A generous performer lets you in on part of themselves when they take to the stage. Having been let into Laura Marling's world through her captivating debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim, I was eager to see what more she could bring to top something as truly wonderful as that. To my excitement, I was not let down.

Few cities undergo such a transformation as Scotland's capital city in the month of August.

The normally easy-going, historic city suddenly jolts to life as thousands of actors, artists,

Last August's rockfest within a festival, T On the Fringe, is back this year under a different banner - The Edge.

Video interview with Dave Corbet, promoter of The Edge, which takes place during the Edinburgh Fringe 2008. Programme and ticket details

The Edge music festival will feature 50 gigs over August 2008. Here's the line-up so far. Listen up for announcements in July of further gigs. Gigs are at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange, the Liquid Room, Cabaret Voltaire, and St Cecilia's Hall.