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Flint, Mrs Christian or Kirstie Kirkpatrick (1765 — 1836)
A mason's wife in Closeburn, Dumfries. According to Chambers, Burns used to giver her his newest songs to sing over, and if any word sounded harsh or grating, he would change it in favour of a better. Professor Gillespie of St Andrews University recorded in 1829 in the Edinburgh Literary Journal that he used to see Burns's horse tethered outside her door, and listen to the songs she was singing for him. He continued: 'The songstress was a Mrs Flint. She was neither pretty nor witty, but had a pipe of the most overpowering pitch, and a fine taste for song.'
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