And in a very recent report in the Edinburgh Evening News there is a list of 19 “buzzy pubs” in Edinburgh: they are deemed to be “must visit” pubs, only a few of them what you might call “music pubs”. Think I have visited around half of them over the nearing 40 years that we’ve lived here. This is apparently decided in the gospel according to The Good Pub Guide, though no idea who makes these decisions.
And top of the list?…………………………drum roll……………………… Sandy Bell’s!

Meanwhile, elsewhere, on Facebook, a friend has posted a photo of a blackboard on the door of said pub, with the following interesting messages:
Live Music Every Day - 6pm - 12.30.am weekdays, from 2pm Saturdays, from 4pm Sundays.
Nae Bairns (Sorry)
Nae Fannies
Nae Student Discount
Free Pub Etiquette Lessons Provided
( They missed the bit about nae lamentable fiddlers?!)