Sandy Bells
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Sandy Bell's is a bar in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on Forrest Road, in the Old Town area of the city. It is known locally and internationally for its live traditional music sessions.[1][2]
Sandy Bell's original name was 'The Forrest Hill Buffet', later becoming 'The Forrest Hill Bar'. The later name Sandy Bell's derives from the building’s 1920s owner Mrs Bell; however, the origin of the name “Sandy” is uncertain.[3]
Scottish Folk Revival
editSandy Bell's gained notoriety during the Scottish Folk Revival of the 1950s-1970s, when musicians playing traditional Scottish music would regularly take part in music sessions there.[4] Musicians who frequented the bar at this time included Phil Cunningham, Barbara Dickson and Billy Connolly.[5]
A fortnightly magazine, the Sandy Bell's Broadsheet, was published by pub regulars including Ian Green during this period; editorial meetings took place in the pub, which also served as its correspondence address.[6]
Sandy Bell's is located close to the University of Edinburgh and was regularly visited by folklorist Hamish Henderson, who worked at the University's School of Scottish Studies.[7] A bust of Henderson, who died in 2002, is displayed above the bar in Sandy Bell's.[8]
During the 1970s an album entitled Sandy Bell’s Ceilidh was recorded on the premises, including performances by Aly Bain, Dick Gaughan and The McCalmans.[9]
References
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55°56′46″N 3°11′29″W / 55.9461°N 3.1913°W
Award winners and nominees
editWinners are listed first and marked with a blue riband ( ).
Year | Name | Hometown | Instrument | Higher Music Education | |
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2021[1] | Michael Biggins | Newcastle upon Tyne | piano | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | |
Lucie Hendry | Aberdeenshire | lever harp | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Iona Fyfe | Huntly | voice | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Graham Rorie | Orkney | fiddle | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Ellie Beaton | Rothienorman | voice | Aberdeen City Music School | ||
Bradley Parker | County Down | bagpipes | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
2020[2][3][4][5][6][7] | Ali Levack | Dingwall | whistles, pipes | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | |
Calum McIlroy | Aberdeenshire | guitar, mandolin, voice | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Mhairi Mackinnon | Perthshire | fiddle | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Cameron Nixon | Aberdeenshire | Scots song | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Josie Duncan | Lewis | Gaelic song | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Padruig Morrison | Uist | accordion | Edinburgh University and Maynooth University | ||
2019[8][9][10][11][7] | Benedict Morris | Glasgow | fiddle | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | |
Luc McNally | Dipton, County Durham | guitar, voice | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Cameron Ross | Stonehaven | fiddle | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Ross Miller | Linlithgow | bagpipes | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Catherine Tinney | Skye | Gaelic song | |||
Sarah Markey | Coatbridge | flute | |||
2018[12][13][14][7] | Hannah Rarity | West Lothian | Scots song | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | |
David Shedden | Glasgow | bagpipes | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Amy Papiransky | Keith, Moray | Scots song | University of Aberdeen and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Rory Matheson | Drumbeg, Sutherland | piano | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Ali Levack | Maryburgh, Ross-shire | whistles, pipes | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Luc McNally [a] | Dipton, County Durham | guitar, voice | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
2017[15][16][17][7] | Charlie Stewart | Glenfarg | fiddle | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | |
Grant McFarlane | Paisley | accordion | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Iona Fyfe | Huntly | Scots song | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Dougie McCance | Erskine | bagpipes | University of the Highlands and Islands | ||
Ella Munro | Skye | Scots song | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Kim Carnie | Oban | Gaelic song | |||
2016[18][19][20][7] | Mohsen Amini | Glasgow | concertina | ||
Hannah Macrae | Lochaber | fiddle | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Jessica Burton | Orkney | clarsach | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Murray Willis | Lismore | accordion | Benbecula College | ||
Robbie Greig | Edinburgh | fiddle | Benbecula College | ||
Ryan Young | Cardross | fiddle | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
2015[21][7] | Claire Hastings | Dumfries | song | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | |
Ainsley Hamill | Cardross | song | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Gemma Donald | Shetland | fiddle | |||
Heather Downie | Dunblane | clarsach | |||
Ryan Young | Cardross | fiddle | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Séamus Ó Baoighill | Skye | fiddle | |||
2014[22][7] | Robyn Stapleton | Stranraer | voice | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | |
Alistair Iain Paterson | Bishopton | piano | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Ian Smith | Tiree | accordion | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Jack Badcock | Edinburgh | guitar, song | |||
Mhairi Marwick | Fochabers | fiddle | Strathclyde University | ||
Neil Ewart | Kilchoan | fiddle | Strathclyde University | ||
2013[23][24][7] | Paddy Callaghan | Glasgow | accordion | ||
Andrew Dunlop | Connel | piano | Royal Northern College of Music and Eastman School, New York | ||
Graham Mackenzie | Inverness | fiddle | Royal Northern College of Music | ||
Grant MacFarlane | Paisley | accordion | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Hannah Fisher | Dunkeld | fiddle | |||
Scott Wood | Erskine | pipes, whistle | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
2012[25][26][7] | Rona Wilkie | Oban | fiddle | ||
Kirsty Watt | Lewis | Gaelic song | |||
Katie Boyle | Glasgow | fiddle | Irish Academy of Music and Dance | ||
Catriona Price | Orkney | fiddle | Royal Northern College of Music and Royal Academy of Music | ||
Roisin Anne Hughes | Glasgow | fiddle | |||
Alistair Ogilvy | Strathblane | Scots song | |||
2011[27][28][29][30][7] | Kristan Harvey | Orkney | fiddle | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | |
Alistair Ogilvy | Strathblane | song | |||
Andrew Waite | Duns | accordion | |||
Lorne MacDougall | Carradale | pipes | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | ||
Mairi Chaimbeul | Skye | Gaelic song and clarsach | Berklee College of Music | ||
Tina Rees | Glasgow | piano | |||
2010[31] | Daniel Thorpe | Inverurie | fiddle | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | |
Paddy Callaghan | Glasgow | accordion, harp | |||
Mairi Chaimbeul | Skye | harp | Berklee College of Music | ||
Lorne MacDougall | Carradale | pipes | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | ||
Hannah Phillips | Glasgow | harp | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Kyle Warren | Helensburgh | pipes | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
2009[37][38][39][40][7] | Ruairidh MacMillan | Nairn | fiddle | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | |
Adam Holmes | Edinburgh | guitar | |||
Lorne MacDougall | Carradale | pipes, whistle | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | ||
Kenneth Nicolson | Lewis | Gaelic song | |||
Jack Smedley | Buckie | fiddle | |||
Daniel Thorpe | Inverurie | fiddle | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
2008[41][42][43][7] | Ewan Robertson | Carrbridge | guitar, voice | ||
Steven Blake | Livingstone | pipes, whistle | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
Amy Lord | Dunblane | Scots song | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||
James Duncan MacKenzie | Isle of Lewis | pipes, smallpipes, flute, whistles | |||
Robert Menzies | Dumfries | accordion, piano | |||
Ailie Robertson | Edinburgh | clarsach | |||
2007[44][45][46][47][48][49][7] | Catriona Watt | Lewis | Gaelic | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | |
Darren MacLean | Isle of Skye | Gaelic song | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | ||
Mike Vass | Nairn | fiddle | |||
Calum Stewart | Garmouth | wooden flute | |||
Calum MacCrimmon | Monifieth | pipes, whistles | |||
Martin Hunter | Glasgow | accordion | |||
2006[50][51][52][53][54][55][7] | Shona Mooney | Borders | fiddle | Newcastle University | |
Kirsty Cotter | Glasgow | fiddle | |||
Christopher Keatinge | Melrose | accordion | |||
Darren MacLean | Skye | Gaelic song | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | ||
Hamish Napier | Grantown on Spey | flute, piano, Scots song | Berklee College of Music | ||
Fraser Shaw | Islay | pipes, whistle | Sabhal Mòr Ostaig | ||
2005[56][57][58][59][60][7] | Stuart Cassells | Falkirk | bagpipes | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | |
Rachel Newton | Edinburgh | clarsarch, song | |||
Mike Vass | Nairn | fiddle | |||
Darren Maclean | Skye | song | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | ||
Sarah Naylor | Skye | fiddle | Strathclyde University | ||
Maeve Mackinnon | Glasgow | song | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and Sabhal Mòr Ostaig | ||
2004[61][7] | James Graham | Lochinver | Gaelic song | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | |
Shona Donaldson | Huntly | voice, fiddle | |||
Rosie Morton | Edinburgh | clarsach, voice | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | ||
Sarah Naylor | Skye | fiddle, voice | Strathclyde University | ||
Tom Orr | Lanark | accordion | |||
Jenna Reid | Shetland | fiddle, piano, voice | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | ||
2003[62][63][7] | Anna Massie | Fortrose | fiddle, guitar | ||
Shona Donaldson | Huntly | song | |||
Sarah-Jane Fifield | Inverness | fiddle | |||
Mark Laurenson | Shetland | fiddle | |||
Kevin O'Neill | Glasgow | flute | |||
Lori Watson | Borders | fiddle, voice | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | ||
2002[64][65][66][67][68][7] | Emily Smith | Dumfries and Galloway | Scots song | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | |
Ruaridh Campbell | Aberfoyle | fiddle | Strathclyde University | ||
Jennifer Port | harp | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | |||
Findlay Napier | Grantown on Spey | voice, guitar | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | ||
Lori Watson | Borders | fiddle | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | ||
Ross Ainslie | Bridge of Earn | smallpipes, whistle, Highland pipes | |||
2001[69][70][71][72][73][7] | Gillian Frame | Arran | fiddle | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | |
Patsy Reid | Perthshire | fiddle | Royal Northern College of Music | ||
Kevin O'Neill | Glasgow | flute | |||
Mairearad Green | Achiltibuie | pipes, accordion | |||
Steve Byrne | Arbroath | Scots song | |||
Celine Donoghue | Glasgow | banjo | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama |
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