Free Fringe Music Sat 4–Sun 26 Aug (not 11 Aug) 14:05–14:50 Free, drop-in Experience the joy of live music at the museum. Inspired by Rip It Up: The Story of Scottish Pop, young contemporary music talents perform an exciting blend of Scottish pop and traditional Scottish songs. In partnership with Live Music Now Scotland, Edinburgh Napier University’s Popular Music Course and Edinburgh Gay Men’s Chorus Date Performance Sat 4 Claire Hastings and Ron Jappy Live Music Now Scotland Traditional song and acoustic guitar duo covering The Proclaimers, Paolo Nutini and Travis Sun 5 Robyn Stapleton and Claire Hastings Live Music Now Scotland Traditional Scottish song duo covering Karine Polwart, Amy Macdonald and Travis Mon 6 & Kilda: Mhairi Marwick, Norrie MacIver and Scott Wood Live Music Now Scotland Tue 7 Voice, fiddle, accordion and guitar trio with a set including Runrig, The Proclaimers and Rod Stewart covers Wed 8 Ainsley Hamill and Alistair Paterson Live Music Now Scotland Voice and keyboard duo covering Annie Lennox, Lulu, Runrig, AC/DC, Biffy Clyro and KT Tunstall Thu 9 Hannah Rarity and Luc McNally Live Music Now Scotland A duo of the current BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year, singer Hannah Rarity, and guitarist Luc McNally Fri 10 Ainsley Hamill and Alistair Paterson Live Music Now Scotland Voice and keyboard duo covering Annie Lennox, Lulu, Runrig, AC/DC, Biffy Clyro and KT Tunstall Sun 12 Ruth Gillies Student of Popular Music at Edinburgh Napier University Singer-songwriter blending styles of folk, pop and rock through clever lyrics and catchy melodies Mon 13 Robyn Stapleton and Claire Hastings Live Music Now Scotland Traditional Scottish song duo covering Karine Polwart, Amy Macdonald and Travis Tue 14 Sirocco Winds Live Music Now Scotland A lively flute, clarinet and bassoon trio adapting Scottish pop hits to their unique classical style Wed 15 Ross Wilson Live Music Now Scotland Guitarist with a set including covers of Deacon Blue and The Waterboys Thu 16 Routes Quartet Live Music Now Scotland String quartet with a set including The Proclaimers, The Waterboys and Capercaillie covers Fri 17 Aonach Mòr Live Music Now Scotland Accordion, fiddle and voice trio covering Rod Stewart’sRhythm of My Heart and Sunshine on Leith by The Proclaimers Sat 18 Edinburgh Gay Men’s Chorus Original arrangements featuring songs by Lulu, KT Tunstall, Eurythmics, Aztec Camera, The Proclaimers and Travis Sun 19 Liam Stuart Graduate of Popular Music at Edinburgh Napier University Singer-songwriter with a unique brand of highly emotive, melodic and lyric-driven folk-rock songs Mon 20 Aidan Moodie and Graham Rorie Live Music Now Scotland Fiddle and guitar duo with a set including AC/DC, Paolo Nutini, Biffy Clyro and Franz Ferdinand covers Tue 21 Hannah Rarity and Luc McNally Live Music Now Scotland A duo of the current BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year, singer Hannah Rarity, and guitarist Luc McNally Wed 22 Aidan Moodie and Graham Rorie Live Music Now Scotland Fiddle and guitar duo with a set including AC/DC, Paolo Nutini, Biffy Clyro and Franz Ferdinand covers Thu 23 & Randolph’s Leap Live Music Now Scotland Fri 24 An uplifting pop and rock four-piece from Glasgow, paying tribute to some of their Scottish musical heroes Sat 25 Georgia Rose Graduate of Popular Music at Edinburgh Napier University Singer-songwriter performing original material and covers that hold up a mirror to human existence Sun 26 Annie Booth Graduate of Popular Music at Edinburgh Napier University Singer-songwriter performing indie-rock tinged folk with infectious melodies, tempered by poignant vocals National Museums Scotland Scottish Charity, No. SC011130 #FreeFringeMusic nms.ac.uk/fringe.