Arlo Guthrie, Black Box, Belfast, Thursday, August 5, 8pm Related Stories Finding the right key to city's success Classical Music 30/7/10 Pop/Dance Music 30/7/10 Album: The Burns Unit, Side Show (Proper) Album: Arcade Fire, The Suburbs (Sonovox)

ELECTRIC EDEN: UNEARTHING BRITAIN'S VISIONARY MUSIC BY ROB YOUNG Faber & Faber, 664pp, £17.99

Ferry Corsten, The Relic, Francis Street, Newry, Sunday, 9.30pm Related Stories Finding the right key to city's success Classical Music 30/7/10 Roots/Folk Music 30/7/10 Album: The Burns Unit, Side Show (Proper) Album: Arcade Fire, The Suburbs (Sonovox)

Katie Melua feels a bit like an ''alien'' and is unsure whether she is even human.

Edinburgh is upon us. It is the best of times, it is the worst of times. An irresistible, terrible, fabulous pilgrimage. A marathon, and a sprint. Yin and yang. Bert and Ernie. This year's will be my 41st Edinburgh Festival, or "the auld Fringe", as we veterans call it. When I started coming to Edinburgh, I'm not sure whether there even was a festival. It was just a caravanning holiday, I think ...