Paris Alston: This is GBH's Morning Edition. This week in cities around the world, people will gather and drink a little more than their fair share of whiskey, sing some very old songs, and read ...

Burns Night brings to mind forkfuls of peppery haggis and wee drams of whisky but the history of the festivities is often taken for granted. The Burns Supper is a celebration of the life and legacy of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Scottish poet Robert Burns was one of the sharpest wits ever to put pen to paper. Of humble birth, sporadically schooled and a great observer of everyday ...

Enjoying stuffed sheep stomach, sausage rolls and whisky is tradition on Burns Night — a holiday that commemorates the life and work of the iconic Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Ackroyd's Scottish ...

For old times’ sake, friends of Scottish poet Robert Burns gathered a few years after his death for a memorial dinner. More than 200 years later, an event celebrating the writing of the lyricist ...

The haggis, typically carried on a silver salver, is piped in by the diners with a standing slow clap - Joff Lee/Getty Burns Night, held in honour of Scotland's most famous poet Robert Burns, is ...

The new year is officially here, meaning Burns Night is almost upon us. Every year, people in Scotland celebrate the occasion in memory of the life and work of the famous poet, Robert Burns. Think ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Americans and Scots love a good party. Perhaps it’s in our DNA. Nearly 25 million Americans are of Scottish descent — that’s about 8 percent of this country’s population.

Burns Night is a special time for Scots. It consists of certain traditional Scottish recipes, and I've done all the work for ...