250 years of Robert Burns

25 January 2009 marked 250 years to the day since Scotland's national poet was born. This website celebrates Rabbie Burns's life and achievements in poetry and song. 66 of Scotland's biggest names recorded 716 of Robert Burns's works for our collection.

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Thanks to Martin J. Galloway and Dale McDonald for the kind use of their photographs throughout this website.

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