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This weekend people throughout Pittsburgh will raise a toast to the new year and sing one of the world's most-recognized songs, "Auld Lang Syne."
The tune is a centuries-old Scottish ditty, passed down through the generations and penned into prominence by poet Robert Burns in the late 1700s. Part of the song's appeal is the opportunity for singers to leave their personal stamp on the performance.
In an audio slide show, post-gazette.com examines the origins of the song, its appeal and the way it is sung by a variety of Pittsburghers, including South Side performance artist and torch singer Phat Man Dee, "Pittsburgh's Tartan Tenor" Robert Murdoch and East Pittsburgh hip-hop artists and brothers Adam and Benjamin Powell.
