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Star-studded Big Burns Supper is a Godley affair
SCOTLAND’S largest contemporary Burns celebration joins forces with Scotland’s much loved comic hero of 2020, Janey Godley as Big Burns Supper goes digital for 2021.
Marking the festival’s 10th anniversary, Janey Godley’s Big
Burns Supper dishes up a very special broadcast connecting Scotland to the world with contributions from local, national and international artists to help celebrate Burns Night in a way that helps give everyone a muchneeded lift and a laugh.
The event, a key highlight in Scotland’s cultural calendar would usually take place across 11 jampacked days in January featuring an incredible festival programme with a heady mix of music, comedy and theatre scattered across 30 different venues in Dumfries, the town Burns called home.
2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the Big Burns Supper and although the festival in its usual physical form will not take place this year due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the show will go on with a very special virtual production which captures the true spirit of Burns, extending a warm message of hope, positivity and perseverance.
Executive Producer, Graham Main said: “It doesn’t matter where you are on Burns Night, tune in online and raise a glass to the world for Auld
Lang Syne. We started the festival ten years ago because we thought Burns Night had the potential to grow, and this free show is our thanks to the community, artists and audiences who have supported us to do just that over the last ten years.”
Broadcast free of charge across
Big Burns Supper’s Facebook and YouTube channels, the special 75-minute digital broadcast on
January 25th 2021 sees Janey (in her own very special style obviously) welcome back a cracking selection of artists including – KT Tunstall, Dougie MacLean, Donovan, Tide Lines, Camille O’Sullivan, Dervish and Skerryvore who have performed at the festival over the last ten years.
As staying in is the new going out, Janey will host the show from Glasgow as she prepares a Burns Supper while introducing guests and festival friends throughout the evening in what promises to be an incredible celebration of music, theatre and comedy albeit in a slightly different setup!
KT Tunstall, said: “The 2019 Big Burns Supper was easily one of my top Burns Night celebrations ever! The energy in the spiegeltent that night was totally electric and although for now we can’t party again in-person, I’m so looking forward to joining the digital celebrations in 2021 to help mark the festival’s 10th anniversary with a very special performance from yours truly just for the occasion.”
Of course, no Burns Supper would be complete without a bit of haggis. As festival audiences know though, Big Burns Supper doesn’t really do haggis, but they do love a healthy helping of Le Haggis!
The Dumfries-born Celtic cabaret, which provides the frantic heart of the festival, offers up an incredible specially curated set of artistic collaborations from Le Haggis acts past and present, featuring local and international talent – all of course with a unique Le Haggis twist. 2021 artists involved include - Artistic Director of Birds of Paradise Theatre Company, Robert Softley Gale, comedian Ray Bradshaw, Jamaican World Roots Reggae singer Brina, burlesque starlet Vicky Butterfly, Scottish Hollyoaks star, Amy Conachan and local stars LOKA who have recorded a very special song from Ellisland Farm in Dumfries.
To experience this wonderful event and enjoy some surprises on the night, tune into Janey Godley’s Big Burns Supper 2021 from 7-8.15pm on January 25 via Facebook and YouTube