Borealis band members live in and around the village of Mauchline in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Robert Burns lived in Mauchline for part of his life.

Then let us pray that come it may
(As come it will for a' that)
That Sense and Worth o'er a' the earth
Shall bear the gree an' a' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
It's comin yet for a' that,
That man to man the world o'er
Shall brithers be for a' that.

Extract from ‘Is there for honest poverty’ by Robert Burns

But mousie, thou art no thy lane,
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes o' mice an' men
gang aft agley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
for promis'd joy!

Extract from ‘To a mouse’ by Robert Burns

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