A DUNFERMLINE musician is ready to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this month.

Sophie De Rose has four shows at this year’s popular arts festival. With two under her belt already, she will be taking to the stage two more times this month, on August 17 and August 26 at the Sips and the City stage on Niddry Street.

She told the Press: “I’m really glad to be going back, it was a great gig. It’s right in the Old Town so you’ve always got loads of people going past, it’s great!

“I performed at the Fringe for the first time in 2019, at the same stage I’m doing this time.

“I was 18 the first time I did it but then COVID happened so I didn’t get back for a few years and this is the first year that this stage has been back.”

Performing since she was just 15, Sophie is incredibly grateful to the Dunfermline music scene and the music department at Queen Anne High School.

She continued: “I really think that in the past few years, since just before COVID, the music scene has really picked up even more momentum.

“It’s just such a good place for it and I think that growing up in Dunfermline has really aided my progression as a musician.

“The staff at Queen Anne High’s music department were just outstanding at encouraging me as well.”

With a busy month ahead, Sophie will not only be performing at the Fringe, she will also be hosting her own show, Sophie De Rose and Friends at the Fire Station Creative, this Sunday.

The doors for the Dunfermline show will open at 6pm and she will be joined by Kimberley Tessa, Jupiter Strange and Neil Morrison with Ali Ferguson.

“I really love what I do and I could not see myself doing anything else. Doing session work and releasing my own music is definitely the next step for me so pretty soon, that will be happening!”she said.

To see Sophie at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, head along to Sips in the City.

Or to see her closer to home, tickets for her Fire Station Creative show can be bought online via Eventbrite and in person at Fire Station Creative.