On the 250th anniversary of his birth, Canberra’s own Celtic ‘big band’, Humbug, pays tribute to the great Scottish bard, Robbie Burns. Several of his best-known works are included - from the poignant ballad of lost love, ‘Ae Fond Kiss’, to the stirring anti-war protest, ‘Ye Jacobites By Name’.
The recording also features the band’s distinctive

On the 250th anniversary of his birth, Canberra’s own Celtic ‘big band’, Humbug, pays tribute to the great Scottish bard, Robbie Burns. Several of his best-known works are included - from the poignant ballad of lost love, ‘Ae Fond Kiss’, to the stirring anti-war protest, ‘Ye Jacobites By Name’.
The recording also features the band’s distinctive original harmonies in a number of other much-loved Scottish ballads and rousing Irish favourites.
And, of course, it would not be a fitting tribute without the inclusion of the title track, Robbie Burns’ immortal, ‘A Man’s A Man’ – for all that!
Tracks:
A Man's A Man
Step It Out Mary
Both Sides the Tweed
Dumbarton's Drums
Spanish Lady
Ye Jacobites By Name
Caledonia
Parcel O'Rogues
Bonnie Jess
Women of Ireland
Ae Fond Kiss
Mairi's Wedding
Belfast Mill
Auld Lang Syne