Burns Club Atlanta 100 members. Following club tradition, membership is only open to males. However, non-member male and female guests are frequent and many and are welcome by invitation. Monthly meetings in the Atlanta Burns Cottage feature readings from Burns’ works and various lectures given by visiting scholars, authorities and members. Previous lecturers include Atlanta author Margaret Mitchell and Scottish entertainer and goodwill ambassador, Sir Henry Lauder. Monthly meetings are noted for relaxed companionship and spirited, yet informal, discussion. Every meeting concludes with the traditional Scottish farewell observance of “circling up” and singing “Auld Lang Syne.” The Burns Club of Atlanta retains the
The Auld Triangle The Auld Triangle "The Auld Triangle" is a song, which was first performed publicly as a part of the play "The Quare Fellow" (1954) by Brendan Behan. Brendan credited his brother Dominic Behan for writing it. 2 years later, Dominic released it on an album called Irish Songs. The song was later made famous by Luke Kelly, Ronnie Drew and The Dubliners in the late 1960s, and was revived for a new audience by Irish rock band the Pogues on their 1984 album "Red Roses for Me". The song is used to introduce the play, a story about the occurrences