Edinburgh may have changed somewhat since the young Queen Victoria’s assessment almost two centuries ago, but there is no ...

St Mary's Primary School are the winners of the Robert Burns World Federation schools choral competition (Image: George Munro) The school has been working closely with the Greenock Burns Club and the ...

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to close its Studio Season with the première of A Toast Fae The Lassies, a new musical play ...

Practice will lead on proposals for safeguarding the A listed 18th-century farm buildings near Dumfries, once home to ...

Backed by the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust, the Collective scheme is designed to ‘safeguard and revitalise’ the site. The ...

For auld lang syne. We twa hae run about the braes, And pou'd the gowan fine; But we've wander'd mony a weary fitt, Sin' auld lang syne. We twa hae paidl'd in the burn, Frae morning sun till dine; ...

The first recorded reference to "Auld Lang Syne" hand written by Scottish poet Robert Burns, who in 1788 wrote to a female friend about her recent reunion with a long-lost acquaintance is on ...

"Auld Lang Syne" has long been a hit at New Year's parties in the U.S. as people join together to ring in the new year, but experts note the tune has a long history that didn’t originate in America.

Where does "Auld Lang Syne" come from? The "Auld Lang Syne" song lyrics we know (or pretend to know) today are derived from a late-18th century poem by Scottish bard Robert Burns (1759–1796).

THE singing of Auld Lang Syne at Hogmanay is an old Scottish tradition that has found itself practised in every corner of the globe. The Robert Burns poem was written in 1788 and while the ...

Auld Lang Syne was written in 1788 and based on an older Scottish folk song (Image: Jane Barlow/PA) What is the meaning behind the Robert Burns poem Auld Lang Syne?