Thinking of Mum who passed away this week last year. Born in a small Frisian village. Suffered the Hongerwinter. Studied in Edinburgh. Sailed at the age of 22 to Karachi. Train to Sialkot. Married Harry in the Punjab. Honeymoon in Lahore. Three children born in Pakistan. Moved...
Farewell, 2023! ๐
This New Year's Eve, we're saying goodbye to an incredible 365 days of performances with a stunning rendition of 'Auld Lang Syne' from our Songs From Ukraine Chorus.
I love this poem for the New Year. The cycles of time and the seasons, described so beautifully here, have been my great comfort over the past few difficult years. It's midwinter and hard to hope, but 'the wind blows up the dawn / With spring behind it...'
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Auld Lang Syne, the Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788, was set to a much older Scottish/Irish melody and is now sung all over the world to welcome the new year. Happy New Year from the west of Ireland!
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