Ballater Pipe Band, led by Pipe Major James Cooper, march into 2026 Burns Night Supper playing 'Scotland the Brave'. This was on Saturday 24th January 2026 at the Braemar Gathering & Highland Games Centre and the band continued playing the tune Flett from Flotta. A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, the author of many Scots poems. The suppers are usually held on or near the poet's birthday, 25th January, known as Burns Night, and include the traditiona