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Music from Edinburgh

115 musicians born in Edinburgh and 35 bands formed there, ordered by how many Wikipedias write about them.

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1. 1
   Robert Louis Stevenson born 1850 · Gothic literature, adventure fiction
2. 2
   Stuart Sutcliffe born 1940 · pop
3. 3
   KT Tunstall born 1975 · traditional folk

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4. 4
   Shirley Manson born 1966 · alternative rock, rock
5. 5
   Boards of Canada formed 1986 · ambient, downtempo

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6. 6
   The Exploited formed 1979 · hardcore punk

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7. 7
   Nina Nesbitt born 1994 · rock, folk-pop

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8. 8
   Bay City Rollers formed 1966 · rock, pop

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9. 9
   The Incredible String Band formed 1966 · folk, psychedelic

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10. 10
    Ray Wilson born 1968 · rock

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11. 11
    Neil Murray born 1950 · hard rock, jazz fusion
12. 12
    Edwyn Collins born 1959 · rock

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13. 13
    Holocaust formed 1977 · heavy metal, new wave of British heavy metal

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14. 14
    Mike Scott born 1958 · rock

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15. 15
    Alexander Mackenzie born 1847 · opera
16. 16
    Sophia Dussek born 1775
17. 17
    Aneka born 1954 · pop
18. 18
    Jamie Muir born 1942 · jazz
19. 19
    Oi Polloi formed 1981 · oi!, anarcho-punk
20. 20
    Thea Musgrave born 1928 · opera, art
21. 21
    Idlewild formed 1995 · alternative rock

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22. 22
    David Paton born 1949 · pop
23. 23
    Wattie Buchan born 1956 · punk rock, hardcore punk
24. 24
    Young Fathers hip-hop

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25. 25
    Pilot formed 1973 · pop

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26. 26
    The Corries music of Scotland

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27. 27
    Davey Johnstone born 1951 · hard rock
28. 28
    Donald Runnicles born 1954 · classical
29. 29
    Finley Quaye born 1974 · electronic, reggae fusion
30. 30
    Angelfish formed 1992 · gothic rock
31. 31
    Horatius Bonar born 1808
32. 32
    Chris Connelly born 1964 · industrial rock
33. 33
    Grant Kirkhope born 1962 · video game

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34. 34
    Josef K formed 1979 · indie rock, post-punk
35. 35
    Dot Allison born 1969 · trip hop
36. 36
    Mike Barson born 1958 · ska
37. 37
    Brigit Forsyth born 1940
38. 38
    Ricky Gardiner born 1948 · punk rock, rock and roll
39. 39
    Silly Wizard formed 1970 · Celtic
40. 40
    Alexander Reinagle born 1756 · opera
41. 41
    Roy Williamson born 1936

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42. 42
    We Were Promised Jetpacks indie rock

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43. 43
    The Beta Band formed 1996 · electronic

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44. 44
    Billy Lyall born 1953
45. 45
    Frankie Poullain born 1967 · hard rock
46. 46
    Helen Hopekirk born 1856
47. 47
    Tommy Smith born 1967 · jazz, rhythm and blues
48. 48
    Phil Cunningham born 1960 · traditional folk
49. 49
    Johnny Harris born 1932 · jazz, rock
50. 50
    Maggie Nicols born 1948 · jazz
51. 51
    Ben Jelen born 1979 · pop
52. 52
    Big John Duncan born 1957
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    Reginald Stewart born 1900
54. 54
    The Rezillos formed 1976 · punk rock

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55. 55
    Peter Gregson born 1987

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56. 56
    Paddy Milner born 1980 · jazz, country
57. 57
    Eric Robertson born 1948
58. 58
    Paul Galbraith born 1964
59. 59
    Clouds formed 1968 · progressive rock
60. 60
    Alan Longmuir born 1948
61. 61
    Robin Williamson born 1943
62. 62
    Elizabeth C. Clephane born 1830
63. 63
    John Rae born 1966
64. 64
    Tom Howe born 1977
65. 65
    Henry Herford born 1947
66. 66
    Jean Redpath born 1937 · traditional folk
67. 67
    Malcolm Martineau born 1960

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    Alfred Moffat born 1863
69. 69
    Julian Wagstaff born 1970 · opera
70. 70
    Pat Smythe born 1923 · jazz
71. 71
    Roy Henderson born 1899
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    Joan Dickson born 1921
73. 73
    Mouth Music Celtic fusion
74. 74
    Alex Gardner born 1991 · popular
75. 75
    Chris Douglas born 1974 · experimental
76. 76
    Tam White born 1942
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    Gareth Sager born 1960
78. 78
    The Shop Assistants indie rock
79. 79
    Guy Warrack born 1900
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    James Lockhart born 1930
81. 81
    Catriona Morison born 1986
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    Garry Walker born 1974
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    Shelagh McDonald born 1948 · traditional folk
84. 84
    Sir John Clerk, 2nd Baronet born 1676
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    Steve Mason born 1971 · traditional folk, indie pop

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    Stuart Wood born 1957 · rock
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    Susan Landale born 1935
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    Maeve Gilchrist born 1985
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    Joseph Dewar Hislop born 1884 · opera

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    The Spook School formed 2010 · indie pop
91. 91
    Simon Thoumire born 1970
92. 92
    Alex Welsh born 1929 · jazz
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    Aberfeldy formed 2002 · indie pop

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    Archie Semple born 1928 · jazz
95. 95
    Ballboy indie rock
96. 96
    Emma's Imagination born 2000
97. 97
    Al Fairweather born 1927 · jazz
98. 98
    Alan Richardson born 1904
99. 99
    Paul Coletti born 1959
100. 100
     Alexander Kelly born 1929
101. 101
     Learmont Drysdale born 1866
102. 102
     Vistas indie rock
103. 103
     Celia Lipton born 1923
104. 104
     Christopher Elton born 2000
105. 105
     Dog Faced Hermans punk rock

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106. 106
     Mike Starrs born 1947
107. 107
     Robin Hall born 1936
108. 108
     Ruby Blue formed 1986 · folk rock
109. 109
     Scars formed 1977 · post-punk
110. 110
     The Fire Engines formed 1979 · punk rock
111. 111
     Rachel Newton born 1985

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112. 112
     Bow Anderson born 1997

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113. 113
     Jonathan Manson
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     G. S. McLennan born 1883
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     Johnny Keating born 1927
116. 116
     The Zephyrs formed 1999 · independent

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117. 117
     Alice Thompson born 1962
118. 118
     Susan Hamilton born 1970
119. 119
     Kenneth C. M. Young born 2000
120. 120
     Sidney Sutcliffe born 1918
121. 121
     Richard Gwilt born 1958
122. 122
     Meursault formed 2006
123. 123
     Neil Campbell born 1966 · electroacoustic, experimental
124. 124
     Niki King jazz
125. 125
     Stuart Henry born 1942
126. 126
     The Kaisers formed 1992 · beat, garage rock revival
127. 127
     Ann Drummond-Grant born 1904
128. 128
     Ainslie Henderson born 1979 · acoustic
129. 129
     Sean Shibe born 1992

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130. 130
     Eagleowl indie folk
131. 131
     Licorice McKechnie born 1945
132. 132
     Lydia MacDonald born 1926 · jazz, pop
133. 133
     Corrina Hewat born 1970
134. 134
     Show N Prove
135. 135
     The Gothenburg Address formed 2008 · independent
136. 136
     John Wilson born 1800
137. 137
     John Glenesk Mortimer born 1951
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     Arthur Young born 1904 · jazz, blues
139. 139
     David Gwilt born 1932
140. 140
     Lucky Jim born 2000
141. 141
     Norman Maurice Richardson born 1905
142. 142
     Ronald Kinloch Anderson born 1911
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     Alan Lamb born 1944
144. 144
     Bob Heatlie born 1946
145. 145
     Café Jacques formed 1973 · progressive rock
146. 146
     The Last Battle formed 2009
147. 147
     The Leg formed 2006 · indie rock
148. 148
     Eclair Fifi born 1982 · electronica
149. 149
     Alan Purves born 1952
150. 150
     Michael Begg born 1966

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Where this comes from

Everything here comes from Wikidata, the free database behind Wikipedia: people whose place of birth is the city or one of its districts, and groups formed there, who have a MusicBrainz entry. They’re ordered by how many Wikipedias have an article about them. Each name links to its entry. Players are the artists’ official Spotify profiles or YouTube channels and only load when you press play; those services may set cookies.