I thought I'd just throw out a wee special show in celebration of Rober Burns Day today. 

Robert Burns was born in Ayrshire, Scotland in 1759 and died 1796 one of seven children and son of a cotter. Many famous poems and songs, none more so than Auld Lang Syne that is known all over the world and sung at new year.

To a Haggis from 1787 is also a well known Burns poem always read (address to the haggis) as part of any Burns Supper.

Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver & lungs) minced together with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and mixed with a stock then stuffed into a sheep stomach lining. Today it is stuffed into a sausage skin.

Opening Song: Caledonia from Dougie McLean album Craigie Dhu

Song Two: The Cutter from Run Rig album Essential

Song Three: Highland Cathedral from The Regimental Pipes and Drums of the Calgary Higlanders

Album Airaghard: Onward can be found at www.calgaryhiglanderpipeband.ca

Poem "To a Mouse" ~ Robert Burns 1785

Poem "A Man's a Man" aka "For a' That and a' That" ~ Robert Burns

Read by Tom Fleming, The Robert Burns Collection: The Words.

Song Four: Auld Lang Syne ~ Robert Burns by Rod Paterson album Songs of Robert Burns