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 ...

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 ...

Robert Burns enthusiasts have slammed the “mindless vandalism” of Scotland’s national bard’s final resting place. A glass panel at the Burns Mausoleum in Dumfries was smashed on Tuesday ...

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 ...

The Saint Andrew’s Society of Williamsburg hosted its annual Burns Night supper on Jan. 25 in celebration of the birthday of the national poet of Scotland, Robert Burns. The formal event at the ...

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Robert (Bob) Allan Burns, age 89, on February 4th. He is predeceased by his wife Rosemary Burns; father James Burns and mother Millicent Keown; ...

The author of Robert Burns and Scottish Cultural Politics – The Bard of Contention (December 2024) reveals that Burns was a Freemason and the suppers started as “a Masonic thing”.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The National Trust for Scotland has revealed the five relics of Robert Burns’ life that have most captured people’s attention in the ...

A Conservative MSP has criticised the SQA decision to downgrade the work of Robert Burns in Scottish exams, saying we are "ignoring" his work "at our peril". Oliver Mundell raised his concerns ...

At the Globe Inn in Dumfries, the menu has come a long way since Mrs Hyslop dished up sheep’s heid and other favourites at the tavern, where Robert Burns often drank and regaled and sometimes ...

Burns Night is a celebration of Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns, with food, drink and poetry You can host a memorable Burns Night without overspending by focusing on simple, homemade ...

In the dead of night, the skull of Robert Burns was removed from the crypt where he lay. It was his second final resting place - and the poet was to be disturbed once more. A group of men intent ...