I’m coming out – of Lock Down
Kirsty’s COVID19 experience in a podcast I have never tried doing a podcast before, I didn’t really know what a podcast was but with a new Radio Station launching on the 27th July I decided to play with the software and practising mixing and talking. What would I talk about? The obvious choice was the…
STV interview with Kirsty Baird – Follow the Rainbows
STV interviewed Kirsty Baird on the 26th April about Hanley and the Baird’s top 10 single Follow the Rainbows that had been inspired by the members of Sing in the City and all the proceeds to the song is going to SAMH. The single (with no radio airplay) went right in at number 3 of…
Follow the Rainbows charity single available for download NOW
You can now buy the brilliant Follow the Rainbows and also donate to charity at the same time as all proceeds from this single is going to SAMH (Scottish Association Mental Health) for the first 120 of release and then to our own Sing in the City Dreampot. The song was written by Hanley and…
Follow the Rainbows
Kirsty Baird and Annette Hanley, both Musical Directors of Sing in the City, a successful local choir have launched a charity song ‘Follow the Rainbows’. Inspired by their choir members, the song tells the story of their choir family coming together, overcoming their fears and insecurities and replacing these feelings with strength and positivity. Launching…
Dealing with COVID19 one song at a time (part 2)
As soon as the quarantine was announced we knew we had to do something to keep our members engaged and their heads up. We moved all rehearsals online as soon as we could and got hooked up to new meeting software that we had never really had a need for before. Within the first week…
Dealing with Corona Virus one song at a time
Its fair to say that this is a horrible time for everyone and it’s likely to change who we are and the way we live for a long time. We are all going to learn lots of things about ourselves, our family, neighbours and the world in general because how we react to this will…
Lewis Capaldi – Someone you loved.
We don’t really expect Lewis to come and sing his song with us on either September 11th or 12th 2020 at the Usher Hall. We know he is a busy boy. However, he is very welcome to if he has nothing else on. This is our arrangement of Someone you loved. Tickets go on sale…
Choir for Parents and Babies
Our daytime choirs suit people who are retired, people who work in the evening and also Mums that have young babies. We have a few mums with babies that come along to the rehearsal and most of the time, you wouldn’t even know the babies are there. It is a group that enable parents with…
Hen Party Activities
We travelled up to Aberdeen to provide a Hen Party workshop for Joni and her friends. What is a Hen Party workshop I hear you ask? The video on this post tells most of the story but basically we provide you and your friends with a good fun singing, dancing and performance 90 minutes. It…
Sing in the City launch FREE Pop Up singing groups.
On the 4th October 2019 at 11am, we are visiting Castlegreen Care home in Edinburgh with 20 Sing in the City members to sing for hour then we will stay for a cuppa and a blether. We have provided many free performances like this over the last 9 years, so this in itself is nothing…
Kirsty Baird puts a little Sunshine on Leith for Ron Gordon’s visit to Easter Road
Kirsty has always been a Hibernian supporter since childhood and has many a ‘not so’ fond memory of her Dad shoving her and her brother under the turnstiles. Changed days now, she is a season ticket holder with her Dad, nephew and cousins and now sits in the East stand supporting the green and white.…
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…
Kirsty Baird wins Edinburgh Evening News Local Hero award 2019
On Friday 21st June 2019 Kirsty was thrilled to be one of the finalists at the Edinburgh Evening News Local Hero awards ceremony under the category of Music and Arts. She was also honoured to be asked to perform at it. Herself and Annette Hanley (Musical Director) along with 5 members of her auditioned group…
Kirsty nominated for Evening news Local Hero
Kirsty is really touched to be a finalist in the Edinburgh Evening News Local Hero awards. A member nominated her for the event that takes place on the 21st June 2019. ‘Thanks to the member who put my name forward and thanks to all the Sing in the City team that work with me making…
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…
Our 2018 Award winners
More than a choir Every December our members vote for other choir members. They vote for members who have been there for them, who have supported them or just been a good friend. Every following February we have an award party. In 2019 the Jam House hosted our party and it was the biggest yet. …
