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	Robert Burns Night (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Burns Suppers have been part of Scottish culture for about 200 years as a means of commemorating our best loved bard.
		With the rise in the popularity of Burns Suppers, and with more and more demand on the services of fiddlers of all ages and stages to provide entertainment, it is highly appropriate that the fiddle should be part of the proceedings.
		Robert Burns was a great collector of tunes and words and he has preserved a lot of material that would otherwise have been lost.
	www.scotlandsmusic.com /robert-burns.htm (1176 words)

	Robert Burns
		Burns was a farmer; his admiration of the beautiful Ayrshire countryside, and his love of dancing, music and conversation contributed to his personality, charm and deep knowledge of the human spirit, which established his reputation as a man of passion and unique literary talent.
		Burns Night Suppers have mushroomed since 1801 when nine Ayrshire gentlemen sat down to commemorate the poet, and today they are held by Burns clubs worldwide and wherever Scots people gather.
		Burns did not have sufficient confidence in his ability to earn his living by writing, and, with some misgivings, in 1788 he took on the tenancy of a farm north of Dumfries.
	www.britannia.com /news/burns.html (974 words)

	What is Burns Night? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Burns was born on January 25 1759, in Alloway, Ayrshire in south-west Scotland.
		The Burns Night supper ritual was started by close friends of the poet a few years after his death (in 1796) as a tribute to his memory.
		The traditional Burns supper menu consists of cock-a-leekie soup (or Scotch broth) and haggis with "tatties and neeps" (potatoes and rutabagas), Tipsy Laird (sherry trifle) followed by oatcakes and cheese, all washed down with liberal tots of the "water of life" - Scotch whisky.
	www.britainusa.com /faq/showfaq.asp?SID=267 (1199 words)

	Scotland Guide - Literature and Poetry - Info on Robert Burns
		Robert Burns, the National Bard of Scotland, was born in on 25 Jan 1759, the son of an Ayrshire cottar.
		Burns is often hailed as the champion of Scots but he was broader than that and drew extensively on Highland music too, perhaps through his relationship with Highland Mary.
		Whether the Gaelic one predates the Burns version is not known, but it is perhaps possible given that puirt a beul could have arisen from the banning of the pipes in the years 1747 to 1782 and Burns was around between 1759 and 1796.
	www.siliconglen.com /Scotland/5_2.html (1066 words)

	burns night (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Robert Burns is Scotland's best-loved bard and Burns Suppers have been held in his honour for over 200 years.
		Burns Night: BBC Scotland's guide to celebrating the birthday of the national Bard, with poetry, Burns Supper running order, recipes, webguide and a biography.
		A Burns Supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author...
	real-first-aid.com /articles/12/burns-night.html (377 words)

	All About Beer: Burns Night
		The occasion is Burns Night, the observance of Scots poet Robert Burns' birthday.
		Burns was also a staunch nationalist and believer in the brotherhood of man, as shown in the stirring "A Man's a Man for a' That." Burns endeared himself to his countrymen with this mix of sentiment, wit and national pride.
		Soon Robert Burns could be found everywhere, and the tradition of dinner, poetry and drinking was a highlight of the year.
	www.allaboutbeer.com /features/burns.html (1229 words)

	Biography of Robert Burns - Poet of Scotland
		Robert Burns grew up poor, his father a struggling Ayrshire farmer who did his best to educate his bright and lively son even though not many years could be spent at school.
		Still, Burns was a reader and learnt not only the ins and outs of his own language, but English as well (and some French).
		Rather, Robert Burns achieved immortality through his almost single-handed efforts to reinvigorate the Scottish vernacular through his wonderful poetry and his rescue of hundreds of the folk songs of Scotland.
	www.heartoscotland.com /Categories/RobertBurns.htm (700 words)

	Burns' Night at The Pure Malt
		Burns also had children out of wedlock, daughters being born to Elizabeth Paton and Ann Park, and it is said another to one Helen Hyslop.
		The poetry of Burns had however not gone unnoticed in Edinburgh, and through various exchanges in the press of the day it was clear that he was becoming a major celebrity.
		One patron of Burns in particular, the Earl of Glencairn, was suitably impressed by the poet to secure the publication of a second edition of his work.
	www.thepuremalt.com /Burns_night.htm (2256 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Books \| Authors \| Burns, Robert
		Burns' work is constantly quoted and referenced, from the title of Ken Loach's 2004 film Ae Fond Kiss to Eddie Izzard's stand-up routines about the best laid plans of mice and men.
		Although it was published in 1959 (the year of Burns' bi-centenary), it remains the most comprehensive reference work on the poet, and is now available in its entirety on the internet.
		The international profile of Robert Burns is to be boosted thanks to a £1m injection from the Scottish Executive aimed at establishing a day of festivities dedicated to the bard.
	books.guardian.co.uk /authors/author/0,5917,1398094,00.html (804 words)

	Scotia Pipers: Piper for Robert Burns Night, Scottish Bagpiper for Rabbie Burns Supper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Ayrshire on the 25th January 1759.
		The Piper can play a selection of Burns work on the bagpipe later on in the night after all the formal speeches are finished and the crowd have had a dram or three.
		This really will be a stirring, lasting memory of the night for the guests, when they wake up with their "sare heids" in the morning.
	www.scotiapipers.co.uk /burns.htm (583 words)

	BBC - Burns Night - Burns Suppers
		The Burns Supper is an institution of Scottish life, a night to celebrate the life and genius of the national Bard.
		Alternatively it could be a moving recital of a Burns poem, with perennial preference for "Tam O'Shanter", "Holly Willie's Prayer", "To a Louse", "Address to the Unco Guid" or "For a' that and a' that".
		Burns has himself conveniently provided a preface, identifying, the bigoted 'voice' of the poem, William Fisher, and giving details about the case he and 'father Auld' brought against Burns's friend, Gavin Hamilton.
	www.bbc.co.uk /scotland/history/burnsnight/suppers/index.shtml (1299 words)

	Burns Night Supper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		For over 100 supporters of the Friends of the Library, February 19th, 2003 was the night when "drouthy neebors, neebors meet" to "sit bousing at the nappy" and "think na on the lang Scots miles, the mosses, waters, slaps and styles"...
		The first-ever Burns Night Supper sponsored as a fundraiser for the library was an overwhelming success, with food, song and poetry all dedicated to the memory of Robert “Rabbie” Burns.
		Described by some as a “ribald literary soiree,” Burns Night Suppers are known for their verse, single malt whisky, and haggis, the legendary Scottish delicacy made of the liver, kidneys and other entrails of a lamb or calf, mixed with suet, seasoning and oatmeal and boiled in the animal’s stomach.
	www.jvbrown.edu /burnsnightsupper.html (379 words)

	Robert Burns
		Burns, known as "Rab the Ranter," inflicted his heretical religious views on his neighbours, some of whom shunned him as a result.
		Burns died of heart failure in early middle age, his heart having been damaged when he was young by rheumatic fever.
		Burns could not guess whether the afterlife would be merely "to moulder with the clods of the valley" or to some reward for "having acted an honest part among his fellow creatures." "The close of life," he wrote, "to a reasoning eye is 'dark as was chaos.'"
	www.uua.org /uuhs/duub/articles/robertburns.html (2226 words)

	Burns Night: My Supper With Rabbie - Itinerary
		A unique ritual at our Burns Night celebration, this delicate Burns artifact is carefully passed among the celebrants and read by each.
		A traditional Burns Night ritual, this toast should be a light-hearted lampoon of the lassies' (few) shortcomings.
		The traditional end to any Burns Night - indeed, an appropriate end to any evening spent among the company of friends - is the singing of this sentimental Scottish song.
	www.auldlangsyne.org /itinerary.html (770 words)

	ContentFilm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Bringing together a superlative ensemble cast, BURNS is at once a celebration of love and its passions, and a powerful, emotional look at a man's journey in search of his true self.
		Before Robert Burns (GERARD BUTLER) became Scotland's most famous son, and one of the world's most revered poets, he was a poor farmer, forbidden to marry his sweetheart Jean (JULIA STILES) by her imperious father (BRIAN COX).
		Burns becomes the focus of countless female admirers, which Burns, already with a reputation for the ladies, is powerless to resist.
	www.featurefilm.co.uk /intl/latest/intl_syno_burns.html (354 words)

	it's TRADITIONAL : Burns Night (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		He was born in Alloway, Ayrshire in south-west Scotland, on January 25th 1759, and Burns' Night is celebrated on or around his birthday.
		The haggis is "piped" in - brought in ceremoniously by the chef accompanied by a piper - and "addressed" with Burns' own Address to a Haggis poem before being cut and served.
		Traditional speeches and toasts punctuate the meal (...more Scotch...) and Burns' Night suppers range from the formal to the frankly uproarious excuse for yet more partying, but they all follow the same basic format.
	www.geocities.com /traditions_uk/burnsnight.html (525 words)

	The Pipes and Drums of the Atlantic Watch ~ Robbie Burns Night (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Robert Burns, the son of a struggling tenant-farmer in Ayrshire and later Scotland's most acclaimed poet, was born on the 25
		Burns died in 1796, at the young age of 37, but Burns' Night is a tribute to his acute insight into the human condition and his unique talent for expressing it with wit and satire - an ability greatly admired by Scots.
		But the occasion is also a time-honoured opportunity to emulate Robbie Burns in his appreciation of the Scottish zest for life.
	www.atlantic-watch.com /burns.htm (179 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| Burns brings cash bonanza
		The makers of "Burns the Brand" asked an economist with the World Bank, Lesley Campbell, to count the benefit to the Scottish economy from the link with the poet.
		It brings in £150m, two-thirds of which goes straight to Ayrshire where Burns was born and lived most of his life.
		Burns Night, the national celebration which takes on 25 January, the anniversary of his birth, brings in more cash.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/2690427.stm (368 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The first recorded Burns Supper was held five years after the poet's death, in the summer of 1801.
		The venue was Burns Cottage in Alloway, which was an ale-house at that time.
		Burns Night celebrations occur each year in over 16 countries and participants number in the hundreds of thousands.
	home.earthlink.net /~bloomingscots/_burns/burns2004.html (136 words)

	BBC News \| WALES \| Welsh rival to Burns Night
		Robert Burns, who was born in Ayrshire on 25 January 1759, is remembered as Scotland's national poet.
		"Burns Night' has been celebrated for generations, with revellers celebrating to the sound of pipes and with drams of whisky.
		Burns is known for his poems in Scot's dialect, such as 'My Love is Like a Red Red Rose' and 'To a Mouse' - and for his songs, including 'Auld Lang Syne".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/618542.stm (296 words)

	Robert Burns Night Celebration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Robert Burns was born at Allowy, in Ayrshire, Scotland, the 25th of January, 1759.
		Burns became a fine writer and keen observer of human behavior.
		Burns cultivated a broad sense of humor and was a master of satire.
	www.wooster.edu /woosas/feb2.html (441 words)

	Burns Night: My Supper With Rabbie
		Most Burns Suppers fall in the middle of this range, and adhere, more or less, to some sort of time honored form which includes the eating of a traditional Scottish meal, the drinking of Scotch whisky, and the recitation of works by, about, and in the spirit of the Bard.
		Herein you'll find ideas and tips for planning a Burns Supper, as well as original poems, toasts and addresses by this author, and others, that we've amused ourselves with on Burns Nights throughout the years.
		You'll find some Burns poetry here, but not a definitive collection of his works, nor a scholarly analysis of his art and life (all of which may be found at your local library, or at some of the links on this web site).
	www.auldlangsyne.org (291 words)

	Smithfield Fair, Burns Night Out! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Robert Burns Night is Jan. 25, but you can enjoy the occasion any time of year with Smithfield Fair.
		Burns enthusiasts will recall such songs as "Auld Lang Syne," "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose," "The Scots What Hae," "Green Grow the Rashes" and "Tae the Weaver Gin Ye Go" and poetry such as "To a Mouse," "To a Louse," "Ode to a Haggis" and more!
		Notably, the band has performed on many a Burns Night and translates the thrill onto a disc for those who can't manage to get to one on their own or who wishes to relive the event.
	www.rambles.net /smithfield_burns02.html (233 words)

	A guide to Burns' Night traditions
		presumed birthday, the Burns Supper is an integral part of the Scottish calendar and has been taking place annually for around 200 years now.
		While events may vary in location, size and formality, what they all have in common is a food and drink-fuelled celebration of the national Bard.
		Night, should you wish to host an event yourself or even so you know what to expect if you?re attending an event for the first time.
	www.unique-cottages.co.uk /unspoilt/16/burns (549 words)

	Hold your haggis high for the great poet
		This one -- the annual Burns Night at the Edinburgh Castle Pub in the Tenderloin -- costs $10, and is clearly the debauch of the people.
		Burns Night, celebrated since the early demise of the "ploughman poet" in 1797, always includes certain elements.
		The ghost of Burns, who fathered several illegitimate children in the heat of passion, is doubtless watching in approval.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/01/28/DDGL94IHV51.DTL (741 words)

	BBC - Burns Night - Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Robert Burns: poet and balladeer, Scotland's favourite son and champion of the common people.
		Whether it's a full-blown Burns Supper or a quiet night of reading poetry, Burns Night is a night for all Scots.
		All the traditional fare of the Burns Supper, including the best way to enjoy that "Great chieftain of the puddin'-race", the haggis.
	www.bbc.co.uk /scotland/history/burnsnight (173 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Robert Burns - Burns Night
		The Burns in question is Robert – Rab or Rabbie – and is none other than our national bard.
		Robert Burns, the ploughman's son from South Ayrshire who tilled the soil and tugged at our heart with his poems and songs.
		Deciding what to eat at the very first Burns Supper was never going to be much of a problem.
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=162&id=41612005 (920 words)

	Robert Burns Country: the official Robert Burns site
		The full text of the authoritative Robert Burns reference volume, for students or enthusiasts alike.
		Burns Cottage, Burns Monument, Burns Museum, Brig O'Doon, Auld Kirk o' Alloway, and the Tam O'Shanter Experience.
		Linn Records have completed their landmark recording of all 368 Burns songs, available as individual CDs or a 12 volume presentation box set.
	www.robertburns.org (425 words)

	Burns Night 2003
		Burns Night is always lot of fun - a great opportunity for LCC members, supporters and other friends to meet each other, have a good time and let off a bit of steam in the dark days of winter.
		At 7.30pm sharp dinner (the traditional fare of haggis, neeps, tatties and whisky) is served.
		A variety of beverages will be available all evening, and you can also try your luck in our Burns Night raffle for a chance to win some great prizes donated by local bike shops and restaurants.
	www.hackney-cyclists.org.uk /bn03.htm (620 words)

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