On possibly the coldest day of the year so far, we gathered in the smoking area of the Bongo club in anticipation of what was hyped up to be a stunning album launch. As more and more familiar faces arrived, they all had smiles like kids at Christmas. I was more than intrigued as I was a Lau virgin!

Sipping my free bottle of Cobra, very slowly I might add, I was impressed and a little bit envious of their professionalism. Piles of beautifully made CDs and Vinyls, and no less than a power point presentation. Money and time had been spent organising this gig.

On to the music however. Martin Green on the Accordion was like a man possessed. His whole body played that instrument and as a result, it sounded like he had a whole band between his piston like arms. He looked like a nodding dog on speed as he pounded out amazing reels, unbelievable bass lines and melodies quicker than his head flicks. He was fantastic.

Aidan O’Rourke on fiddle was equally impressive. A little more reserved in physical movement than his colleague, his fiddle sang to my ears. The instrumental numbers saw him start slow and then build to an unparalleled climax. I actually wanted to dance despite having only one free beer.

And then there was Kris Drever. Undoubtedly a great guitarist with a sense of rhythm unlike any other, what's more it looked effortless. He was creating massive sound with, what looked like, minimum effort. However, I felt no real connection with the subject matter of Kris's 2 songs, though that wasn't helped by the fact that I couldn't hear the lyrics more often than not. I did thoroughly enjoy the night and I doubt I will witness such an amazingly unified sound by another band for a long time.