Tag: kirsty baird
New Choir Starting in Bannockburn
Bannockburn… we’re coming to sing with you! We are thrilled to announce the launch of a brand new Sing in the City choir in Stirling – Bannockburn, starting this August! Have you always loved singing in the car, in the shower, or at concerts but never had the confidence to join a choir? This is your chance…
Kirsty Baird visits EATS Rosyth for a Remember When singalong
In March 2026 we had a return visit to EATS Rosyth. Kirsty Baird took a guitar and a microphone and half a dozen Sing in the City volunteers for a Remember When Singalong. Singing songs from the 50s and 60s and encouraging others to sing along with her while they all chatted and shared stories…
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,…
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 founder Kirsty recalls time her mum talked down a gunman at one of her gigs
Edinburgh Evening New story Our Director made it to the front page and had a double page spread after she spoke to Liam Rudden at the Evening News after receiving her BEM. She started singing professionally in bars at the tender age of 17 in bars in Leith that were never short of interesting stories.…
Kirsty Baird awarded the British Empire Medal
2020 has been a year that nobody is going to forget in a hurry but what better way to end it than being awarded with a BEM? So yes it’s true, when Kirsty first receive and email saying that she would be in the New Years Honours list, she thought it was a wind up.…
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…
