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Burn
Suppers
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Burns
Suppers are held on the 25th January or on a day reasonably near to this date.
1)
The meal can be as simple or as grand as the occasion dictates.
Haggis should be the main course, or served after the soup and prior to the main
course. The haggis should be paraded round and brought to the top table to be
addressed.
The parade should be led by the piper, followed by the chef carrying the Haggis,
and the person designated to addressing it bringing up the rear.
The poem "The Address to the Haggis" is recited.
The Haggis is then toasted by the piper, the chef and the reciter prior to being
piped out. (Back to the kitchen to be dished out).
2)
The Immortal Memory is the important Toast of the evening and as the title states
should outline some reason why Burns should be Immortal. If possible it should
mention his works - poems, letters, or songs. This speech ends with the company
toasting the "Immortal Memory of Robert Burns".
3)
The Toast to the Lassies should be fun. Outrageous and hilarious. However it should
always end up being gracious to the ladies. The gentlemen rise and toast "The
Lassies".
4)
The reply should simply thank the gentlemen for their good wishes. This should
also be witty and poke good natured fun at the men. Note - This assumes that the
evening is mixed company. If it is all male then a toast to the guests could be
exchanged for the Reply from the Lassies.
5)
A further Toast can be inserted such as a "Toast to Caledonia" or "Absent Friends".
6)
There are no hard and fast rules about which poems or songs to include: It is
a matter of personal choice. It is a general rule though that "Tam o' Shanter"
is recited and the song selection should include - "My Love is like a Red Red
Rose" and "Ae Fond Kiss". Above all Burns Suppers should be fun evenings and should
be nights which Burns would have enjoyed. If you do organise one I wish you a
happy, memorable night spent with your cronies. David Sibbald, President - Glasgow
and District Burns Association.
BURNS SUPPER SUGGESTED FORMAT AND TIMETABLE
6.45
GATHER
7.15
MEAL - PRESIDENTS WELCOME GRACE
After Soup - Parade of the Haggis
ADDRESS TO HAGGIS
PIPER
Remember 3 Whiskies for Chairman, Piper, and Reciter
9.00
INTERVAL
9.15
INTRODUCE TOP TABLE
9.20
COMPANY SING - THERE WAS A LAD
9.25
IMMORTAL MEMORY
9.50
SONGS
10.00
MUSIC SELECTION - Fiddler or Accordion
10.10
TOAST TO THE LASSIES
10.30
SONGS
10.40
POEM - TAM O'SHANTER
10.50
REPLY FROM THE LASSIES
11.05
SONGS
11.15
POEM
11.25
SONG
VOTE OF THANKS
CLOSING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIRMAN
11.35
AULD LANG SYNE
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