Edinburgh's Greatest Hits: A Celebration of the Capital's Music History

By Jim Byers, Jonathan Trew and Fiona Shepherd

Explore Edinburgh's hidden music heritage, plus a few of its more tuneful tall tales, with this eye-opening guide of the city's music milestones, famous gigs, infamous incidents and colourful characters. From folk to funk, pop to punk and past to present, this collection of bite-sized stories traces the people, venues and gigs that made the city's music scene. From Bowie to the Bay City Rollers, Edinburgh's Greatest Hits touches on the big names as well as lifting the lid on the city's lesser known legends.

And just who did leave their teeth in a yoghurt pot on the bar in Sandy Bell's?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Polygon
• Release date: Apr 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9781788853156

Jim Byers

Jim Byers runs Edinburgh Music Lovers (EML), a platform and occasional promoter of special events for a community of like- minded music fans. He started his career as a music journalist, first in Edinburgh and later in London, before moving into PR and communications.