Category: Events
AW BLACKS DOUBLE BUSK
The Sing in the City Aw Blacks hadn’t busked in Edinburgh city centre for many years. With busking spaces in short supply, and only one space usually allocated to us, we decided to turn this into a fantastic opportunity for all our members to come together for one big busk. This year, we were lucky…
DOUBLE BUSK DAY DURING EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE
Busking days can be unpredictable, especially when you’re in the capital during Festival time! So, coordinating 600 members of Sing In The City is no mean feat. With our fantastic team behind us, we successfully brought our singers together to perform at the Ross Bandstand Theatre in front of hundreds of people, before packing up…
Sing in the City, Dunfermline Children’s Gala
On the 27th June we had a good day to travel to Dunfermline to perform math the Childrens Gala Day. The rain stayed off and the sun shined as 400+ members of Sing in the City made their way to perform from all over Scotland. They performed songs by Amy McDonald and David Guetta and…
Hanley and the Baird opening for Skipinnish
Annette Hanley and Kirsty Baird are Directors of Sing in the City but they are also singer songwriters and musicians. They were thrilled to announce that they had been invited to open for Scottish music giants Skipinnish as special guests at three major dates on their Spring 2026 tour. The band will took to the stage ahead…
Skipinnish Collaboration – Ovo Hydro
From Edinburgh Castle to the OVO Hydro with Skipinnish The summer of 2025 was an epic year for Sing in the City! We were proud to be part of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2025, performing at the iconic Edinburgh Castle for 25 shows under the theme Heroes Who Made Us. Over the course of the Tattoo,…
Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2025
For the whole month of August, Sing in the City will be taking part in the 75th Anniversary show of The Edinburgh Military Tattoo. We have invited all 1000 members, over 26 performances to join us in the experience of a lifetime. Kirsty Baird has always told her members to dream big, and dreams don’t…
First rehearsal at Edinburgh Castle with the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
In July 2025 all the hard work pulling 900 people together to perform at the Tattoo came to fruition. We all stood together at the amazing Edinburgh Castle, on the expertly put up seats. In a few days time we were going to have to time our run up the esplanade steps to get into…
Sing in the City performing at the Mound as part of Edinburgh Fringe
The weather stayed pretty perfect for a busk and just as well as 400+ members of Sing in the City choirs from across Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians came together to sing their set. Annette Hanley standing high on the mound steps next to some members of the public and Kirsty Baird down at the…
Sing in the City perform at 3 Harbours Festival
Sing in the City hope to have around 100 singers available on Saturday June 29th to perform on the first day of the 3 Harbours Festival. Supporting community events and getting our members out singing is high up there in our priorities. It’s a good excuse for a social day out. There are limitations on…
Sing in the City Fife at the Alhambra Theatre
This will be our first ever visit to the Alhambra Theatre in Dunfermline. Kirsty Baird (Creative Musical Director) is looking forward to taking her 3 night time Fife choirs to the theatre with the Hanley and the Baird band. Over 200 singers will be on the stage for an entertaining, fun family night out. The…
Sing in the City Aw Blacks
This will be the Sing in the City Aw Blacks second visit to the Festival Theatre with the Hanley & the Baird band. The Aw Blacks are Kirsty Baird’s first choir and has 49 members. Some of the members go back as far as 2010 and are the original members that came from Kirsty’s council…
