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guaranteed to wobble walls, trouser legs and brain cells. Led from the back by former Roots Radics drummer Style Scott, Dub Syndicate surfaced in its original guise in 1982, bridging the gap between old-school roots music and squat-punk’s year zero love affair with between-band sound systems. A quarter of a century on, Scott and Sherwood will be joined at these two very special shows by bassist ‘Blood,’ Sly and Robbie keyboardist Franklyn ‘Bubbler’ Waugh, guitarist Vince Black and special FX wizard Alon Adiri for some heavy-duty instrumental bliss. (Neil Cooper) ■ Voodoo Rooms, 556 7060, 10 Aug, 8pm, £15; Tolbooth, Stirling, 11 Aug, 8pm, £12 (£10). EILIDH STEEL AND MARK NEAL Double dunt of local folk talent
While performers and musicians jet into the capital this August ready to ply their trade amongst the city’s myriad venues, Edinburgh-based folk duo Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal are broadening their horizons by embarking on a European sojourn instead. But before jetting off to bow and strum their way to new frontiers in traditional music around the Celtic clubs of Paris, Bologna and Frankfurt, the pair kick off their ten-date tour with a performance on home turf at the Royal Oak’s Wee Folk Club.
As part of The Wee Folk Club’s festival programme, the duo grace a bill of artists at the Oak throughout the month as they warm themselves up for warmer climes with their own creative mix of original composition and established material.
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established presence and firm favourite on the city’s folk scene, with the skilful improvisational abilities of Eilidh (fiddle), and Mark (guitar) renowned for delivering a refreshing mix of jazz and folk-sourced song with a smattering of their self-penned tunes. Catch them while you can. (David Armstrong) ■ The Royal Oak, 557 2976, 9 Aug, 8pm, £5. LUDUS BAROQUE Indulging in Alexander’s Feast
His fame these days may be mainly due to his commanding role as conductor of The Really Terrible Orchestra, but there is a much more serious side to Richard Neville-Towle’s pursuits with a baton. Having founded the baroque chamber orchestra, Ludus Baroque, 12 years ago, their annual Fringe performance of Bach’s B minor Mass tends to sell-out. With such popular demand, Neville-Towle couldn’t allow it not to happen again this year, but in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the death of Handel, Ludus Baroque will also perform his popular oratorio Alexander’s Feast.
The music of Handel, who was born in Germany, but settled in London and became a British citizen, can be heard throughout both the Fringe and EIF programmes this year. Alexander’s Feast dates from 1736 and it was an instant success, playing to full houses at Covent Garden night after night.
Soloist to watch out for is tenor Ed Lyon, who appears in Edinburgh fresh from Glyndebourne Opera. Having made quite a hit with Ludus Baroque as the Evangelist in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio last year, Lyon’s return visit is a welcome one. (Carol Main) ■ Canongate Kirk, 226 0000, Tue 11,
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