Books to help you plan your Burns supper

	The Burns Supper Companion, by Hugh Douglas. This book is an essential guide for anyone planning a Burns supper. It's full of practical information and advice on all aspects of the event. It also contains the full text of the Address to a Haggis and other Burns songs and poems. I've found it extremely valuable over the years, and can happily recommend it to others. Available from Amazon.co.uk
	Collins Burns Supper Companion, by Nancy Marshall. This is another extremely useful guide to the rituals, formalities and pleasures of the big night. As well as clear step-by-step advice on the practicalities, it contains background information on Burns himself and his work, and a selection of his songs and poems. Available from Amazon.co.uk Available from Amazon.com

Books about Robert Burns and his works

	Complete Poems and Songs of Robert Burns. The complete text of all Burns' songs and poems, chronologically arranged, with a useful glossary of Scots terms. Available from Amazon.co.uk
	The Life of Robert Burns, by Catherine Carswell. A classic biography, which 'seeks to shake the image of Burns as a romantic hero … [it] brings to life the personality of this man, showing him to be passionate, hard-living, generous, melancholic, morbid and triumphant.' (Quoted from the synopsis.) Available from Amazon.co.uk Available from Amazon.com

Words and music for Burns Night

	The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns (audio book). This CD contains a wide range of Burns songs and lyrical poems, all read by John Cairney, famous for his performances of the bard's works. Available from Amazon.co.uk
	Eddi Reader Sings the Songs of Robert Burns (CD). Eleven of the poet's most famous works, beautifully sung by Eddi Reader and other leading figures in the Scottish folk scene. Available from Amazon.co.uk
	Scottish Collection. This 3-disc box set, with over 60 classic Scottish songs, will provide just the right atmosphere for Burns Night or any other Scottish gathering. Available from Amazon.co.uk
	Scottish Tranquility (CD). Sixteen of Scotland's best-loved melodies, in instrumental arrangements by Phil Coulter. Available from Amazon.co.uk Available from Amazon.com

See also:

• Yes, you CAN have a vegetarian Burns Night supper

Recipes:

• Vegan Haggis
• Cranachan

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Yes, you CAN have a vegetarian Burns Night supper

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Cranachan

Vegetarian Haggis

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Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
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Glossary of the Scottish Dialect
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