Robert Burns died on July 21st, 1796 so this 'song of death' seems appropriate for the day after the anniversary of his demise. It was on the 22nd of July, 1298 that the English army under Edward ...

Now Spring has clad the grove in green, And strew'd the lea wi' flowers: The furrow'd waving corn is seen Rejoice in fostering showers. While ilka thing in Nature join Their sorrows to forego, O ...

Eddi Reader got “spooked” by Robert Burns one January night singing “My Love’s Like A Red Red Rose” to a bunch of drunks in a Glasgow bar. The experience sent her off in search of ...

Robert Burns’ dance teacher William Gregg reportedly played the antique fiddle which is now being used to celebrate ...

Scotland's national bard Robert "Rabbie" Burns is recognised worldwide for his songs and poems. He has a day named after him on 25 January which is marked internationally with Burns Suppers.

This book treats Burns' work from the first publication of his poetry in 178 to his song writing and collecting which predominated in the 1790s. It encompasses discussion of Burns' social and ...

A white marble bust of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns is on the wall of Poets' Corner in Westminster ... Although he was composing songs by 1774 his profession was as a farmer and ploughman.