Edinburgh Cape Society

Sat 21 Jan 2023: Burns Night; Martin and Mary kindly open their door to allow haggis and Rabbie in. Bring a wee party-piece with you: Burns-related preferred but, ultimately, this is a Cape Manor so any entertainment will do.; Please arrive between 19:00 and 19:30. Gushing entrails around 20:00.; ***Unfortunately, space is limited and, as a result, so are invites***.

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Martin, Mary, Helena, Anne, Rob, Phil, and Colin gathered on the outskirts of Leith at Martin and Mary's for what is now a traditional January Manor: a celebration of Rabbie Burns' birthday with all things Scottish, including whisky (by the bottle), tartan and a finely cooked and served meal of Findlay's of Musselburgh haggis, neeps 'n' tatties. The Scottish-based revellers were joined by Derran, Helena, Karla and Emellie via videolink from Denmark. There was an added bonus of some veal haggis on the menu. After some lovely hors d'oeuvres and catch-up chittety chattety, the Burns worshippers gathered around the table where Martin marched in the haggis and admirably addressed it. Then on to the eating. What a wonderful meal. The haggis was excellent, the tatties smooth and creamy and the neeps, neeptastic. There was ice cream to enjoy while the apple crumble worked away in the oven a little longer. It was time to move on to the entertainment which included song sheets, melodica, penny whistle, vocal chords, guitars and almost practice chanters: bagpipes next year. Everyone moved from the table to the 'comfy' seats and joined in with a few songs Martin and Mary had printed off. There were Burns and other related forms of entertainment from most of the party in the room and in Denmark, including poetry, song and story. These all eventually led to Auld Lang Syne and then on to more riotous dancing to Simple Minds and other classics, ae, Proud Mary.

Some video...

Haggis House
Loch Lomond Song Along
The Emmelie Sticker Story
John Anderson my jo, John
Helene Denmark Story
Dez The Dug
Charlie Sure Is Ma Chicken Egg Darlin
Penny Whistle For Your Dark Island
The Band Bear The Weight
Helpless (no pun needed)

Further slightly more embarassing clips are suitable for private viewing on request.

Special thanks to Martin and Mary for all the preparation, expense, time and effort spent on creating a great night and thanks to those who accepted the (unfortunately) limited invites to enjoy the hospitality and contribute their own homage to Burns.