Happy Burns Night

For a' that, and a' that
It's comin' yet, for a' that
That man to man the world o'er
Shall brothers be, for a' that.

-- Robert Burns, 1795

May the bursting hurdies of your haggis have gushed warm-reekin' rich when you stabbed into them tonight, and may your single malt be at least thirty years old and still non-corporate.

Here is a kind of raw but interesting live performance of one of Burns's last songs.

Paolo Nutini, "A Man's a Man, for a' that"

For the classic audio from the Corries, who first revived so many auld Scottish folk songs and saved us from a long tradition of stage Scots, here is a lovely performance. I wish I could have found you a live performance by Ronnie (who you hear as lead singer here) and Roy, but there seems not to be one just now.

Tae th' immortal mem'ry!