Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:24

Rabbie Burns...Ploughman Poet, Scotland’s favourite son, or (if you are Scottish) quite simply, The Bard. Our Northern neighbours seem to have a thing for Robert Burns. In fact, they appear to like him so much that STV named him the ‘Greatest Scot’ in April. His ability to charm the nation was perhaps best evidenced by the many, many  illegitimate children he fathered through the years.

In short, they love him.

 

In fact, this goes even deeper. Considering he died 213 years ago, Scotland has had a big gaping hole where he used to be (emotionally and figuratively... not literally). About 200 years after his death, someone is attempting to plug that hole.

 

Christopher Tait loves Robert Burns. His poetry, his history, his looks, his rapport with the ladies.* So what’s a man to do? Dress up like Robert Burns and perform his poetry around the world, appear on TV and record a DVD?

 

Yes. Yes indeed.

 

In doing so, Christopher Tait seems to have created a decent business for himself. He has a string of regular engagements through the year, his DVD has sold more than 10 copies and his youtube channel has had over 2000 views. He is actually making money from this.  Like Steve Feltham, he is doing it for the love of Rabbie.

 

And the women.

 

*last point technically not true, but was added for humour value.