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This one-man show in Edinburgh uses choreography, music and words to portray Scotland’s national poet
A Sky Arts documentary paints a refreshingly nuanced picture of the rogue and lyricist
As the first compendium of the FT’s weekly Life of a Song column is published, its co-editor charts the history of songwriting
Certainties have crumbled in the past six weeks as the popular bets of last year go into reverse
How a Scottish lowland song became a tune now recognised around the world
With no standard version, many argue it is a collection of dialects, not a language
Scottish banks ready plans to become English following a Yes vote
An inspired project that combines portraits of famous Scots with monologues on the state of Scotland
Both England’s Shakespeare and Scotland’s Burns wrote in relation to British unity
‘I perform as Robert Burns all over the world’
Economics will determine the destiny of the British isles’ constituent nations
Sensitive harp accompaniment brings to life this setting of poems from Robert Burns and William Soutar
The bagpipe drone and fiddle patterns of Scottish folk ring close to modern dance music
Changing direction can boost sales and fund-raising
Writer found voice for new emerging ‘teenager’ with ‘The Catcher in the Rye’
Bankers' feel for the public mood makes BA cabin staff look like PR smoothies
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