Tam O'Shanter: Burns had a way with words that few could equal. In this masterful tale he shows us exactly why that is.

Many nations have produced outstanding poets who they would gladly have represent their Culture. But can any Nation say they have an equivalent of Robbie Burns? Rabbie. The Ploughman Poet. The Bard (Of Scotland). This one poet is indelibly linked and intertwined with the culture and people of Scotland. His life, loves, politics, verse and songs speak as them and for them.

From humble roots, the eldest son of seven born in 1759 to parents, both from tenant farming stock, the family endured b...