Rock, pop, jazz, folk, world and classical mark.robertson@list.co.uk
e write-vi WVER While in command of one of the less fashionable instruments in the orchestral canon, Catrin Finch has revived its charms to such an extent that an ebullient Prince Charles made her the official Royal Harpist,
a title not used since the late 18703. Here, she leads an accomplished septet for these new performances of Benjamin Britten’s opera.
I Royal Lyceum Theatre, 473 2000, 75—7 9 Aug, 9pm, 270—232. ‘YOU can neVer get Si'ence . anywhere nowadays, have
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11’“. Saint Jude’s Infirmary, The 55’s, Peanut, The Starlets and The Aphrodisiacs Underground mini-fest Tigerfest indulges in its first showcase of indie magic from the SL Records stable. From upbeat retro pop to electro pop punk. they’ve got it all. Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh Art College, 226 7070, 77 Aug, 8.30pm, £5 (£4). :11 Gwyneth Herbert The ‘new Jamie Cullum' tag is only a small part of the Gwyneth Herbert story. She's just signed a very tasty major record deal but behind the hype rests a voice capable of tackling jazz standards and new works with equal ease. Underbelly, 0870 745 3083, 77—73 Aug, 9.30pm, £8.50. «fr: Preston Reed A mean, lean. guitar pickin’ machine if ever there was one, making short work of the blues-jazz- rock-folk songbook. Whether there is such a book we're not exactly sure. but he's great a -- anyway. See preview. page 59.
" Queen ’3 Hall, 668 2079, 74 Aug, 7.30pm, £74 (£72). a: The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra With music rather than politics in mind. this is a success story from the Middle East: an orchestra of young people from all over the region, crossing political divides and playing some truly great music. See preview. page 54. Usher Hall, 473 2000, 75 Aug, 8pm,
You just can’t keep a good indie veteran down, as David Gedge of the Wedding Present explains.
There’s a whole range of people who like the Wedding Present YOLi've got the peOple who were there at the beginnin and are getting on a bit now. then those ‘.'/."iO discovered us in the 90. and then there's people who are only .‘inding out emu: US now because they were too yoong to even know us when we stopped in 1997.
Reverting back to the old name after being called Cinerama for five
years wasn't a backward move. it was very nattira: step forward as far as 97-50'E35-
we were concerned. 7 Kl"9 cmosme That he's a In the late 803 there was a moment when we were briefly home grown talent lUSt adds to fashionable but there was a very certain type of fan and it was a bit we the swelling in our bosom. dimenSional. Now it's all different types of people. which is much healthier. Affecting, simple pop that can't I’m not the best advert for artists getting damaged by major be beat. See preview, page 55. labels. All the big labels we've been on have gnxen iis coinp!ete control Underbelly, 0870 745 3083, When it comes to bands there has to be a certain degree of 75 Aug, 9.30pm, £7. expectation to fulfil. If you go out and buy a box o‘ corn flakes and
then a fortnight later yOU buy another box you want them to taste like corn For venue addresses: please flakes. not V‘Veetabix. I've been giiilty ll‘. the past 0" sneaking the odd Sugar see the Fringe programme, Ptift into the mix to keep things IlltetefSifllg. log on to www.edfringe.com I LiQL/id Room. 0870 [(55) 0100, 76 Aug. 7pm, 5‘ 74. Part of T on the or call the venue number.
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