Poems, and poems perhaps better known as songs, superbly rendered by the suave Tom Fleming. His accent and intonation breathe vivid life through the words. Ballads, love songs, humourous tales - all in the spoken word.

Rantin Rovin Robin
Of A The Airts The Wind Can Blaw
O My Luves Like A Red Red Rose
Mary Morison
A Man's A Man
Death And Dr Hornbook
Epistle To Dave, A Brother Poet
Holy Willie's Prayer
The Cotter's Saturday Night
Tam O'Shanter
Green Grow The Rashes
Address To The Unco Guid Or The Rigidly Righteous
To A Mouse
Twa Dogs
To A Louse
Willie Wastle Dwalton Tweed
Lass That Made The Bed To Me
Ae fond Kiss
Auld Lang Syne
Elegy on the Death of Robert Ruisseaux

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Marian Anderson and her Scottish Dance Band have done it again! This is an exquisitely crafted album which showcases the very best of Robert Burns' songs. Marian will take you on a delightful journey through some of the bard's most well-known melodies.

Perfect for your Burns Night dance - or for any other time of year. Fourteen Scottish Dances to tunes from the songs of Rabbie Burns.

Marian Anderson - accordion
Graham Bell - 2nd accordion
Isobelle Hodgson - piano & bass
Max Ketchin - drums

This album is essential for those who appreciate the art of Scotland's national bard. Likewise, toe-tapping Scottish Dancers and Scottish Music lovers will truly cherish this gem of fourteen rousing melodies.

1. The Star o' Rabbie Burns
2. Ye Banks & Braes - Jig 8x32: Title - The Muckin' o' Geordie's Byre - Tam Glen - Scots Wha' H'ae
3. Ha Ha the Wooin' O' It - Reel 8x32: Duncan Gray - The Piper 0' Dundee - Ye Jacobites By Name - Mormond Braes
4. My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose - Strathspey 8x32: Title - When Wild War's Deadly Blast Was Blawn - Dainty Davie - John Anderson, My Jo
5. Kenmure's On & Awa - Jig 8x24: Title - The Dei'ls Awa' Wi' the Exciseman - Here's A Health - A Rosebud By My Early Walk
6. Cairney Moiunt - Reel 4x40: Title - Willie's Gang To Melville Castle - A Heiland Lad - A Man's A Man
7. Green Grows the Rashes - Strathspey 8x32: Title - Miss Admiral Gordon's Strathspey - Comin' Thro the Rye - Stumpie
8. My Wife's A Wanton Wee Thing - Jig 8x32: Title - There Cam' A Young Man - And Oh! for Ane & Twenty Tam - Laird o' Cockpen
9. My Love She's But A Lassie Yet - Reel 6x32: Title - Goodnight & Joy Be Wi' Ye A' - I'll Gang Nae Mair Tae Yon Toun - Lassie Wi' the Lint White Locks - Ca' the Yowes
10. The Lea Rig - Strathspey 8x32: Title - Mary Morrison - McPherson's Farewell - Roslin Castle
11. The Dusty Miller - Jig 8x32: Title - The Deuks O'er My Daddie - She's Fair & Fause - O'er the Water to Charlie
12. Corn Rigs - Reel 8x32: Title - Willie Brew'd A Peck o' Maut - Hey Johnnie Cope - The Borrom of the Punch Bowl
13. Ae Fond Kiss - Waltz 3x32: Title - Leezie Lindsay - Flow Gently Sweet Afton
14. Burns' Hornpipe - Reel 4x32: Glasgow Hornpipe - The Balmedie Highlanders - Andrew's Reel - Miss Angela Johnston
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The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra celebrate the life and works of Robert Burns. Narrator, singers & orchestra. Arranged and conducted by the great John Mason MBE. A booklet with details of the tunes used, and the words of the poem Tam O' Shanter is enclosed.

1. From A Humble Clay Cottage
2. The Flowering Of Song
3. Beautiful Ayrshire
4. Mary Campbell - A Highland Lass
5. Clarinda - A Rosebud By My Early Walk
6. Composing A Long Song
7. Jean Armour - A True Love
8. The Poet Of Humanity
9. The Tam O'Shanter & Cutty Sark Overture
10. Interview With John Mason MBE
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Twenty two of the best poems of Robert Burns recited by the expressively voiced Iain Cuthbertson. Some gentle fiddle backing adds an extra dimension in places. Some of the poems are well known as songs, but are great as poems too.

1. Such A Parcel Of Rogues In A Nation
2. A Fig For Those By Law Protected
3. Holy Willie's Prayer
4. Gie The Lass Her Fairin'
5. To A Love-begotten Daughter
6. To A Mouse
7. Epitaphs - Dove, Wag
8. O My Luve's Like A Red Red Rose
9. A Scots Prologue
10. For A' That And A' That
11. Adress To The Unco Guid, Or The Rigidly Righteous
12. The Book Worm
13. Mary Morison
14. To A Louse
15. The Henpeck'd Husband
16. A Grace (Before Dinner)
17. To A Haggis
18. A Grace (After Dinner)
19. Scotch Drink
20. On Maxwell Of Cardoness - Extempore
21. To A Painter
22. Ae Fond Kiss
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