SEVEN musicians were slotted precariously around almost 20 instruments of varying size on the finite stage at Colwall Village Hall last Friday.

Making up the band's core were master of guitar, Dave Angel, his percussionist brother Keith and bhangra drum maestro Satnam Singh.

The Angel brothers, who hail from Doncaster, as does Satnam Singh, were formerly the main men in the riotous rock and roll band Intervibos.

Boosting the dedicated line-up of musicians to create a wonderfully full sound were banjo player Andy Seward, keyboardist Dave Formula (ex-Magazine and Visage member), bass player Jim Lockey and drummer Jim Adnitt.

The group gave an excellent, toe-tapping performance of their self-penned mix of ambient and folk rhythms, encapsulated in a recent album From Punjab to Pittop.

Incorporated into the music were elements of Indian beats, classical guitar, Alabama banjo, music-hall keyboards and rock drums.

Melded together, the instruments and techniques were superb although periods of slow solo guitar were shamefully prominent.

The beautifully renovated Colwall venue proved an acoustically perfect and intimate venue for the professional performance and was filled with a capacity audience.

Local people David Lee, Iain Young from Colwall Players and Richard Waghorn volunteered their time to help promoter Adrian Mealing make the gig look and sound astonishing.

ALLY HARDY