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image captionJaney Godley will host the online edition of the festival
Plans for a virtual celebration of Scotland s national bard in the new year have been unveiled.
The 10th edition of the Big Burns Supper - usually held in Dumfries - will be staged online and hosted by comedian Janey Godley.
Organisers said the special broadcast on 25 January would also include KT Tunstall, Dougie Maclean and Donovan.
They said it would celebrate Robert Burns but also hopefully give everyone a much-needed lift and a laugh .
The Big Burns Supper was able to go ahead in 2020 as it was staged a couple of months ahead of coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
Janey Godley will host the virtual event next month COMEDIAN Janey Godley is set to host the virtual Big Burns Supper event featuring musicians, actors, aerialists and historians from around the world next month. The free broadcast marks the 10th anniversary of the Big Burns Supper event and will include performances from KT Tunstall, Dougie Maclean, Skerryvore and many more. The 75-minute digital event, taking place on January 25, will see Godley present a varied line-up straight from her living room. Dumfries-born Celtic cabaret Le Haggis will be bringing a specially curated set featuring acts from past and present, while comedian Ray Bradshaw and Jamaican World Roots Reggae singer Brina are among the other offerings.