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Robert Burns Supper


Burns Supper 2008
Featuring The Pipes and Drums of
The Worcester Kiltie Band
and Ceilidh Music and Dancing from
Tom Pixton


The schedule for this years Burns Supper is
January 26th, 2008

*Cocktail Hour Begins at 4:30
*Dinner Is Served Promptly At 5:30
*Doors Open For General Admission At 7:30
*& Entertainment Begins At 7:30

All Tickets Must Be Reserved

DINNER WITH CONCERT
*Adult/Student $49 --Child(17 and under) $30

FlOOR SEATING (Allows Use Of The Bar)
*Adult $37 Student $20 Child $10

BALCONY SEATING
*Adult $27 Student $20 Child $10

Reserve A Dinner Table For 10 And Save $50
Reserve Floor Seating Table For 10 And Save $40

TICKET SALES FOR DINNER AND FLOOR SEATS END TUESDAY JANUARY 22ND

To order tickest please contact Mechanics Hall at 1-508-752-0888 or visit their website at Mechanics Hall or click here to print out an order form to mail in along with a self-addressed stamped envelope.


Here is a sample of our 2006 performance.
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Our Ain Fireside


Here is a sample of our 2005 performance.
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Scotland The Brave


Here is a picture of the band before the 2005 concert.




A Brief History Of Roberts Burns And His Supper.

Burns Suppers have been a part of Scottish culture for about 200 years as a means of commemorating our best-loved bard, Robert Burns. In all, more than 400 of Burns' songs are still in existence. Close friends of Burns started the Burns Supper ritual a few years after his death in 1796, as a tribute to his memory.

Burns was born in Scotland in 1759 to a poor tenant farmer, and spent his youth working his father's farm. In spite of his poverty, Burns was extremely well-read. At 15, Robert was the principal worker on the farm and this prompted him to start writing in an attempt to find "some kind of counterpoise for his circumstances." His first verse, "My Handsome Nell," was an ode to the other subjects that dominated his life, namely whiskey and women.

The last years of Burns' life were devoted to penning great poetic masterpieces such as The Lea Rig, Tam O'Shanter, and a Red, Red Rose. Alas, the trappings of fame did not bring fortune.

On the anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth, Scots both at home and abroad celebrate with a supper, where they address the haggis, the ladies, and whisky. The haggis is a pudding made from sheep's offal, beef suet and lightly toasted oatmeal, traditionally placed inside the sheep's stomach, which is then boiled for up to three hours. The host recites Burns' famous poem To A Haggis with great enthusiasm, and then toasts the haggis with a glass of whisky.





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