Willie notches up record number of Burns Suppers
But one veteran speaker from Linlithgow has shown an insatiable appetite for the Bard having performed at a record 1100 feasts.
Willie Kirk’s Burns recitals have lit up scores of functions across the country since he first gave the Address to a Haggis in 1946 as a 17-year-old novice.
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Hide AdSince then, the 84-year-old is thought to have addressed more suppers than anyone else in living memory and has been honoured by the Robert Burns World Federation (RBWF) for a lifetime’s dedication to Scotland’s favourite son.
He received a RBWF certificate to mark his 1100th recital at Harburn Village Hall, West Lothian, where he delivered Address to the Deil.