My Heart’s in the Highlands Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North, The birth-place of Valour, the country of Worth; Wherever I wander, wherever I rove, The hills of the Highlands for ever I ...

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Editor's note: This story was originally published on Jan. 24, 2020, before the restrictions of the pandemic limited social gatherings. But even COVID-19 can't dampen the collective spirit of Robert ...

Robert Burns (1759-1796) was the premiere Scottish poet and balladeer, regarded in Scotland with the same reverence as Shakespeare in England—and, like Shakespeare’s creative use of Elizabethan ...

Dr David Hopes, trustee of the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust, Head of Leeds Museums & Galleries and former Director of the ...

In the late 19th century, a rare first-edition copy of the Robert Burns’ debut poetry collection, Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, was found in an English barber shop. It was missing its first ...

The Latest Lethal U.S. Caribbean Strikes Fit a Troubling Pattern Audio By Carbonatix Walk around Central Park, and you’ll come across a statue of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet. There are more ...

The Robert Burns poem set to song remains popular almost 250 years after he wrote it down "Auld Lang Syne" plays during New Year's celebrations around the world The iconic song was written by Robert ...

Paris Alston: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. This week in cities around the world, people will gather and drink a little more than their fair share of whiskey, sing some very old songs, and read ...

If you know "Auld Lang Syne," you know Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles both shared social media posts about Burns Night on Tuesday, but what exactly is the ...