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1 You haven’t heard them this way before The Edinburgh- based band are famous for their full on dance floor friendly extravaganzas. but these acOustic shows at the Spiegltent WI“ allow them to display a gentler side to their flTUSIC in a time slot more conducive. to chillin' out than shakrn' that ass. 2 It’s a film tie-In The shows Wl” celebrate the screening of Dri‘wng Lessons at the Edinburgh Film Festival. starring Julie Walters. Rupert Glint, Laura Linney and Peter Dawson, and featuring the band's music. 3 They have a unique musical Identity The band's trademark fusion of Celtic music With Cuban salsa has won them a following all over the world. including Successful forays to the heartland of salsa in Cuba itself. 4 Where else will you hear bagpipes and timbales together? And lots more besides - trumpet and sax and congas and guitar and fiddle and bass and all kinds of cool stuff. 5 Get In before the Womex crowd Salsa Celtica have been booked to perform in the prestigious official showcase section at the Womex world music be sh in Seville in October — and unlike Celtic. Jose Mourhino won't spoil the big night when they get there. (Kenny Mathieson)
The Spiegel Garden, 667 8940, 24—26 Aug. 6pm. £72.
4 eyerything into their [WC sets. so much so that what they considered a lacklustre SHOWIHQ at South By South West was still enough to announce the outfit's arrival, their appearance at this year's T on the Fringe is notable fOr its billing as an accustic departure — though the thetightful and timeless Songwriting of MacManus \vili no dOubt shine in a more rootsy retelling. (Mark Edmundsont
I P/easance COL/rtyard. 556 6550. Aug, 7 7.30pm. 970.
MIKELANGELO AND THE
BLACK SEA GENTLEMEN Virtuoso eccentricity oooe
Tales of human TZtXl’ttrlth. the laments of a pencil-iiioustat:hed Catalan Casanoxa and some rather duestionabie tasterr‘i Furripean accents are amongst the unliker but
superb treats on offer at a perforrriance that is as amusing as it it; musically :icciimr ilished.
The immaculater coiffed force of nature that is head hencho tvtikelangelo. a Nick Ga\.'e-v<)ir:erf crooner who kisses. sits on and attempts to undress various members of the crowd, has enough charm to get away wrth sending shards of glass and hot wax flying by taking a sWipe at a table.
The accompanying Sea Gentlemen take their varying solo turns too. including Guido Libido acting out an eerily realistic silent film. or the Great Moldavro's hilariously rariibling story.
Inter song banter is sharp and drny delivered, and the musicianship top notch, whether it‘s Croatian westerns. a sadly underrer)resentetf part of modern music, rollocking polka tunes or the ultra catchy ode to carnal desire that is ‘A Formidable Marinade". (Emma Newlandsl
I The Sp/ege/ Garden, (567 8940. uritii’
27 Aug (not 2 7), 9pm, 5.‘ IO {11%.
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA More superfatives and Stravinsky from magnificent Mid-Westerners
FollOWing on from the lead set by the Budapest Festival Orchestra two nights earlier. the Minnesota Orchestra also play a blockbuster orchestral Virtuoso piece by Stravinsky The chance to hear the composer's ballet scores for Rite of Spring so closely followed by Petrushka is one not to be missed. espeCially with the latter in the hands of the Minnesota Orchestra on its first tour of European festii.als with their Finnish music director, Osmo Vanska. Primarin known to Scottish audiences for his five year tenure as chief conductor of the BBC Scottish in the late 90s. Vanska is taking his first major Ariierican charge to net-r heights. Muszcal America has named him Cor‘ductoir o.‘ the Year. no doubt partly due to his fixear. ft‘.€‘CTlSC initiatixe to record all of Beethcxens symphonies XML“. the t.t.nr1esotans. which has already — enii, one year into it — been billed as a definitiie '. iCarol Maini
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