Sandy Bells

Sandy Bell's

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

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Sandy 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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Award winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and marked with a blue riband ( ).

Year   Name Hometown Instrument Higher Music Education
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]

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  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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