Nobody is happier than us that the upsurge of interest in all things Burns is holding ground, despite a certain amount of apathy in the younger generation (it’s not cool an aa’ that). However, the increasing number of ceilidhs and Burns Nights with entertainment around at this time of year (Burns’ birthday 25th January) proves there is still life in the bard and, therefore, reason to celebrate. Exactly what people are celebrating seems, sometimes, at odds with the reality. As we know, Burns packed a lot of living into his thirty-seven years. So, who’s to say what’s right and what’s wrong in the convention we now recognise as standard format…
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January – When Thoughts Turn to Holiday Time
Maybe it was the recent post (Burns an Aa’ That) that got us to thinking about it. Or, maybe, it was just the time of year when people start thinking about holidays that got us to thinking that we had never done a disco in Australia. Granted, we haven’t done a disco in lots of countries, so why did we get to thinking about Australia, other than recently attending the send off for a great Ozzie regular from the Fort in Dundee who, incidentally, has a great singing voice! Best wishes to you and your family in your new life M. Of course, it would never happen that we’d be…