THESE musicians and singers certainly lived up to their tag of being Britain's best western swing group.

It was like taking a trip back in time to the days when what you saw was what you got, but with the benefits of modern sound. A high standard of singing and playing from the Lanashire group delighted the audience.

They swapped instruments and vocals, moved along to the beat and made it a fun night with their own interpretations of classics by the likes of Doris Day, Louis Jordan, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters, Glenn Miller and western swing master Bob Wills with songs such as Roly Poly and Faded Love.

Instrumentals including Black and White Rag and Orange Blossom Special broke up the two sets, which featured splendid steel and lead guitar and mandolin playing from Simon Brady and country-style fiddle by Gaynor Sutcliffe, Lenee Laverne and Nonnie Laverne.

Drummer Mark Warburton provided a driving beat to a very much 1940s and 1950s-orientated performance.

Peter Riley, also adept on double bass and guitar, was in fine voice and finished with his famous encore of Minnie The Moocher with everyone joining in.