Robert Burns
Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is in a "light Scots dialect" of English, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. In 2009 he was chosen as the greatest Scot by the Scottish public in a vote run by Scottish television channel STV. As well as making original compositions, Burns also collected folk songs from across Scotland, often revising or adapting them. His poem (and song) "Auld Lang Syne" is often sung at Hogmanay (the last day of the year), and "Scots Wha Hae" served for a long time as an unofficial national anthem of the country. Other poems and songs of Burns that remain well known across the world today include "A Red, Red Rose", "A Man's a Man for A' That", "To a Louse", "To a Mouse", "The Battle of Sherramuir", "Tam o' Shanter" and "Ae Fond Kiss". |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 899 | 7-in. | Oct. 1897 | Auld lang syne | Diamond Four | Male vocal quartet | author | |
Berliner | 1774 | 7-in. | Before Sept. 1897 | Auld lang syne | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo | author | |
Berliner | 0115 | 7-in. | 3/25/1899 | Auld lang syne | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]132 | 7-in. | 7/13/1900 | Auld lang syne | William Tuson | Clarinet solo | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]692 | 10-in. | 2/20/1901 | Auld lang syne | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]692 | 7-in. | 2/20/1901 | Auld lang syne | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1488 | 10-in. | 7/19/1902 | John Anderson, my Joe | Kilties' Band of Canada | Band | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1488 | 7-in. | 7/19/1902 | John Anderson, my jo | Kilties' Band of Canada | Band | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3125 | 10-in. | 2/20/1901 | Auld lang syne | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix C-]31060 | 12-in. | either 1901 or 1902 | John Anderson, my jo | Kilties' Band of Canada | Band | author | |
Victor | C-272 [Old series] | 12-in. | 2/9/1903 or 5/26/1903 | John Anderson, my jo | Kilties' Band of Canada | Band | author | |
Victor | B-2346 | 10-in. | 2/27/1905 | Auld lang syne | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-2460 | 10-in. | 4/7/1905 | Bonnie Doon | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-2794 | 10-in. | 10/10/1905 | John Anderson, my jo | Orthian Ladies' Trio | Female vocal trio | author | |
Victor | B-2894 | 10-in. | 11/17/1905 | John Anderson, my jo | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-2895 | 10-in. | 11/17/1905 | Scots, wha' hae wi' Wallace bled | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | C-2897 | 12-in. | 11/21/1905 | Melodies of Robert Burns | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | author | |
Victor | B-6612 | 10-in. | 11/20/1908 | Auld lang syne | Evan Williams | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-6613 | 10-in. | 11/20/1908 | Loch Lomond | Evan Williams | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-6688 | 10-in. | 12/29/1908 | Auld lang syne | Westminter Chimes [i.e., Chris Chapman] | Chimes | author | |
Victor | C-6707 | 12-in. | 1/6/1909 | Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Doon | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | B-8031 | 10-in. | 6/7/1909 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Herbert Witherspoon | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-8265 | 10-in. | 9/30/1909 | Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Doon | Geraldine Farrar | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-8382 | 10-in. | 11/17/1909 | Highland Mary | Frederick Gunster | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-10034 | 10-in. | 3/8/1911 | A red, red rose | John Barnes Wells | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | C-10819 | 12-in. | 7/21/1911 | John Anderson, my jo | Elizabeth Wheeler | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-10949 | 10-in. | 9/12/1911 | Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled | Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-10964 | 10-in. | 9/15/1911 | O wert thou in the cauld blast | Marguerite Dunlap ; Elizabeth Wheeler | Female vocal duet, with piano | author | |
Victor | B-12829 | 10-in. | 1/23/1913 | Red, red rose | Alma Gluck | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-13065 | 10-in. | 4/2/1913 | John Anderson, my jo | Elsie Baker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-13455 | 10-in. | 6/19/1913 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Reed Miller | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | C-13905 | 12-in. | 10/3/1913 | John Anderson, my jo | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | C-13907 | 12-in. | 10/4/1913 | Comin' thro' the rye | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | B-14266 | 10-in. | 1/2/1914 | Auld lang syne | Alan Turner | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-14381 | 10-in. | 1/27/1914 | Auld lang syne | Julia Culp | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-14430 | 10-in. | 2/9/1914 | Hay Baloo | Elsie Baker | Female vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | B-14668 | 10-in. | 4/6/1914 | Bonnie wee thing | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-15506 | 10-in. | 12/16/1914 | Auld lang syne | Wilfred Glenn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-16204 | 10-in. | 7/13/1915 | My heart is sair for somebody | Florence Hinkle | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-18564 | 10-in. | 10/19/1916 | Drink to me only with thine eyes | Victor Band | Band | author | |
Victor | B-18973 | 10-in. | 1/9/1917 | Flow gently sweet Afton | Olive Kline | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-20896 | 10-in. | 10/23/1917 | Hey Baloo | Laura Littlefield | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-21614 | 10-in. | 3/19/1918 | Auld lang syne | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | author | |
Victor | B-30402 | 10-in. | 6/23/1924 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Alma Gluck | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | B-31676 | 10-in. | 1/12/1925 | Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled! | Royal Dadmun | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-36115 | 10-in. | 8/10/1926 | Flow gently sweet Afton | The De Reszke Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied (takes 5-9); with piano (takes 1-4) | author | |
Victor | BVE-40733 | 10-in. | 11/22/1927 | Afton water | Mary Garden | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | BVE-47805 | 10-in. | 10/4/1928 | Flow gently sweet Afton | Lambert Murphy | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-47812 | 10-in. | 10/5/1928 | John Peel | Royal Dadmun | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-49437 | 10-in. | 6/21/1929 | Annie Laurie | Ralph Crane | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BS-030356 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | Auld lang syne | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | author | |
Victor | BS-046872 | 10-in. | 2/9/1940 | Happy birthday to you | Golden Memory Boys | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble | author | |
Victor | BS-051849 | 10-in. | 7/12/1940 | Auld lang syne | The Old Timer's Orchestra ; Jimmy Ray | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | author | |
Victor | D7VB-1910 | 10-in. | 10/24/1947 | Auld lang syne | Helen Carroll ; Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | author | |
Victor | [Trial 1915-05-03-02] | Not documented | 5/3/1915 | Ae fond kiss | Mary Black | Female vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | [Trial 1926-02-09-01] | 10-in. | 2/9/1926 | The bonnie lass of Balloch Myle | George Kennedy | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Columbia | 700 | 10-in. | ca. 1902 | Ye banks and braes o' Bonnie Doon | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Columbia | 700 | 7-in. | ca. 1902 | Ye banks and braes o' Bonnie Doon | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Columbia | 3228 | 10-in. | between January and September 1905 | Scots wha' hae wi' Wallace bled | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 3301 | 10-in. | approximately 1905 | Ye banks and braes o' Bonnie Doon | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 3731 | 10-in. | between January and November 1907 | Auld lang syne | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 19490 | 10-in. | 7/27/1911 | Afton water | Harold Jarvis | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 19725 | 10-in. | 1/10/1912 | O wert thou in the cauld blast | Grace Kerns ; Bessie Volckman | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 19886 | 10-in. | 5/17/1912 | John Anderson, my Jo | Mary Garden | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 38316 | 10-in. | 10/7/1912 | Auld lang syne | Columbia Mixed Chorus | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 38544 | 10-in. | 1/8/1913 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Sue Harvard | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 39873 | 10-in. | 2/18/1915 | Auld lang syne | Arthur Turelly | Harmonica solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 45856 | 10-in. | 7/14/1915 | Bonnie wee thing | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 46035 | 10-in. | 9/17/1915 | Scots wha' hae | Albert Wiederhold | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 46268 | 10-in. | 12/30/1915 | Oh whistle and I'll come to you, my lad | Marie Sundelius | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 77528 | 10-in. | 11/24/1917 | Favorites of other days, part 1 | Columbia Stellar Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 77972 | 10-in. | 7/27/1918 | Auld lang syne | Columbia Stellar Quartette | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | author | |
Columbia | 78847 | 10-in. | 12/8/1919 | Comin' thro' the rye | Carmela Ponselle ; Rosa Ponselle | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 79508 | 10-in. | 11/5/1920 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Oscar Seagle | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 80524 | 10-in. | 8/12/1922 | John Anderson, my jo | Florence Macbeth | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 81950 | 10-in. | 8/25/1924 | John Anderson, my Jo | Florence Macbeth | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 30509 | 12-in. | between January and May 14, 1910 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Mrs. A. Stewart Holt | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 37322 | 12-in. | 6/5/1915 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Corinne Rider-Kelsey | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 37339 | 12-in. | 6/26/1915 | Ye banks and braes o' Bonnie Doon | Corinne Rider-Kelsey | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 37417 | 12-in. | ca. 1915 | My love's like a red, red rose | Olive Fremstad | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | 48932 | 12-in. | 9/25/1916 | Bonnie wee thing | Frances Ingram | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | W140661 | 10-in. | 6/9/1925 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Barbara Maurel | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | W144606 | 10-in. | 9/6/1927 | Auld lang syne | American Singers | Male vocal quartet | author | |
Columbia | W151533 | 10-in. | 5/6/1931 | Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled | Sandy MacFarlane | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
OKeh | [OK cat 1078-A] | 10-in. | approximately 1918 | Flow gently sweet Afton | Reed Miller | Male vocal solo | author | |
Brunswick | 1253 | 12-in. | approximately Aug. 1917 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Marie Morrisey | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Brunswick | 8102 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Bonnie wee thing | Theo Karle | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Brunswick | 4475-4477 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1920 | Auld lang syne | Shannon Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | author | |
Brunswick | E27418 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Marie Morrisey | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Brunswick | E28425 | 10-in. | 9/26/1928 | Comin’ thro’ the rye | Florence Easton | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Brunswick | E35837 | 10-in. | 2/5/1931 | Auld lang syne | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | author | |
Edison | 929 | Not documented | Feb. 1912 | Auld lang syne | Unidentified performer(s) (Edison Records) | author | ||
Edison | 1413 | 10-in. | May 1913 | John Anderson, my Jo | Violet Oppenshaw | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Edison | 2119 | 10-in. | 1/31/1913 | Bonnie Doon : Ye banks and braes | Christine Miller | Contralto vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra | author | |
Edison | 2745 | 10-in. | Jan. 1914 | O wert thou in the cauld blast | Charlotte Kirwan ; Matilda Staats | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra | author | |
Edison | 4347 | 10-in. | 12/16/1915 | Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled! | Christine Miller | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Edison | 4766 | 10-in. | 6/5/1916 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Thomas Chalmers | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Edison | 4993 | 10-in. | 9/15/1916 | John Anderson, my Jo | Christine Miller | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Edison | 5244 | 10-in. | 12/28/1916 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Marie Morrisey | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Edison | 5581 | 10-in. | 5/23/1917 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Christine Miller | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Edison | 6147 | 10-in. | Mar. 1918 | Auld lang syne | Old Home Singers | Vocal ensemble | author | |
Edison | 7216 | 10-in. | 3/12/1920 | Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled! | Emerson Williams | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Edison | 7221 | 10-in. | 3/15/1920 | Ye banks and braes o' Bonny Doon | Jean MacNeil | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Gramophone | 549f | 12-in. | Dec. 1905 | Robin Adair | Adelina Patti | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Gramophone | 7201½b | 10-in. | 9/4/1905 | Auld lang syne | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with band and chorus | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burns, Robert," accessed October 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102250.
Burns, Robert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102250.
"Burns, Robert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 October 2024.
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