? why are they being forced apart? To find out the answers to these questions check out this episode 3 of Burns Banter, which is all about the story behind the song 'A Fond Kiss'. In this episode I read the original version of Ae fond Kiss ,(whic...

Send us Fan Mail In this first ever episode of Burns Banter we look at Robert Burns first ever poem. What was it? who or what is it about? and the BIG question, why did he start writing poetry? What inspired him ?  The answers to these questions, (and many more), are waiting for you, check it out... Burns Banter - A fresh look at Robert Burns

Send us Fan Mail In this second episode of Burns Banter we look at the song Rigs o' Barley. This is a popular song written by Robert Burns and is about two people who meet in the fields at night and spend some intimate time together.  I give you information about the people in the song, who are they? why meet at night?.. I will read the original song, (which includes a lot of old Scottish wor...