The guy is 67 and he still shows the same enthusiasm and enjoyment as he did when he started out 50 years ago.

Yes, this was part of Joe's 50th Anniversary celebrations and as well as his normal backing band of The Bruvvers, he had with him his son Peter and daughter Sam.

The musicianship of everyone on stage was amazing, there was a drummer who had a singing voice to match anyone there and in Joe we had a multi-instrumentalist par excellence.

Even daughter Sam, better known for her 80s hits, played keyboards and accordion.

The early part of the show was almost an 'unplugged' session with a few skiffle and rock numbers and it was here that we heard drummer Phil Capaldi's amazing voice.

Sam came to the front for a couple of Dolly Parton songs, and record producer son Pete also turned in some fine vocals.

But it was Joe the audience had come to see and he treated them to everything he had.

Not only did we get some of his old hits like Darktown Strutters Ball, and Picture Of You, but we had some examples of how brilliant and talented a musician Joe is.

Playing mandolin, fiddle and a plethora of guitars, we had marvellous instrumental versions of Hava Nagila and Souvenir D'Alvito as well as rousing versions of Black Betty and Malt 'n Barley Blues.

Some numbers came from his brand new album More Of The Truth like the U2 hit I Still Haven't found What I'm Looking For, Everybody's Famous and The Wishing Well.

Even a Bob Dylan song got in the mix, and Sam came back with a faultless rendition of Peggy Lee's Fever.

Particularly well received were I'm Henery The Eighth I Am and Sea Of Heartbreak, and of course, the emotional closing number I'll See You In My Dreams.

What would have made the evening perfect is that if Joe had done What A Crazy World and That's What Love Will Do.

Having said that, after two hours of first class entertainment, the audience went away smiling, and as Joe said. "To have a smile on your face and love in your heart, that's all that matters really."

Martin Hutchinson