Send us a text I am performing a show called 'Burns Banter - Your Bard' at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It is all about the darker side of Robert Burns, with drinking songs and poems you probably haven't heard before. In this episode I tell you about the show and play a couple of clips from a recent warm up gig I played in a local pub. I'm playing at 'The Three Sisters - Live Room' from the 18th - 24th August 2025. Show starts at 1.45pm and lasts for one hour. Even if you can't make ...
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Send us a text I am performing a show called 'Burns Banter - Your Bard' at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It is all about the darker side of Robert Burns, with drinking songs and poems you probably haven't heard before. In this episode I tell you about the show and play a couple of clips from a recent warm up gig I played in a local pub. I'm playing at 'The Three Sisters - Live Room' from the 18th - 24th August 2025. Show starts at 1.45pm and lasts for one hour. Even if you can't make ...
Burns Banter - Ep.18 Robert Burns 'My love is like a red red rose'
Burns Banter - A fresh look at Robert Burns
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Burns Banter - Ep.18 Robert Burns 'My love is like a red red rose'
Send us a textMy 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 believe it may well have been old, but Robert must have rewritten it. I believe this as it has very modern language which includes the concept of geological time, which was practically unheard of at the time. This may have come from Roberts friendship with James Hutton, who was a pioneer in this ...
Burns Banter - A fresh look at Robert Burns
Send us a text I am performing a show called 'Burns Banter - Your Bard' at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It is all about the darker side of Robert Burns, with drinking songs and poems you probably haven't heard before. In this episode I tell you about the show and play a couple of clips from a recent warm up gig I played in a local pub. I'm playing at 'The Three Sisters - Live Room' from the 18th - 24th August 2025. Show starts at 1.45pm and lasts for one hour. Even if you can't make ...
