MUSIC NEWS:Those of you not Electric Picnic-bound may be interested in a weekend of music that doesn't involve camping on September 2nd and 3rd.

The Funk and Soul Weekender will take place at Dublin’s Grand Social, with eight-piece soul and funk band Proudfoot and soul act Wyvern Lingo on Friday, and American vocalist Mirenda Rosenberg on Saturday with her Rare Funk Groove Orchestra.