Sandy Bell's

[4] Musicians who frequented the bar at this time included Phil Cunningham, Barbara Dickson and Billy Connolly.

[5] A fortnightly magazine called 'The Sandy Bell's Broadsheet' was published during this period by pub regulars including Ian Green, founder of Greentrax Records.

[7] Sandy Bell's is located close to the University of Edinburgh, where Henderson worked at the School of Scottish Studies.

[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] The McCalmans and Aly Bain lived nearby during this period, and musicians who wanted to keep playing after Sandy Bell's closed would sometimes congregate in their flat to do so.