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A Week of Remarkable Support
Sat, 6th Dec 2025
Category: News
When we launched the Saving the Home of Auld Lang Syne campaign and our specially commissioned film introducing people to the place where Robert Burns wrote the world’s most famous…
Young Songwriters Find Their Voice at Ellisland
Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Category: News
Original songs written at Burns’ historic farm to be performed at Hopper Records showcase A new generation of songwriters from Dumfries & Galloway will share their original music at Hopper…
A Year of Saving the Home of Auld Lang Syne
Thu, 9th Oct 2025
Category: News
By Joan McAlpine, Project Director, Robert Burns Ellisland Trust It’s hard to believe that a full year has passed since we launched Saving the Home of Auld Lang Syne, our…
Young Voices Bring Fresh Perspective to Robert Burns’s Ellisland
Wed, 1st Oct 2025
Category: News
Local performing arts students Logan Fry and Tess Harper shared their connection to the Home of Auld Lang Syne in social media takeover. Two Dumfriesshire young people recently took over…
Words as Medicine: Poetry and Healing at Ellisland
Tue, 30th Sep 2025
Category: News
The murmuring sound of the River Nith is a constant as it flows gently past Ellisland Farm. It was a sound that would have been very familiar to Robert Burns…
Jamaican and Gaelic Laureates Unite at Robert Burns’s Ellisland Home
Mon, 25th Aug 2025
Category: News
A Unique Residency at Robert Burns’s Ellisland Farm Two of the world’s leading poets will soon step into the landscape that inspired Robert Burns for a landmark literary collaboration. Lorna…
Burns Family Flute Played Again After 150 Years
Wed, 13th Aug 2025
Category: News
"After 150 years of silence, a rare Burns family flute has been restored and played in public for the first time since the 19th century, bringing the poet’s musical legacy vividly to life."
Ellisland celebrate this Burns Season
Thu, 20th Feb 2025
Category: News
Our Burns celebrations this year focussed on family and community. On 26th January, storyteller Renita Boyle held a “Wee Burns Bash” in the barn built by the poet. She told…
Minecraft Ellisland is now Mobile!
Tue, 23rd Jan 2024
Category: News
A new version of Explore Ellisland! created by the students and academics at the University of Glasgow’s Minecraft Society allows for even more users to explore our 18th century farm…
Family Burns Brunch
Mon, 23rd Jan 2023
Category: Events, News
Ellisland Farm opted for a family-friendly Burns Brunch this year!