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Edinburgh Live
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh schoolgirl 'living her dream' as youngest Fringe street performer aged 11
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info An Edinburgh schoolgirl has been named the youngest Fringe street performer at the festival this year. Caitlin Roisin, 11, started playing musical instruments when she was just two-years-old and has continued to progress her talents for almost 10 years. Since the Festival Fringe got underway this year, Caitlin has put on a street performance six times. Along with her guitar, the aspiring musician performs songs including Zombie, Counting Stars and Shotgun. Building large crowds around her as she performs, dad Stephen Tierney, is "extremely proud" of his daughter. Speaking to Edinburgh Live, Caitlin said: "I started to play my first instrument at two and I just built it up and up. I started going to Totally Sound and after that I got used to doing some busking. "When I heard I could do busking at the Fringe, we signed up for it. I have done six performances so far. "Sometimes it can be scary but when you continue it, everything becomes calmer. I am really proud of myself." Performing on the Royal Mile, Caitlin is surrounded by a number of experienced buskers of an older age. Dad Stephen, said it is "startling" seeing her perform to a large crowd of people. She recently started P7 and is planning on balancing her school life with her busking throughout the month. Stephen added: "When she first started performing, I was impressed she had the confidence at 11 - I am obviously very proud of her. "I think it's remarkable what she can do. It's startling when you see her next to other professional street performers. I think a lot of people do a double take because she is smaller and younger. "A lot of the locals relationship with the fringe is a love/hate one so it's nice for a local to be up there and claiming a bit of there for herself. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sentstraight to your messages. "She's surrounded by music because I am a professional musician. Our house is full of instruments and when she was two, she expressed an interest. "We got her a ukulele and she would make up songs from a very young age. She became competent and when she was seven, she got her first guitar and it's progressed from there." After first starting her music journey with Totally Sound, Caitlin will be performing at Mercat Cross behind St Giles Cathedral as part of their Community Stage 2025. The show will take place on Friday, August 22, at 3.30pm.
Scotsman
21-04-2025
- Scotsman
Police hunt vandals after 'very old and important' high street statue snapped in half
The statue on Dunfermline High Street has been described by police as 'very old and important'. Sign up to the daily Crime UK newsletter. All the latest crime news and trials from across the UK. Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Police are hunting vandals who snapped a 'very old and important' statue in half in Fife. The Mercat Cross statue on Dunfermline High Street was badly damaged overnight on Saturday, April 12. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Mercat Cross statue on Dunfermline High Street was damaged | Adobe Debris was left scattered across the city centre street, at the junction of Guildhall Street. Police have released the descriptions of two men they believe are responsible for the vandalism. The first man is described as early 20s, white, around 5ft 8/9ins tall, with slim build, brownish hair, thick eyebrows, sideburns and an earring in his left ear. Police have said he was wearing a baby blue-coloured hoodie, tan-coloured trousers and white/light trainers at the time of the incident. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The second man is described as early 20s, white and about 5ft 9/10ins tall. He is of medium build with brown hair that is long and messy on top and trimmed short at the sides, with short stubble growth. The suspect was wearing a thin black jacket with small writing on the right shoulder, a black t-shirt with white writing and a yellow logo, black jogging bottoms and grey Nike Air Max shoes. Inspector Conrad Musgrave, from Dunfermline Police Station, said: 'The statue is very old and important to the people of Dunfermline and the surrounding area.
The Courier
21-04-2025
- The Courier
Descriptions issued of two men after Dunfermline's Mercat Cross damaged
Police have launched an appeal for two young men after the Mercat Cross statue was damaged in Dunfermline. The High Street structure, dating back to the 1860s, was damaged overnight on April 12. Officers reviewed CCTV footage in the area and two men were seen climbing the Mercat Cross. Police Scotland has asked the two men, both thought to be in their early 20s, to come forward. The first is described as white, around 5ft 8/9ins tall, of slim build, with brownish hair, thick eyebrows, sideburns and an earring in his left ear. He was wearing a baby blue-coloured hoodie, tan-coloured trousers and white/light trainers. The second is described as white, around 5ft 9/10ins tall, of medium build, with brown hair, long messy on top, trimmed short at the sides and short stubble growth. He was wearing a thin black jacket with small writing on its right shoulder, a black t-shirt with white writing and a yellow logo, black jogging bottoms and grey Nike Air Max shoes. Inspector Conrad Musgrave, of Dunfermline Police Station, said: 'The statue is very old and important to the people of Dunfermline and the surrounding area. 'Extensive inquiries have been carried out, including full CCTV reviews from the local area and nearby premises. 'We are now asking the males responsible to please come forward.' Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident 1093 of April 13 2025.
STV News
21-04-2025
- STV News
Police looking to trace two men after 'important' statue damaged
Police are appealing for information after a 'very old and important' statue in Fife was damaged by vandals. Investigating officers have released descriptions of men they are looking to trace in connection with the incident that took place over the weekend of Saturday, April 12. The two suspects were seen to climb the Mercat Cross statue on Dunfermline High Street overnight. Officers are following a positive line of enquiry and are now appealing directly to the pair to come forward and asked anyone who recognised the descriptions to contact police as soon as possible. Both suspects are described as being white men in their early 20s. The first is around 5ft 8in with a slim build, brown hair, thick eyebrows, sideburns and an earring in his left ear. At the time of the incident he was wearing a baby blue-coloured hoodie, tan-coloured trousers and white/light trainers. The second man is described as being around 5ft 9in with a medium build and long messy brown hair trimmed short at the sides and short stubble growth. He was wearing a thin black jacket with small writing on the right shoulder, a black T-shirt with white writing and a yellow logo, black jogging bottoms and grey Nike Air Max shoes. Inspector Conrad Musgrave, Dunfermline Police Station, said: 'The statue is very old and important to the people of Dunfermline and the surrounding area. 'Extensive enquiries have been carried out, including full CCTV reviews from the local area and nearby premises. 'We are now asking the males responsible to please come forward.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
