The haggis gets its own entrance music on Burns Night – here’s what it sounds likeThe traditional ‘piping in of the haggis’. Widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, Burns’ birthdate is celebrated by Scots across the world as an annual ‘Burns Night’ – effectively, a second national day for the Celtic nation. However, a tune you’re likely to hear predominantly at Burns Night, or more particularly during a Burns supper, is ‘A Man’s A Man For A’ That’. The first Burns Night was held in July 1801, when nine of Burns’ closest friends gathered to mark five years since the passing of the poet. Proving how international this celebratory night is, Spud explained that as part of his career, he had spent 14 years playing for Burns Night events in Kazakhstan.
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