Burns Banter - A fresh look at Robert Burns
Did you know that Robert Burns was the first person to feature on a Coca Cola bottle? Or that a book of his poems has orbited the earth 217 times? And he NEVER signed his name as Rabbie? This is a modern and light hearted look at the life and works of Robert Burns; poems explained; myths busted; songs sung and stories told. Listen, laugh, and maybe even learn something new with Alastair Turnbull and guests.
Burns Banter - A fresh look at Robert Burns
Burns Banter - Ep. 11. A tour around Burns sites in Ayrshire
WARNING!!!! This episode is better watched as a video.
https://youtu.be/i9RZ_t_JWQU?si=ksa_zMSxzDf44bu3
In this episode I go on a whistle stop tour of Robert Burns sites in Ayrshire. These include: the house Robert was born in, The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, the auld Alloway kirk, the Brig O' Doon, the Tarbolton bachelors club, Poosie Nansies Pub and Mossgiel Farm.
Poosie Nansies pub, and the characters that drank there, was the inspiration behind the epic Burns cantata 'The Jolly Beggars'. I was inspired by the place and recited 'Willie Wastles Wife'. The Auld Alloway kirk is where, in the poem Tam O' Shanter, Tam saw the witches and the devil dancing. Mossgiel farm is where Robert wrote a huge amount of his poems, this is where he wrote 'to a mouse'. I recite the poem in front of the field where Robert went through the mouses nest with his plough.
If you want to see the places in ayrshire where Robert lived and worked then this is the episode for you!
