NorCal X Marks Burns Supper: plan now!

[walkerk]

For all who are bringing Scotch to the Burns Night, what are you bringing?
Cheers

I'll bring a bottle of Ardbeg "Airigh Nam Beist"

[Monkey@Arms]

First-go at a program can be seen Here:

http://users.california.com/~ahebert...rnsSupper.html

I'll be hunting for volunteers, and for confirmation..

The program looks excellent, Alan. I'll get payment to Kent when I come back to town (I'm in Reno, NV at the moment.)

If you need someone to volunteer for reading something by Burns, I'm game, but no original compositions for me.

Best regards,

Jake

[Alan H]

The program looks excellent, Alan. I'll get payment to Kent when I come back to town (I'm in Reno, NV at the moment.)

If you need someone to volunteer for reading something by Burns, I'm game, but no original compositions for me.

Best regards,

Jake

...........aand Jake down for the Selkirk Grace (nice and short!).

[Splash_4]

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[macwilkin]

Is the lasses toast a Burns poem? Or is it made up by the celebrant?

Is it generally an original piece, either prose or poem, that salutes the lassies and Burns's love for them.

Cheers,

Todd

[Panache]

Is it generally an original piece, either prose or poem, that salutes the lassies and Burns's love for them.

Cheers,

Todd

Thanks Todd!

I've mentioned this idea to Alan, but I'll through it out to the group as well. The Address of the Haggis is a fairly long poem. It may not be completely traditional (then again neither are the Bay Area kilted) but perhaps we could divide the poem and have each person read one stanza.

If no others step up for the Toast to the Lassies, I start putting pen to paper.

Cheers

[way2fractious]

Panache,

A search on "Burns Supper" brings up a lot of sites for review. One I found particularly enjoyable is here: http://www.auldlangsyne.org/index.html
It has lots of examples of readings, toasts, answers, etc. Hope it helps.

[macwilkin]

Thanks Todd!

I've mentioned this idea to Alan, but I'll through it out to the group as well. The Address of the Haggis is a fairly long poem. It may not be completely traditional (then again neither are the Bay Area kilted) but perhaps we could divide the poem and have each person read one stanza.

If no others step up for the Toast to the Lassies, I start putting pen to paper.

Cheers

Panache;

The Address is not that hard to learn; I learned it about 3 days with no problems. It really should not be broken up by verse; I have seen the famous Burnsian, John Cairney, perform as a "duet" with his wife translating the poem, but really, it should be recited from memory. It can be read, but it's just not the same...but, I am a Burns "purist".

The World Burns Federation has some good examples of toasts on their Burns Supper site:

http://www.worldburnsclub.com/supper...pper_index.htm

Cheers,

Todd

[Panache]

Again Todd, thanks for your help.

I will check out the site and see if it can be commited to memory between now and the 20th of January.

Cheers

Panache;

The Address is not that hard to learn; I learned it about 3 days with no problems. It really should not be broken up by verse; I have seen the famous Burnsian, John Cairney, perform as a "duet" with his wife translating the poem, but really, it should be recited from memory. It can be read, but it's just not the same...but, I am a Burns "purist".

The World Burns Federation has some good examples of toasts on their Burns Supper site:

http://www.worldburnsclub.com/supper...pper_index.htm

Cheers,

Todd

[cptdfs2000]

Excellent News!! Me and the Mrs. will be there ....