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• Robert Burns party

  
  Collecting My Thoughts — Authority: 120
  Tonight were attending a Robert Burns party. The hosts were ill last week when his birthday was, so it was moved to February 3. Robert Burns was Scotlands greatest poet, and every year all over the globe Burns Societies celebrate his birthday, read his verses, sing his songs, and sometimes eat authentic food. . . ...
  6 days ago

• Desperate homeowners and a dangerous bridge too far

  
  Telegraph.co.uk Finance Blog — Authority: 623
  Homeowners who want to move but cannot sell and others stumped by banks’ and building societies’ tighter lending criteria since the credit crunch began are turning to a dangerous alternative; bridging loans. These can enable a second property to be bought before the existing home is sold and they can beat the ...
  1 week ago

• “C” You Jimmy!

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 594
  QUESTIONS 1. If Robert Burns was Sylvander, who was Nancy McLehose?  Robert Burns. Picture from Wikipedia 2. What traditional Scottish dessert is now usually made from a mixture of whipped cream, whisky, heather honey, raspberries and toasted oatmeal? 3. What is the surname of a Scottish author who wrote ...
  1 week ago

• Robert Burns Night 2012: Robert Carlyle, Robbie Coltrane, and Brian Cox recite Robert Burns

  
  Scottish Actors — Authority: 113
  BBC Scotland are working on a project to record all of Burns works. So far the BBC have recordings for 716 pieces of works, read by some of Scotlands best-loved actors as well as HRH Prince Charles and Scotlands First Minister Alex Salmond. The Tree of Liberty read by Robbie Coltrane Read and hear more at TEK ...
  1 week ago

• A Penitential thought, in the hour of Remorse

  
  The Ben Lomond Free Press — Authority: 418
  It was Kate at Burdz Eye View who drew my attention to this Burns poem All devil as I am, a damned wretch, A harden’d, stubborn, unrepenting villain, Still my heart melts at human wretchedness; And with sincere tho’ unavailing sighs I view the helpless children of Distress. With tears indignant I behold th’ ...
  1 week ago

• Burns day…

  
  this fragile tent — Authority: 108
  Today is Burns day. For the uninitiated, this is a big day up here in Scotland. There will be many a haggis piped in and much raising of whisky glasses along with ceremonial readings of Burns poetry. It is possible that somewhere in this wonderful world that there are other great poets whose memory is [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Oh what a sleekit horrible beastie

  
  Learning from Sophie — Authority: 103
  Today is the birthday of Robert Burns (Rabbie Burns as we call him in Scotland). My friend posted this poem written in Scots – a parody of one of Rabbie’s most famous poems. It’s already had about 11 ‘likes’ on facebook by 9 a.m. from fellow Scots. Mainly because, well it’s true. Haggis, neeps and tatties ...
  2 weeks ago

• Famous and Celebrity Birthdays for January 25 2012

  
  Blippitt.com — Authority: 620
  Here are your famous & celebrity birthdays for today: Never miss a celebrity birthday again with the Celebrity Birthday Directory 1981 Alicia Keys (singer, songwriter) 1976 Mia Kirshner (actress) 1971 China Kantner (actress) 1933 Corazon Aquino (Philippines President) 1931 Dean Jones (actor) 1919 Dewin ...
  2 weeks ago

• Burns Day

  
  The Ben Lomond Free Press — Authority: 418
  It is today. Rabbie’s 253rd birthday. This week a survey was done in Scotland to find out peoples’ favourite Burns work. Whilst the most popular answer was “don’t know”, just behind that with 25% was Tam o Shanter. It is a masterpiece, which you can read in full along with its English translation HERE ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Poetry of Burns and the Gospel of Christ

  
  Christ in all the Scriptures — Authority: 132
  In the Preface to her book, The Life of Robert Burns, Catherine Carswell writes, “It has seemed to me that to lack sympathy with Burns is to lack sympathy with mankind” (p. 1x). We may note a similarity between Robert Burns and Jesus Christ - “the common people heard Jesus gladly” (Mark 12:37); the ...
  2 weeks ago

• In Memory of Robert Burns - and an unnamed woman!

  
  Christ in all the Scriptures — Authority: 132
  Each year, on 25th January, many people gather together to remember Robert Burns. Jesus points us to another memorial - “Truly I say to you, wherever this Gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her” (Matthew 26:13). This woman’s action must never be forgotten. It is ...
  2 weeks ago

• Some thoughts on “The Cotter’s Saturday Night” by Robert Burns

  
  Christ in all the Scriptures — Authority: 132
  In “The Cotter’s Saturday Night” by Robert Burns (1759-1796), we see the importance of the common people. Burns paints the picture of a tired farmworker coming home from work, eating supper with the family and then sitting down, with the family gathered around the fireplace, and reading from the family Bible as ...
  2 weeks ago

• Some Thoughts on “Holy Willie’s Prayer” by Robert Burns

  
  Christ in all the Scriptures — Authority: 132
  Robert Burns (1759-1796) grew up with an excellent knowledge of Scripture. Although he read the Bible with great interest, he was not so impressed by the religion of his day. Something of a rebel, Burns voiced directed some very strong criticism at the kind of religion which reminded him of the Pharisee in Jesus’ ...
  2 weeks ago

• January 25 in history

  
  Homepaddock — Authority: 475
  41 Claudius was accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate. 1327 Edward III became King of England. 1494 Alfonso II became King of Naples. 1533 Henry VIII secretly married his second wife Anne Boleyn . 1554  Founding of São Paulo city, Brazil. 1627  Robert Boyle , Irish chemist, was born (d. 1691). ...
  2 weeks ago

• Michael Jackson’s Robert Burns Songs Set For Release

  
  The Silver Tongue — Authority: 435
  A museum in Ayrshire, Scotland is set to house a rare album of Robert Burns inspired songs by Michael Jackson, according to close friend David Gest. In a recent BBC documentary, Gest said: “We took about eight or 10 of Burns’ poems and put them to contemporary music, such as A Red Red Rose, Ae Fond Kiss and the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Community Calendar, Jan. 17

  
  Paternal Prose — Authority: 146
  FORT JACKSON: MLK luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday in the Solomon Center, Building 6510, Strom Thurmond Boulevard. Keynote speaker will be Dr. Pamela Wilson, president of Allen University. Tickets are $8; call (803) 751-4117. SHEPHERD’S CENTER OF ST. ANDREWS: 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays through March 6. Interfaith ...
  3 weeks ago

• NWT Pipe Band’s Robert Burns Dinner & Dance

  
  NWT Blogs — Authority: 118
  The NWT Pipe Band is once again putting on Robert Burns Dinner and Dance at the Elks Hall on January 28, 2012. It will be an evening of celebrating the famous Scot poet and his many pieces of work. Featuring piping and drumming, traditional Burns night programing, dinner and of course HAGGIS! Highland and ...
  3 weeks ago

• Can you turn Michael Jackson’s lyrics into poetry worthy of Robert Burns? | Open thread

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 166
  http://www.guardian.co.uk Can you turn Michael Jackson’s lyrics into poetry worthy of Robert Burns? | Open thread A Jackson catalogue of songs based on Burns’s poetry has been found – we’d like you to turn it aroundAlthough he died over two years ago, Michael Jackson continues to surprise his ...
  3 weeks ago

• Can you turn Michael Jacksons lyrics into poetry worthy of Robert Burns? | Open thread

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 131
  A Jackson catalogue of songs based on Burnss poetry has been found – wed like you to turn it around Although he died over two years ago, Michael Jackson continues to surprise his fans. Few would have predicted the news that Jackson had recorded an entire catalogue of songs based on the poetry of Robert Burns. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Michael Jacksons Robert Burns songs to be released

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Singers collection of showtunes inspired by Burnss poetry could be donated to a Scottish museum by David Gest A Scottish museum may soon be home to one of Michael Jacksons unreleased albums. More than a decade after Jackson and David Gest recorded songs based on the poetry of Robert Burns , Gest reportedly intends ...
  3 weeks ago

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