Glen summed up the basics nicely.

If you have a small group of friends interested in making this happen you just divide up the parts and go for it.

Burns Night Suppers can include many things dancing (which Burns himself loved), songs (which Burns collected and wrote lyrics for) My love is like the Red Red Rose and My Heart's in the Highlands are favorites, and any Burns piece someone would like to recite.

Three years ago the members of the Nor Cal Rabble decided (rather on the spur of the moment) to have our own Burns Night Supper. Most of us (including me) had never been to one before. We followed the basic outline Glen presented and did our best.

It was a an absolutely wonderful time.

One thing that I think is important is to remember that Robert Burns was a very witty, very funny, and rather dashing fellow. Your Burns Night Supper should be fun! Or as I have discussed with cajunscot (XMTS resident Burns and Burns night expert) "a Burns Night Supper should be one that Robert Burns would have wanted to attend himself".

They shouldn't be stiff, they should be joyous.

Most of all they should be about Burns and his work

I heartily encourage you to take the plunge*

It is worth it!

Cheers

Jamie

* It is addictive thouigh. I have just started planning next years' event. I already have someone to do the "Selkirk Grace" and "Immortal Memory", and I have a clever idea for the "Address of the Haggis" (Jake we need to talk...)