{"id":1882,"date":"2026-01-27T18:15:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/?page_id=1882"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:21:53","slug":"branch-robert-burns-party-22-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/branch-robert-burns-party-22-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Branch Robert Burns Party at Glenmore &#8211; 22 January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"\" class=\"esu-basic-full-width\">\n\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\n            \n            \n            \n                            <div class=\"content\">\n                    <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Branch Robert Burns Party at Glenmore &#8211; 22 January 2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Press the PLAY Button on the Video Below for an excerpt of the Piping of the Haggis<\/h4>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Piping of the Haggis - 22 January 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1159739586?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The &#8220;Rabbie&#8221; Burns&#8217; Charlottesville Branch party was by all accounts a spectacular and fun-filled evening. The event began with the traditional piper-led parading of the Haggis. Branch President Williams opened the event with a hearty welcome for all ESU members, Glenmore Country Club members, and their guests. He went on to thank Lizzie McCowen for spearheading the special decorations of the tables with tartan plaid and flowers. And without ESU Board Member Ginna Kelly, this splendid event would never have happened. On behalf of the Branch, the ladies were each presented with a bouquet of flowers.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1895 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1701\" height=\"1098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/image.jpeg 1701w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/image-300x194.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/image-1024x661.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/image-768x496.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/image-1536x991.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1701px) 100vw, 1701px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Entire families arrived adorned in traditional Scottish attire to enjoy evening of food and fellowship.<\/p>\n<p>One can&#8217;t have a Burns Night without the leadership of a Master of Ceremonies. Who better than Branch&nbsp;Member John Crawford, having been born and raised in Scotland, where appropriate, from the famous Burns &#8220;Address to the Haggis&#8221; to the Selkirk prayer, when a Highland brogue was needed, out it came, as clear as a Highland whiskey.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5636-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5636-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5636-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5636-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5636-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5636-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5647-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5647-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5647-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5647-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5647-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5647-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5663-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5663-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5663-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5663-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5663-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5663-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5667-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5667-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5667-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5667-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5667-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5667-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>Entertainment included a presentation by John Crawford of &#8220;The Immortal Memory: &nbsp;Robert Burns&#8221;.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n<p>The evening was full of spectacle, including the expert Piping of Ian Wright, the Morris dancers, a full screen video of the famed Swiss Top Secret Drum Corps (Google) performing at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and all holding hands, after a wee dram or two, locking arms and singing Burn&#8217;s eponymous Auld Lang Syne.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\n<p>Charlotteville&#8217;s own &#8216;Albemarle Morris Men&#8217; performed traditional folk dancing. &nbsp; Please see the video link below for several samples of the fabulous entertainment. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/20260122_201807.jpg.adding-300x190.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/20260122_201807.jpg.adding-300x190.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/20260122_201807.jpg.adding-1024x649.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/20260122_201807.jpg.adding-768x487.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/20260122_201807.jpg.adding-1536x974.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/20260122_201807.jpg.adding-2048x1298.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5735-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5735-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5735-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5735-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5735-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/01\/IMG_5735-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Albemarle Morris Men\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1160125921?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Piping Provided by Ian Wright.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gie us a Tune Piper\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1159767307?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>During the evening&#8217;s presentation, John Crawford also presented excerpts from the Top Secret Drum Corps performing at the Royal Edinburgh Tattoo in 2025. A very short YouTube clip to give you a taste of this precision performance is linked below. There is much more available online.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This Drum Performance SHOCKED Edinburgh 2025 \u2013 Top Secret Drum Corps!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TSkCGO47ru0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            \n                            <div class=\"wrapper-links\">\n                                                            <\/div>\n            \n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1882","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Branch Robert Burns Party at Glenmore - 22 January 2026 - Charlottesville<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/branch-robert-burns-party-22-january-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Branch Robert Burns Party at Glenmore - 22 January 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/branch-robert-burns-party-22-january-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Charlottesville\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-20T17:21:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esuus.org\\\/charlottesville\\\/branch-robert-burns-party-22-january-2026\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esuus.org\\\/charlottesville\\\/branch-robert-burns-party-22-january-2026\\\/\",\"name\":\"Branch Robert Burns Party at Glenmore - 22 January 2026 - Charlottesville\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esuus.org\\\/charlottesville\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-27T18:15:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-20T17:21:53+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esuus.org\\\/charlottesville\\\/branch-robert-burns-party-22-january-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esuus.org\\\/charlottesville\\\/branch-robert-burns-party-22-january-2026\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esuus.org\\\/charlottesville\\\/branch-robert-burns-party-22-january-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esuus.org\\\/charlottesville\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Branch Robert Burns Party at Glenmore &#8211; 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