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| PM McKee pipes in the Haggis in 2007 | Ret. S/Sgt. Quail toasts the Haggis | Cheers! | The address "To a Haggis" begins |
"Warm-reekin, rich!" |
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| The haggis get shared with the crowd |
"But, if ye wish her gratefu' prayer, Gie her a haggis!" |
Chief Mike Boyd addresses the audience in 2007 | Drum Sgt. James McLeod receives an award from the band | Pipe Sgt. Dean Hilton plays with the Canadian Artillery Band |
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| The drum sections does their amazing "Drummers Call" | More "Drummers Call" | The pipers join the drummers | The band shows their marching and piping skills | The amazing highland dancers perform in 2007 |
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| More dancing | The whole band plays with members of the Canadian Artillery Band | More music | The band and some of the crowd of 420 in 2007 | Pipe Major McKee pipes in the Haggis in '06 |
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| Retired S/Sgt. Kevin Quail addresses the haggis. | Retired S/Sgt. Kevin Quail addresses the haggis. | P/M McKee and Pipe Sgt. Hilton playing with the Japanese Drum Line in 2006 | Piping the haggis | Highland dancers entertaining |
A Brief History Of Roberts Burns And His Supper.
Burns Suppers have been a part of Scottish culture for about 200 years as a
means of commemorating our best-loved bard, Robert Burns. In all, more than 400
of Burns' songs are still in existence. Close friends of Burns started the Burns
Supper ritual a few years after his death in 1796, as a tribute to his memory.
Burns was born in Scotland in 1759 to a poor tenant farmer, and spent his youth working his father's farm. In spite of his poverty, Burns was extremely well-read. At 15, Robert was the principal worker on the farm and this prompted him to start writing in an attempt to find "some kind of counterpoise for his circumstances." His first verse, My Handsome Nell, was an ode to the other subjects that dominated his life, namely whiskey and women.
The last years of Burns' life were devoted to penning great poetic masterpieces such as The Lea Rig, Tam O'Shanter, and a Red, Red Rose. Alas, the trappings of fame did not bring fortune.
On the anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth, Scots both at home and abroad celebrate with a supper, where they address the haggis, the ladies, and whisky. The haggis is a pudding made from sheep's offal, beef suet and lightly toasted oatmeal, traditionally placed inside the sheep's stomach, which is then boiled for up to three hours. The host recites Burns' famous poem To A Haggis with great enthusiasm, and then toasts the haggis with a glass of whisky.
The next EPS Pipes and Drums Robbie Burns Dinner will be held in January, 2009 at the Italian Cultural Centre in Edmonton. Watch this page for more information as the date gets closer.
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