Posts Tagged ‘Robert’
Burns was of course an exciseman, and a brave one at that. He led an armed party on 28th Feb 1792 to board the smuggling ship ‘Rosamund’ which was subsequently seized. He sung this song at an Excise dinner in Dumfries the following month. Ross again helps out here and Pete Clark – the superb musician from Perthshire, plays the fiddle part
For me the best of Redpath and Burns. Video and Images by Dall Wilson. Vocals from “Songs of Burns arr. Serge Hov”
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Robert Burns – A Red, Red Rose – Sung by Andy M. Stewart A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns (1759-1796) O my Luve is like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve is like the melodie That’s sweetly played in tune. As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I; And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a’ the seas gang dry. Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi’ the sun; And I will luve thee still, my dear, While the sands o’ life shall run. And fare thee weel, my only Luve! And fare thee weel, awhile! And I will come again, my Luve, Though it were ten thousand mile!
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My Scottish accent isn’t genuine, this is just my impression. The pronunciations are anglicised to make it more intelligible to those who are not Scottish. If you want to hear an authentic Scottish version try here: www.bbc.co.uk Holy Willie’s prayer may be the best satirical poem ever written. It was about a hypocrite called Willie Fisher who righteously condemned others for for their sins when he was no better than they. “Holy Willie” is a common expression in Scotland for somebody who is overly religious without tolerance or humour. From what Willie says we can deduce that he’s a Calvinist. Calvinism follows the doctrines of St. Augustine, who held that we are all totally depraved and will not go to Heaven if we behave well in this life – nor to Hell if we behave badly. We cannot know why God chooses to save some and damn others. We’re all guilty anyway because we inherited the sin from Adam. “Old Man Praying” was by Rembrandt Vin Rijn (1606-1669)
www.gerardjamesbutler.co.uk Gerard Butler interview on Burns the movie. He also talks about Julia Stiles and production delays
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Robert Burns 1759 – 1796 reading his much loved poem A Red, Red Rose A Red, Red Rose is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title My Love is Like A Red, Red Rose or Red, Red Rose and is often published as a poem. Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Ayrshire, on Jan. 25, 1759, in the cottage of hard-working farmer parents Long considered the national poet of Scotland, Robert Burns is the author of “Auld Lang Syne,” “To A Mouse” and “Tam o’ Shanter.” Raised in a poor family of farmers, Burns was nonetheless educated in literature and began writing verse when he was a teenager. His father died in 1784 and Burns tried to make a go of it as a farmer, but found more success with poetry. To raise money to emigrate to Jamaica, he published a collection called Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect in Kilmarnock in 1786. The collection sold well and boosted his reputation among the literati, so Burns decided to stay in Scotland. He toured the country, published another edition in Edinburgh (1787) and joined James Johnson in publishing The Scots Musical Museum, a collection of Scottish folk songs. Burns is credited with collecting, revising and adapting hundreds of traditional songs, and his original poems brought international attention to Scottish language and culture. Although Burns became a well-known poet and a favorite native son, he still had to work for a living. He settled in Dumfries, where he worked as an …
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Robert Burns’ “To a Mouse” short lecture
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