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With it being this week, I coloured in this old sketch I drew of Cassandra with a haggis!

To everyone living in Scotland, what did you do to celebrate Burns night this year?

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2023-01-28

In the Archive we have an Illustrated Song Book of that Alasdair drew a series of portraits within. We particularly like the juxtaposition of Burns next to Jimmy Reid. This wasn’t the first portrait Gray made of Reid as he drew him for The 1977 City Recorder Series.

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2023-01-25

What is your favourite poem by Robert Burns?
Mine is 'Tam o' Shanter'. This is one of Alexander Goudie's many paintings of the poem.
You can read the full poem on the BBC link below👇
https://t.co/pIyyZCP6v7

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2022-01-26

For day. In his poem To a Louse the refers to a named after the 1st aerial traveller in Britain of A 200k crowd in London saw Vincenzo's 1st flight in a hot air balloon. And so the balloon shaped, was born

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2022-01-25

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2021-10-29


"Man's inhumanity to Man
Makes countless thousands mourn."
poet.
Presenting:
Anya Rapoport Lauchlan's powerful, thought provoking,

"Angel of Grozny"

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2021-07-18

He may still have his Christmas decs up (that's allowed this year though!) but anyway, it's Happy Birthday to Bob or do I mean Rob!? 🤗🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥳

Drawing- Rob'n'Bob! 😀

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2021-01-26

Slàinte mhath! Happy Burn's Night! I love Burn's Night and each year I usually have a Burn's Night celebration with my loved ones,but tonight will just be a low key affair - wherever you are have a wee dram on me!

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2021-01-26

"Our monarch's hindmost year but ane
Was five-and-twenty days begun,
'Twas then a blast o' Janwar' win'
Blew hansel in on Robin"

A verse from Rantin, Rovin, Robin by Robert Burns to celebrate Burns Day

Happy Birthday Rabbie ❤️



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2021-01-25

It's tonight where we celebrate the life and poetry of . From our Special Collections is this rather unusual and gruesome little booklet by Scottish Lawyer and Phrenologist George Combe about the Bard's skull 💀

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2021-01-25

Greetings this honouring Scottish poet
This edition of poem Tam O' Shanter, from our & Special Collections, was published in Scotland,1855.
It contains engravings by John Faed, capturing a wild night of drinking, dancing, riding & witchcraft!

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2021-01-25

A fascinating array of related items star in our Wed 17 June auction of Rare Books, Maps & Photographs including a letter from Burns to his 'kind funny friend', Francis Grose about Burn's renown poem 'Tam O’Shanter'. Learn more: https://t.co/DMMbzgoJfM

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2020-06-03

"Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;
I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run"
- A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns

We hope you a have a wonderful Burns Night filled with celebration and poetry

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2020-01-25

So I had a great time and a sing song at a and so I drew our national bard in my style after the portrait by Naysmith, currently owned by A man’s a man for a’that and a that. We are all the same,show respect and friendship!

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2019-01-26