Robbie Burns: A Man’s a Man for A’ That
NAC’s 4th STAGE (53 Elgin Street) Thursday, January 15, 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7:00 Ages 12 and up Tickets: $22, seniors $18; Live Rush & subscription available Description We welcome each year with Auld Lang Syne, but who was the man behind that much loved song? Robert Burns was a farmer, lyricist, lover of words and women, national poet of Scotland, and pioneer of the Romantic Movement. Those who only have a passing acquaintance with Burns are sure to be surprised by the depths of tragedy, including the death of six of his nine children, and the raucous humour and political activism (using his diamond tipped pen to scratch a poem on a window of an inn that called the royal family an “idiot race”) that his life encompasses. Join us as we explore his life and celebrate his rich legacy of songs and poems. Note: The event isn't haggis free, but it's a great alternative for those who would rather hear about haggis than eat it. For more information, contact: Laurie Fyffe, Artistic Manager (mad@ottawastorytellers.ca), 613-322-8336, www.ottawastorytellers.ca) Writer and Performer
A versatile performer and creator of original works, Gail Anglin is particularly adept at bringing historic characters to life. One of Ottawa’s rare singing storytellers, she has co-created and appeared in several very well received musical storytelling shows at the NAC’s 4th Stage, including the popular And Tell Laura I Love Her. (Look for its return on April 1st at the 4th Stage.) Gail also directs Ottawa StoryTellers’ Traveling Tent Show events at The Billings Estate National Historical Site. Recitations
was born in Dumfries, Scotland where Robert Burns spent the last years of his life. Stuart is justly proud of the fact that his speech sounds the same as Burns’ would have sounded, and Rabbie himself couldn’t give a more delicious presentation of Address to the Haggis than Stuart does. A love of Robert Burns is part of Stuart’s heritage. His great-grandfather founded a Burns’ society in England in the 1890’s; his grandmother founded the Dumfries ladies’ Burns club; and Stuart himself founded the Ottawa Burns club. Stuart is VP of the local St. Andrew’s Society, and, like Burns, he says he has a “Scottish prejudice in my veins which will boil along there till the flood-gates of life shut in eternal rest”. Vocals
Whether working as a section lead with the Capital City Chorus, performing in the Vintage Variety Vaudeville Christmas Revue at the NAC’s 4th stage, competing and performing with numerous quartets, or delivering singing valentines in February, if it has a melody - or a harmony, Fraser will not only sing it – his rich baritone voice will make it glorious! When he isn’t singing, Fraser is developing courses for IBM, or he’s spending time with his wife and two children. Music
envisioned becoming a saxophone player in his youth, but hearing Jimmy Page, leader of Led Zeppelin, play guitar changed that for good. Electric, acoustic, classical guitar – as long as it has six strings, Shawn will play it masterfully! He is a member of the band Off the Menu and performed with members of that band in Ottawa StoryTellers’ And Tell Laura I Love Her show in March 2014. His day job is at the National Research Council, and he is a father of two great kids.
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