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A selection of reviews of Len Murray's Burns Supper speeches:

"Please accept our sincere thanks for your tremendous contribution to a most enjoyable Burns Supper in Dumfries. I have no doubt that your most sincere and most moving Immortal Memory played a large part in the success of the evening, and the many positive and complimentary comments on your speech confirm this. You held your audience in the palm of your hand throughout........."

Mrs Shirley Bell, Chief Executive, Robert Burns World Federation Ltd

"If you have heard Len Murray propose the Immortal Memory then you are blessed among men."

Joe Cambell, former President, Robert Burns World Wide Federation on BBC Radio Scotland.

"Your eloquence, sincerity, your charm, wit and humour and above all your in-depth knowledge of Burns all ensured that the 44th Dinner was a great success."

"I have been chairing Burns Suppers for many years now and your Immortal Memory is the best I have ever heard. The audience was absolutely and totally transfixed"

"Warmest congratulations to you on such a brilliant and enjoyable Immortal Memory, one of the best I have ever heard. The message contained in your address was brilliant and a real joy to listen to - a work of consummate skill painstakingly put together. You stole the show...................."

W H Beaton, Chairman, The Institute of Petroleum

"No-one has the knowledge of and passion for Robert Burns that Len Murray has."

Scott A Black, Finlayson Wagner Black, Executive Search Specialists, Edinburgh.

"Thank you very much indeed for the most erudite and amusing Immortal Memory which you proposed. The audience was obviously spellbound and I am sure that your speech will be remembered with great respect for many years to come. Your great enthusiasm for Burns and his legacy to the world was very inspiring. The feedback which I have received is that the evening was a marked success."

Fiona M McLachlan, Hon Secretary, Dunfermline United Burns Club.

"A witty and thought provoking speaker, Len is regarded as one of the finest orators in the country."

"Well it was a magical evening and all the more so because of your magical Immortal Memory. You had them eating out of your hands."

"On behalf of all at the Radio Forth Help a Child Appeal, thank you so much for proposing our Immortal memory at our Burns' Supper. All the feedback I've had from the audience echoes my own tremendous enjoyment of your speech. It takes a rare talent indeed to mix the sincerity of the subject with the wit and humour the audience craves. Naturally you won the audience by the end of your first sentence!"

"Thanks for an excellent Immortal Memory which was witty, entertaining and showed your deep knowledge of the works of Burns. Your expatriate audience loved it. We very much appreciate you having come to Cairo and making our Burns Supper such a success.

"Many said how moved they were at your Immortal Memory. You only needed to look out at their faces as you were speaking to see how enthralled they were. And you could have heard a pin drop. Many, many thanks again."

"Thanks from both the staff and members of the Gourmet Club of Sainsbury's Magazine. You achieved a perfect mix of humour and the serious aspects of Robert Burns' work in a professional and enlightening speech, all of which contributed to a very successful Burns Supper. Many thanks!"

"Your Immortal Memory was, for me personally, the highpoint of a tremendous night's entertainment. Your contribution was much appreciated by all involved."

"Much of the success of the evening was due to your excellent Immortal Memory, for which I am very grateful."

"It was the most meaningful Immortal Memory that I have had the pleasure of hearing"

"Your performance in proposing the toast to the Immortal Memory was outstanding."

"Thank you for proposing the Immortal Memory. It was without doubt the finest Memory I have heard."

"On behalf of everyone concerned, my sincere thank you for your sterling performance. It was much appreciated by all. The feed back has been tremendous and compliments flowed. You tackled what for me is one of the most difficult tasks of any evening with a panache and expertise which spoke volumes for your experience and technique."

"Thank you so much for regaling us with an appreciation of the Bard last evening. We thought it a superb occasion."

"Len Murray held his audience captivated with his oratory and a Memory which reflected a mix of true passion and sensitivity."

"A short note to express my gratitude for your wonderful Immortal Memory. I have never heard better. I am proud to have invited you."

"Many thanks for presenting us with a particularly fine Immortal Memory last night. You certainly held the attention of those present."

"Many congratulations.................you did yourself and the Profession proud"

"Your presentation of the Immortal Memory was first class and your vast knowledge of Burns, your passion for and admiration of his work was so very obvious. It was an honour for us to have a speaker of your calibre at our inaugural Burns Supper."

James K Murdoch, General Manager, Costley & Costley Hoteliers Ltd

"What can I say ... your Immortal Memory was FANTASTIC! You had everyone spellbound ... it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. All my guests have phoned to say thanks they had a wonderful night and that you were the star of the show. Thanks Len."

"Your witty and thought provoking speech enthralled the Lasses and it was generally agreed that your delivery was unlikely to be surpassed by any future speaker. You certainly had the audience spell-bound by your insight into and knowledge of Scotia's Bard. You left thirty-five women speechless! I hope that you will grace us with your company in the future."

Shirley Bell, Chief Executive, Robert Burns World Federation Ltd

"I am sure I am echoing not only the Committee's views but those of the Society's members and guests attending that they felt very privileged to hear such a marvellous Immortal Memory. It was certainly one of the best, if not the best, I personally have heard and I was delighted that my guests heard such a wonderful speech."

"Please accept my sincere thanks for your quite excellent Immortal Memory. You set the scene in an interesting, moving and informative historical context.............You were outstanding and I am indebted to you for the role which you played."

"On behalf of everyone here at Guinness UDV I would like to thank you for your amazing contribution to the Burns Night with a Difference. Your consummate professionalism and erudition ensured that the evening was a unique occasion and an experience that all the guests have acknowledged was one of the best events they have attended……….Needless to say you will be at the top of our list whenever there is a chance to create something in a similar vein."