63. Auld Lang Syne & Robert Burns, Dumfries
Neil Oliver: News, Comment, History
Fat Belly Films
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we travel with Neil around the world with the words of Robert Burns, a poet and lyricist whose work has touch millions and directly helped to shape Neil’s own life.
Robert Burns was born in Ayr, lived in Dumfries and went on to be the national bard of Scotland. His brilliant body of work stretches from Auld Lang Syne to his famous epic poem, Tam o’ Shanter – work that continues still to bring people together. With his genius for words he has managed to exert an influence and make the world a better place.
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| 1:15.0 | love letter to the British Isles. Q the music. The pleasure that I got from remembering Tama Shanta changed my life and set me out on a path that I'm still on to this day. So Robert Burns |
| 1:36.0 | is foundational to the person that I am today. In this podcast we're connecting with a man whose genius has touched millions of people around the world. |
| 1:50.0 | Russians and Romans, New York wasps, New Delhi Hindus, Australians and Icelanders, they all know the words of Old Lang sign. |
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