Celebrate Robert Burns from comfort of your home for Scotland's Burns Big Night In

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Rabbie Burns lovers are gearing up to celebrate the bard’s birthday this month – and what better way to raise a dram to Scotland’s national poet than by joining in a virtual event streamed straight from his birthplace.

Following the success of last year, The National Trust for Scotland will once again live stream a jam-packed programme of poems, songs and entertainment from the humble cottage in Alloway where Robert Burns was born and spent his early years.

The Burns Big Night In will bring the party to your living room – complete with treats and a nip or two – as the ongoing Covid pandemic is preventing in-person Burns Night celebrations for the second year running.Performers on the bill for the 2022 programme include the award-winning singer Siobhan Miller, Scottish-Algerian poet Janette Ayachi and Jenny Lindsay, who will be giving her take on the epic Tam o’Shanter.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.Laurie Cameron will perform pieces from her latest studio album ‘Something In Us Never Dies’ of modern reinterpretations of the lesser-known writings of Burns, and poet and writer Michael Pedersen will perform original works in his own distinctive voice too.DJ and Presenter Edith Bowman, who led proceedings at the inaugural event in January 2021, is hosting once again.Also returning for 2022 is Chris Waddell, expert on Burns and National Trust for Scotland learning