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 (Results 51-75 of 105 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
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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LCNAR: Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78088009
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