At just 21, Charlee Watt (beguilingly named after the great Rolling Stones drummer) demonstrated that she has the vocal chops of a veteran as she reinvented, remolded and recast a choice selection of Beatles numbers. Which is no small feat, given the band’s abilities, particularly in their later years, to craft perfectly written, arranged and executed pop songs that have stood the test of 6 decades.

Watt and the band only got together that morning, but it mattered not a jot as the players were first rate and they skilfully worked their way through a set of intriguing and imaginatively charted arrangements.

The night was full of highlights – The Moondance flavoured Things We Said Today, the Imelda May style balls to the wall funky groove of Saw Her (Me) Standing There, or the beautifully plaintive reading of She Loves You, which turned what, in essence, is a lightweight pop song, into a thing of aching, heartfelt beauty.

When Charlee Watt said she was going to beat up the Beatles, that’s exactly what she did, reflecting those evergreen numbers through a multicoloured sonic palette.

She loves taking a melody and stretching it as far as she can to take it and the listener on a magical mystery tour before finally resolving, and her mic technique is quite wonderful, allowing her to go from a whisper to a wail without pushing the volume range too far.

Presenting inventive and freshly portrayed songs amidst some sweet, amusing anecdotes, this is a show that’s a class above.

It’s on all week and really is a great night’s entertainment.

Totally fab, totally gear!