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Where next for the Burns Banner?
The Burns Banner was unveiled on 6 August, in brilliant sunshine, and to the sound of Sheena Wellington reprising ‘A Man’s a Man for a’ That’. It was a vibrant addition to Market Street through grey days and sunny days … Continue reading
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The Burns Banner unveiled!
The Burns Banner was unveiled on August 6th. It is a fantastic and vibrant addition to Market Street. After speeches by SPL director Robyn Marsack, Mary Shields of Homecoming Scotland, and artist Stephen Raw, Sheena Wellington, who sang at the opening of the Scottish … Continue reading
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Violet takes to the plinth
Burns on the street! Violet Dalton, Head of Volunteering at the National Trust for Scotland (NTS), will be appearing atop Antony Gormley‘s Fourth Plinth between 5 and 6pm on Thursday 23rd July. She will be wearing a plaid (see left for how the plaid … Continue reading
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Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell discuss Burns
A jaunty digression: we recently acquired Words in Air: The complete correspondence between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell (Faber & Faber, 2008). We were pleased to note the following: ‘Oh–Marianne (Moore) has a very nice, old-fashioned steel-engraving of Burns in the … Continue reading
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