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29 JULY - 7 AUGUST
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Edinburgh. Venues/prices vary. 0131 473 2000. There's a Swedish theme to this year's programme. as well as the usual mix of live performances and workshops. Last year performers included Mark Murphy and Buddy Guy at venues across the City. " : 7 ' m a nutsheu; Tim biggest gm; imp/g, m it... my,“ and the total audience numbered around 75.000. g ‘ . , ii
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Princes Street Gardens on Sun 31 Jul. o _ ' Edinburgh International www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk/jazz/ -._ .4 ' at i _ ' . Book Festival 0.
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29-31 JULY Womad We. Rivermead, Caversham, Reading. £99.99. 0118 939 0930. Set up in the early 1.080s in a flurry of enthusiasm for “music from around the world'. Wornad has gone from strength to strength. hosting 1:30 events in 22 countries. This year you might want to check out Womadrid '20—2’Z May» and \I‘i/oinad Singapore :20 28 Aug. The British centrepiece f ,stival features a huge range of acts. ‘.'.’illi Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation. YOussou N'Dour. eryr;\.ahle place gist to l‘;t"gl ::.i'_. the Afro-Celt Soundsystem and Richie Havens www.edbookfest.co.uk headlining. plus hands and theatre companies from well as a sina‘l selection o‘ Spanish artists. Should In a nutshell: t tl""7t.'.‘¥ s<r":;~’“: " r: the UK. Palestine. India. Korea and Croatia. that not he enough. additional aces iii: tte'rcassni; www.womad.org sleeve include the fact that hands ;:ia\, at Night so 14 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEHBER In a nutshell: The definitive world music festrval the rest of the day can he spent at tne Leach. x'rhfe Edinburgh International Festival 7:? fir"
its tie-ins ‘.‘.’llll the fashion. ir‘dustifi, results " n‘cdeis Various venues/prices. 0131 473 2000. 7"e 30 JULY - 6 AUGUST ‘.'.’£ill<|l‘.tt among inoitals. www.fiberfib.co r)! g "a l :: chug." Vest '.a' “Wen: them-:2 ,l ~-:-'a, Skandia COWES WEEK In a nutshell: Sun. sea and s.it>!:"‘e "‘t.s~:: :ia"<:e and "dust; So'r‘e .>‘ the :>':>_'r'ra""' I, ', r (- Cowes, Isle of Wight. 01983 295 744. The largest ccnsxlereo l‘lg'f't:.";>.'. was: gig: ...;~,v‘;-.r ,7 and longest-running regatta in the worid began in 6 -14 AUGUST sponsored ‘ ‘ Mar l '-::"-:‘h {Fl‘ 1' .«' w fit." Pittenweem Arts Festival 5.. . t>.i’. "‘a'i‘. :1‘ the s"r<>'.'.'s am e" ..~:i ‘ Pittenweem. Fife. 01333 312168. the '~.::lage of the .i'trr‘if atett. lt- ‘7.i"‘ Llir a“: 7‘. “f '
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Coin;)"ehensive advzce on how to enter heals and ltlSl walking the streets. last year the stars of The Green Man Festival ‘77:. .. . sponsorship opportunities are availahle via the Hay-on-Wye, Wales. 01874 611129. 9365. wehste. www.skandiacowesweek.co.uk altogether higher class .v‘ "‘._.t; p ‘e if ._r. 5! a In a nutshell: The world's most exciting sailing
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