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When did Burns Suppers start?Why is it celebrated all over the world?Who can join in the fun?Spanning the history of the phenomenon, from the year of its creation in 1801 to the present day, this book offers you everything you need to know about the Burns Supper, and the poet for whom it is held every year. From the origins of the custom to its modern day interpretations, from the rituals and traditions to the fun and fellowship, this first full-length study of the unique annual celebration of Scotland's national poet answers every question you can think of, along with every one you can't.
Contents
Acknowledgements 11Abbreviations 13List of Tables 15Introduction 17Part One: The Creation and Growth of the Burns Supper 23CHAPTER ONE:Convivial Club Life in Burns's Time 25CHAPTER TWO: The Creation of the First Burns Supper 37Alloway, July 1801 37How Hamilton Paul Bonded the Elements of the Burns Supper Together 43The Thomson Club: Antecedent or Anachronism? 49CHAPTER THREE:The Charismatic Period 52CHAPTER FOUR:The Traditional Period 77International Scope 77The United States of America 80Canada 101India 105Australia 110New Zealand 117Hong Kong and the Far East 120Africa 123Back to the United Kingdom 126CHAPTER FIVE:The Bureaucratic Period 151The Federation 151The All-too Mortal Memory of Hugh MacDiarmid 159The Commemoration of Robert Burns and its Connection with the Past 164The Orthodox or Institutionalised Burns Supper 171CHAPTER SIX:The Burns Supper at War 175CHAPTER SEVEN:Innovations and the Global Period 194Communism 194Broadcasting 200The Advent of the Global Period 206Part Two: The Elements of the Burns Supper 213CHAPTER EIGHT: The Immortal Memory 214Toasting Immortality and Immorality 216The Immortal Memory at the Burns Supper 222The Immortal Memory in Prose 231The Form of the Toast 243'Join Me in a Toast' 247CHAPTER NINE:The Haggis 250The Haggis for Scotland 250The Haggis and Verse 259The Haggis on the Menu 266The Haggis in Ritual 272Addressing the Haggis 280CHAPTER TEN:Ale, Sangs An' Clatter 285Drink 286Entertainment 296The Songs 298The Poems 314CHAPTER ELEVEN:Beginning And Ending The Evening 324Opening the Proceedings: Saying Grace 324Closing the Proceedings: Singing Auld Lang Syne 339CHAPTER TWELVE:Female Participation in Burns Suppers 347Women Attending the Burns Supper 347The Toast to the Lass(i)es 362Conclusion 367Appendices 371Appendix A:Additional Account of the First Burns Supper from The Air Edition 371Appendix B:Report of the First Meeting of the Paisley Burns Club, 29 January 1805 379Appendix C:Biographies of the First Nine Burns Supper Guests - The Founding Members of the Allowa' Club 387Appendix D:Chronological Catalogue of Early Burns Suppers from 1801 to 1858 399Appendix E:All Commemorative Celebrations Recorded in the Year 1859 440Bibliography 456Endnotes 526
