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Performances in N.Y.C. The ornately decorated fiddle belonged to the dance master who taught Robert Burns. At Carnegie, it will cap “Scotland’s Hoolie in New York.” Duncan Chisholm with the ...
Robert Burns was born on January 25 1759 in Alloway, Ayrshire, and died in Dumfries aged 37 on July 21 1796. The painting sold at Wimbledon Auctions on Monday has not been given a precise date ...
A “very rare” portrait of Robert Burns has sold for more than 160 times its estimated price of about £500. The picture, painted in the manner of Sir Henry Raeburn, fetched £84,320 (including ...
A “very rare” portrait of Robert Burns has sold for more than 160 times its estimated price of about £500. The picture, painted in the manner of Sir Henry Raeburn, fetched £84,320 (including buyer’s ...
Robert Burns, his wife Jean Armour and their family were members of the congregation at St Michael’s Church, with the poet buried in the churchyard after he died in 1796.
Robert "Bob" Burns, 91, passed away peacefully in his sleep, among family, at his home in Rogers, Ark., on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Bob was born on October 18, 1933, in Centerton, Ark., to ...
Brevard County political consultant Robert Burns was fined $24,500 for violating election laws. Burns was found to have committed campaign finance violations, including failing to report ...
Saint Andrew's Society members on the Burns Night planning team included, from left, Douglas and Lianne Boller, Mary Murphy, John and Vicki Scott, Cindy and Ed Matheson, and Irene and Jerry Lelansky.
The National Trust for Scotland has revealed the five relics of Robert Burns’ life that have most captured people’s attention in the first year of the online collection.
A Conservative MSP has criticised the SQA decision to downgrade the work of Robert Burns in Scottish exams, saying we are "ignoring" his… ...
At this time of year, the town’s deep Burns culture is ignited with events such as The Big Burns Supper, which will host 150 events across a number of venues until February 2.
Robert Burns died in Dumfries in 1796 and moved from his original poor man's grave to a newly-built mausoleum, which was paid for by his supporters, some 19 years later.