Learn more about Scottish poet Robert Burns with this book. Before the meal begins, Selkirk Grace (which Burns either wrote or is attributed to him) is recited: The starter is served, then the ...

A short but important prayer read to usher in the meal, The Selkirk Grace is also known as Burns's Grace at Kirkcudbright. Although the text is often printed in English, it is usually recited in ...

Gina Colon, a “pipe in training,” recited a traditional short prayer, “Selkirk Grace,” in Scots.