Robert Burns Fraser University's Centre for Scottish Studies organized a marathon reading of Burns's poetry. Senator Heath Macquarrie quipped of Canada's first Prime Minister that "While the lovable [Robbie] Burns went in for wine, women and song, his fellow Scot, John A. did not chase women and was not musical!" 'Gung Haggis Fat Choy' is a hybrid of Chinese New Year and Robbie Burns Day, celebrated in Vancouver since the late 1990s. In January 1864, President Abraham Lincoln was invited to attend a Robert Burns celebration by Robert Crawford; and if unable to attend, send a toast. Lincoln composed a toast. An
BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year in traditional music." BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year The BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year is an annual music competition launched in 2001 open to young Scottish traditional musicians and presented by BBC Radio Scotland. In 2007 the event was broadcast live on BBC Radio Scotland for the first time. The award "exists to encourage young musicians to keep their tradition alive and to maximise their musical potential by the pursuit of a career in traditional music. The winner [is] provided with high profile performance opportunities and the necessary tools and advice they require to