The Perfect New Year’s Story With A Local Wyoming Twist

A tribute to the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns was presented Wednesday afternoon at Cheyenne Rotary.

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Annaliese Wiederspahn

January 01, 20211 min read

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A tribute to the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns was presented Wednesday afternoon at Cheyenne Rotary.  

Twin recording stars Amy Smith Meier of Cheyenne and Annie Smith Jackson of Nashville presented a tribute to their father Clark Arthur Smith of Cheyenne who passed away earlier this year. 

He was a great, great, great nephew of the great Scottish Poet Robert Burns. Hie grandmother Laura Burns is a descendant of Gilbert, Robert Burn’s brother.

Burns was famous for many things but this focuses on the New Year’s song Auld Lang Syne, which means “Old Long Since.” 

The sisters created and played this video to the members of the Rotary and agreed to share it with Cowboy State Daily.

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Annaliese Wiederspahn

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