Scotland celebrates the 250th Anniversary of Robert Burns
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008Scotland’s most loved poet will be honoured at venues all over Scotland throughout 2009 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth. Amongst the first of the poets to write in dialect, his most famous song must be ‘Auld Lang Syne’, sung throughout the world to herald the start of a new year. Born in Ayrshire, Burns spent many days travelling around Scotland to gather inspiration for his verse. (more…)