There was a fantastic turn-out of storytellers for our Burns themed evening. We were treated to stories, poems and even a song, from Robert Burns, Scotland and other countries.
Our first offering was a short poem by the Bard himself, “Naebody”, followed by a tale from Orkney, “The Mermaid Bride.” After that, we heard a recitation of “My Luve is Like a Red, Red Rose”, the second Burns poem of the evening. Next we listened to a Slavic tale of a strange forest creature, “The Leshy”.
The undoubted highlight came next, a thrilling telling of “Tam O’Shanter” by Robert Burns, recited by one of our newest members.
A story from Japan followed, “The Burning of the Rice Fields”. Then we were treated to a humorous Scottish song, “Johnnie Sands”. The penultimate story of the evening was “Agnes Maclehose” who was the inspiration for Robert Burns’ “Ae Fond Kiss”. The evening came to an end with a short tale from Gaza.
A wonderful time was had by all!