Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary?: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary?, credited to Robert Burns, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? by Robert Burns. This was the LibriVox' Weekly Poetry tribute to Robbie Burns on the upcoming Robbie Burns Day. (January 25, 2015) Read in English by Adele de Pignerolles; Algy Pug; David Lawrence; fshort; Greg Giordano; Greenman66; Lee Ann Howlett; Leonard Wilson; Maria Kasper; dmac5437; MaryAnn; Kevin Lardi and kgon. Robert Burns (also known as Robbie Burns, Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, Robden of Solway Firth, the Bard of Ayrshire and in Scotland as The Bard) was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a light Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest. Burns Night, in effect a second national day, is celebrated on Burns's birthday, 25 January, with Burns suppers around the world, and is more widely observed in Scotland than the official national day, St. Andrew's Day. The format of Burns suppers has changed little since. The basic format starts with a general welcome and announcements, followed with the Selkirk Grace. After the grace comes the piping and cutting of the haggis, when Burns's famous "Address to a Haggis" is read and the haggis is cut open. The event usually allows for people to start eating just after the haggis is presented. At the end of the meal, a series of toasts and replies is made. This is when the toast to "the immortal memory", an overview of Burns's life and work, is given. The event usually concludes with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne". A crater on Mercury is named after Burns. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary?
• Author credits: Robert Burns
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 13
• Listed recording duration: 16:42

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• nature
• romance
• burns

Track guide

1. 01 - Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Read by ADP — 1:05
2. 02 - Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Read by ALP — 1:15
3. 03 - Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Read by DL — 1:11
4. 04 - Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Read by DMAC — 1:33
5. 05 - Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Read by FS — 1:12
6. 06 - Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Read by GG — 1:36
7. 07 - Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Read by JD — 1:13
8. 08 - Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Read by KL — 1:13
9. 09 - Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Read by KO — 1:08
10. 10 - Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Read by LAH — 1:12
11. 11 - Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Read by LLW — 1:24
12. 12 - Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Read by MAS — 1:15
13. 13 - Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Read by MK — 1:25

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