As Linus (and the world) knows, happiness is a warm blanket, which describes not another sultry Freo evening, but the feeling you get from this fabulous band performing a list bluesy, folksy and country lilting tunes. The easygoing repartee between Jessie and Bill extends to the audience, making you feel as if you're in their backyard, jamming for fun. I can only imagine how it must be when Lucky Oceans is on stage with them, but going to the US to potentially receive a Grammy is a forgivable reason for his absence.

As Jessie said, to replace the larger than life presence of Lucky, they needed three other instrumentalists, being Jon Knox-Matthews on guitar, who has a complete command of his instrument over country, blues, jazz and even swing. That he took the mike to sing Hank Williams' 'Long Gone Lonesome Blues' was a treat. As Kris Kristofferson wrote: 'if you don't like Hank Williams, honey you can kiss my ass'. With Shane Dooley on double bass and Pete Evans on drums, the rhythm section kept a fine, pulsing beat.

Jessie is a larger than life performer who simply loves music and has a repertoire across jazz, swing, soul, which I knew her for. But here, she shows her love for country and western, bluegrass, folk and gospel, and boy, did she punch it across. Sharing the stage with her in magnitude but of a different (gravelly) tenor, was Bill Lawrie, whose guitar, harp and songs made a considerable portion of the set list, and so it should. Anyone who can write a song inspired within a warehouse in Welshpool deserves a grammy for audacity let along quality. And it was a love song at that.

So, do yourself a favour and hit 'buy tickets' now. And while you're at it, also for the show following: Jessie Gordon's 'Dirty Jazz,' perfect for late evening and when you're slightly sozzled.