Burns Banter - Ep.18 Robert Burns 'My love is like a red red rose'
Send us Fan Mail My love is like a red red rose is a beautiful love song written by Robert Burns around 1792. Robert said that it was an old Scots song that he had collected in the country. I believ...
16 Feb 20249min
Burns Banter - Ep.17 Robert Burns - To A Louse
Send us Fan Mail To a Louse is a poem written by Robert Burns in 1786. It is set in the church at Mauchline during a Sunday Service. At first glance the poem is about a head lice, but, it is in fact a...
9 Feb 20248min
Burns Banter - Ep. 16 Holy Willie's Prayer
Send us Fan Mail Holy Willie's Prayer is a fabulous satirical poem. It's one of the best satirical poems ever written in the Scots tongue. It is all about the hypocrisy of the Church, and one person i...
2 Feb 202416min
Burns Banter - Ep. 15 What is a Burns Supper ?
Send us Fan Mail What is a Burns Supper? I look at the classic Scottish Celebration, The Burns Supper. I ask what is is all about?, when did it start? and why should I go to one? For the answers to...
30 Jan 202434min
Burns Banter Ep.14 - Robert Burns Music with guests 'Garbh Uisge'
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Burns Banter we play some of Robert Burns songs and tunes. I have guests! on this weeks show we have the band 'Garbh Uisge'. We chat about songs such as 'A Fond K...
16 Jan 202430min
Burns Banter Ep. 13 Robert Burns 'Willie Wastle'
Send us Fan Mail Willie Wastle, also known as 'Sic a wife Willie had' as a grotesquely funny poem / song about how unbelievably ugly Willie's wife is. Robert Burns wrote this poem in 1792 and he goes ...
6 Jan 202413min
Burns Banter - Ep. 12 Robert Burns - Auld Lang Syne
Send us Fan Mail Auld Lang Syne is Robert Burns most famous song, and the second most sung song in the English language. Yet, most people have no idea what it means, or where it came from. In this ep...
29 Des 202316min
Burns Banter - Ep. 11. A tour around Burns sites in Ayrshire
Send us Fan Mail WARNING!!!! This episode is better watched as a video. https://youtu.be/i9RZ_t_JWQU?si=ksa_zMSxzDf44bu3 In this episode I go on a whistle stop tour of Robert Burns sites in Ayrshire...
22 Des 202321min
