The first Jean Armour Supper will be held to celebrate the women in Robert Burns life at Burns Cottage in Alloway - the venue for the first Burns Supper in 1801
The Jean Armour supper, named after the “Belle of Mauchline” who became Burns’ wife, is being held on Friday, January 24 at Burns Cottage in Alloway .The event is the brainchild of American harpist Meredith McCrindle and will emphasise the role of women in Burns’ life.
“Instead of the focus being on Burns, it’s on Jean and the other women important to Burns – a way of commemorating and celebrating them through the poetry influenced and inspired by them. Many Burns Night celebrations have traditionally been the preserve of men, with the Bachelors’ Club in nearby Tarbolton, set up by Burns and his brother in 1780, well-known as being closed to women for more than 200 years.
“A lot of the songs performed on the night will be based on Burns love for Jean Armour. I am most looking forward to performing one of my favourite Burns songs, Ae Fond Kiss – it’s such a lovely love song that covers heartbreak and the pain of love. Jean Armour lived from February 1765 until March 1834. She and Robert Burns had nine children together, three of whom survived into adulthood and the last of whom was born on the day of Burns’ funeral in July 1796.
She outlived her husband by 38 years, and lived to see his name become celebrated throughout the world.
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