"Auld Lang Syne," by the eighteenth century Scottish poet Robert Burns, is a song about friends and remembering times long ago.

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Poet Robert Burns has been honoured by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) - for his work as a land surveyor.

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Another show written and performed in Scots, Tam o'Shanter, is a large-scale production by the Communicado theatre company - who have adapted Robert Burns' famous poem for the stage.

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Along with the Edinburgh Jazz Festival Orchestra, Temperley will also perform a new work by Dave Milligan, based around the love letters between Robert Burns and Agnes McLehose which they signed "Sylvander" and "Clarinda".

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