On January 25, Scots and their descendants around the world will pay homage to one of the world's greatest poets and song writers. Over his lifetime Robert Burns completed over 700 poems and songs, ...

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 ...

Robert Burns is known as "Scotland's National Poet." His birthday, on January 25, is celebrated each year by Scots around the world. In addition to Burns's poetry and songs, his birthday has become a ...

A Robert Burns fanatic has spent three years turning his body into a tattoo tribute to the poet by getting inkings of his most famous poems. Window cleaner Lee Jamieson has covered his back with ...

The following article examines the major Burns festivals of the nineteenth century, particularly the Ayr Festival of 1844, in the context of the wider creation of cultural memory through the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Americans and Scots love a good party. Perhaps it’s in our DNA. Nearly 25 million Americans are of Scottish descent — that’s about 8 percent of this country’s population.