Works with a theme of drink (41)
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Carl an the king come
“Carl an the king come ...”
A song written in 1790 and performed by Liz Lochhead
Dumfries Epigrams
“Copland faithful likeness, friend Painter, would'st seize? ...”
An epigram written in 1794 and performed by Paul Young
Epistle To John Goldie, In Kilmarnock
“O Gowdie , terror o' the whigs ...”
A poem performed by Bill Paterson
Epistle to John Ranken
“O rough, rude, ready-witted Rankine ...”
An epistle written in 1784 and performed by Stuart McQuarrie
Epitaph on John Dove, Innkeeper
“Here lies Johnny Pidgeon, ...”
An epitaph written in 1785 and performed by Daniela Nardini
Extempore (on The Loyal Natives' Verses)
“Ye true 'Loyal Natives', attend to my song ...”
A poem written in 1794 and performed by Cal Macaninch
Extempore reply to an invitation
“Sir, Yours this moment I unseal ...”
A poem written in 1786 and performed by Tam Dean Burn
Here's a bottle and an honest friend
“Here's, a bottle and an honest friend! ...”
A poem written in 1787 and performed by Alex Norton
Hey Ca' thro
“Up wi' the carls of Dysart ...”
A song written in 1792 and performed by Barbara Rafferty
Inscription on a Goblet
“There's death in the cup - sae beware! ...”
A poem performed by Lorraine McIntosh
John Barleycorn: A Ballad
“There was three kings into the east, ...”
A song written in 1782 and performed by Liam Brennan
Lady Onlie, Honest Lucky
“A' the lads o Thornie-bank ...”
A song written in 1787 and performed by Annette Crosbie
Lines sent to John Syme of Ryedale
“O had the malt thy strength of mind ...”
An epigram written in 1795 and performed by Bill Paterson
My Wife's a wanton wee thing
“My wife's a wanton, wee thing, ...”
A song written in 1790 and performed by Denis Lawson
No Churchman am I
“No churchman am I for to rail and to write ...”
A song written in 1782 and performed by Phil McKee
O gude ale comes and gude ale goes
“O gude ale comes and gude ale goes ...”
A song written in 1795 and performed by Crawford Logan
O ken ye what Meg o' the mill has gotten
“O ken ye what Meg o' the mill has gotten ...”
A song written in 1793 and performed by Elaine C Smith
On Gabriel Richardson
“Here brewer Gabriel's fire's extinct ...”
A poem written in 1795 and performed by Stella Gonet
Rattlin' Roarin' Willie
“O Rattlin, roarin Willie ...”
A song written in 1788 and performed by Alison Peebles
Scotch Drink
“Let other poets raise a fracas ...”
A poem written in 1785 and performed by David Rintoul
Tam o' Shanter
“When chapman billies leave the street ...”
The Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer
“Ye Irish lords, ye knights an' squires ...”
A poem written in 1786 and performed by Alex Norton
The Belles of Mauchline
“In Mauchline there dwells six proper young belles, ...”
A song written in 1784 and performed by Robert Carlyle
The Deil's awa wi' the Exciseman
“The deil cam fiddlin' thro' the town ...”
A song written in 1792 and performed by Clare Grogan
The Jolly Beggars : Love and Liberty - A Cantata
“When lyart leaves bestrow the yird, ...”
A song written in 1785 and performed by Multiple Readers
The Jolly Beggars : Merry Andrew
“Sir Wisdom's a fool when he's fou ...”
A song written in 1785 and performed by Robert Carlyle
The Jolly Beggars : Sir Wisdom's a fool when he's fou
“Sir Wisdom's a fool when he's fou ...”
A song written in 1785 and performed by Tam Dean Burn
The Jolly Gauger
“There was a jolly gauger, a gauging he did ride, ...”
A song performed by Derek Riddell
The Weary Pund O Tow
“The weary pund, the weary pund ...”
A song written in 1792 and performed by David Rintoul
Then Guidwife count the lawin
“Gane is the day and mirk's the night ...”
A song written in 1792 and performed by Barbara Rafferty
There Was Twa Wives
“There was twa wives, and twa witty wives, ...”
A song written in 1792 and performed by Paul Higgins
To Clarinda
“Fair Empress of the Poet's soul, ...”
A poem written in 1788 and performed by Liam Brennan
To Mr John Kennedy
“Now, Kennedy if foot or horse ...”
A poem written in 1786 and performed by Jonathan Watson
To William Stewart
“In honest Bacon's ingle-neuk ...”
A poem written in 1789 and performed by Dougray Scott
Willie Brew'd A Peck O' Maut
“O Willie brew'd a peck o' maut ...”
A poem written in 1789 and performed by Robbie Coltrane
You're welcome, Willie Stewart
“You're welcome, Willie Stewart ...”
A poem written in 1796 and performed by Kate Dickie






























