Two Successful Burns Suppers
2025 opened with two traditional Burns Suppers, featuring a three course dinner, pipes, songs, speeches, recitations and fun. The Members’ Burns Supper, open to Members and their guests, was on 24th January and was an excellent night of songs and music with a very well appreciated Immortal Memory from Professor Bob Steele.
The Open Burns Supper is for everyone, and will take place on the 31st January. It’s a popular event and all the tickets are taken. The Immortal Memory will be delivered by Paul Malgrati, author of “Robert Burns and Scottish Cultural Politics.”
St Andrews Night and another Music at the Burns Club
There were two busy and highly entertaining events in the Burns Club to finish off 2025. Our St Andrews Night Dinner featured songs and speeches, a delicious dinner and the Selkirk Grace rendered in Scots and Ukrainian.
In December we had another successful Music at the Burns Club, with Banjo Brian McKay marshalling some fearsomely talented musicians playing a wide range of traditional styles and singing some great songs. You can hear 15 minutes of clips from the session here … https://youtu.be/QRMGLVfHfws
You can also enjoy clips from previous sessions here … https://youtu.be/GDoeDWcSa7Y
Other Events
The Club hosts Music at the Burns Club, a traditional folk music session brought together by “Banjo” Brian Mckay; talks such as Paul Philippou’s presentation on the poetry of William Soutar; a St Andrews’ Night celebration and three Burns Suppers to celebrate the Bard’s birthday in January.
We joined together with our Ukrainian friends to read poetry from their national poet, Shevchenko, and from Burns; and trades unionists held a reception in the Club after their May Day rally.
The Club is also used for family and social events.
Members and Associate Members receive emails with information about our events, and we advertise public events on eventbrite.
Coming Events
Open Burns Supper – Saturday 31 January 2026
Music at the Burns Club – four dates to be confirmed, with the first planned for a Sunday afternoon in March