The Immortal Bard of Scotland. He is regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. Robert Burns was born on January 25th, 1759, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland. He had the ability to empathize with others and was able to take on their plight as his own. His greatest poems and songs had a vivid and unique insight into the anguishes and aspirations of his fellow man and his words still have powerful meaning today.
His works including: Auld Lang Syne, To a Mouse, Tam o’ Shanter, A Fond Kiss, Afton Water, Red, Red Rose, Scots Wha Hae, A Man’s a Man for A’, Coming Thro the Rye, Selkirk Grace and Address to Haggis, live on.
He is the best known poet that had written in both the Scots language and in English. He also wrote in a light Scots dialect that was accessible to readers beyond Scotland. Robert Burns died on July 21, 1796. The Robert Burns Society of Charleston celebrates his life, legacy and works by supporting the Scottish arts year-round. We are a member of the Robert Burns World Federation Ltd.
The Robert Burns Society of Charleston Inc., a non-profit organization as 501(c)(3), supports and promotes Scottish-American history, Scottish heritage, culture and military tradition in the South Carolina Lowcountry through events and the development of excellence in Highland Bagpiping, Highland Dance, Scottish Fiddle, Scottish Harp (Clàrsach), the Scots Gaelic language, to include support of academic achievement of the Scottish-American diaspora through Grants/Scholarships.
