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In which a band from Malaysia get a warm welcome, and demonstrate their sense of humour translates to an english audience.

In which a slightly rearranged Muff Said prove they've lost none of their ability to draw a crowd or whip them into a frenzy as they prepare us for our malaysian guests.

In which things take a noticeable shift towards the lighter end of the scale as they promote their latest tracks and film a video for one of them.

In which I go back to see my ex-band performing many years later, and see how they've changed and developed.

In which we continue to go seamlessly between songs with a bit of australian banter mixed in.

In which Lizzie's sets up a continuous mix of songs meandering along and blending seamlessly into one-another, with some tap-dancing thrown in for good measure.

In which we finish punctually despite the scheduling troubles earlier.

In which we change gears completely to finish off with some imperiously delivered synthpop duo action.

In which Martin brings a drum machine along to keep the pace up on his songs, but finishes up playing purely live with a little help from the previous performers.

In which we kick off the evening with a range of funky acoustic covers.

In which they change gears repeatedly showing off the sheer diversity of songs and sounds they come up with.

In which Hazel & the Commander assemble a crack(head) team of bristol musicians to recreate the more sophisticated arrangements on the album.

In which Rita gets very vocal praise from the already packed audience as she rips through her set.

In which Hazel devotes a solo set to the spoken-word aspect of her ouvre.

In which Drunken Butterfly's songs continue to be both rousing and politically relevant, despite many efforts by the people in power.

In which the stage gets a little crowded as we try to fit in as many of Bowie's biggest his as possible for the finale.

In which Dawn is pulled in as an impromptu replacement to add a little more soul to the singing.

In which Matt proves just as capable performing Bowie's songs purely acoustic as he is fronting the band.

In which Tim takes away the music, and pays tribute to the poetic aspect of Bowie's songwriting.

In which we once again get together on David Bowie's birthday to celebrate his life and songs.

In which we conclude with a spectacular neon lightshow and some slick, high energy electronic rock.

In which we not only add a lot more cowbell, but a whole load of other interesting instruments and effects over the course of an eclectic set.

In which we conclude the 10th anniversary celebrations at Songsmith with an eclectic collection of acts, starting off with cutting social commentary fused with jaunty acoustic tunes.

In which we turn up the speed and complexity as the band juggle foot pedals and synth to keep their songs dramatic.

In which Dave and the gang once again serve up a good helping of no nonsense rock and roll with some twistedly humorous lyrics.

In which Adam reveals his hard-rocking side for a change as this duo battle through the cold and dark to give our eardrums a good clearout.

In which Nicholson Heal and his eponymous band juggle an increasingly wide range of instruments to give his songs lots of different sounds.

In which three guitars play extremely loud with different effects on them simultaneously to create a dense, psychedelic sound.

In which it's time for some twanging semi-acoustic with plenty of use of the bigsby to create rippling textures.

In which we cram as many people as physically possible onstage, and encourage the audience to join in the singalongs too.

In which the longer-running group get on stage, and do their best to squeeze in a chance for everyone to shine.

In which we find out some more about what's happened with the charity and it's various affiliates.

In which Mind Your Music has grown so large it needed to be split into two different groups, and I help the new one stay musically solid with a little mandocello.

In which we once again show how mind your music helps people nurture their creative skills, as Andrew gives us an original song and the process behind it.

In which Simon plays us one of his 60's inspired original songs.

In which it's time to flip forward a few decades and tackle a bit of Arianna Grande.

In which the group's dance instructor takes us back to the 60's for a bit of classic Dusty Springfield.

In which Mind Your Music's singing tutor squeezes a single song in, as we have a lot of people to get through this evening.

In which Len warms us up while we wait for Elliot to get back from an awards show and find out how well Mind Your Music has done.

In which our headliners from Manchester deliver a short but incredibly high energy set that breaks down the barriers between band and audience.

In which a bear and multiple jesuses start off with shorter, catchy songs, and end in an epic prog jam.

In which a smart casual skeleton and very casual ghost play a selection of short but surprisingly varied songs.

In which the lighting guy drenches a color named band in completely the wrong shade, but they don't let it slow them down as they exchange vocals and twist strange sounds out of their guitars.

In which regular gigs have made Bashema increasingly adventurous in her choice of covers, and more relaxed playing around with her own songs as well.

In which we turn up the harmonic complexity a bit for some jazz, mixed with early 00's covers.

In which it's time for some (west) country music, as Zoe gives us some songs that do indeed have both three chords and the truth.

In which we finish off with a high energy set drawing on the songs of the singer's multiple bands.

In which we have a good excuse for the drums to sound a little bit boxy, as we get a high energy performance that pushes the limits of the acoustic format.

In which a last minute lineup change means I run across the singer from Springbreak again, playing some of the same songs acoustically.

In which Fifi hypnotises the remaining audience with a selection of downtempo grooves.