FIBBERS was taken on a trip back to the sounds of the Sixties – with a definite 90s/Noughties twist – when it played host to Ohio-based garage rock band, The Greenhornes, featuring bassist Jack Lawrence and drummer Patrick Keeler, who form the rhythm section for The Raconteurs.

However, that band is taking a break at the moment, and so the two have taken a trip back in time to their pre-Raconteurs days and teamed up with vocalist and guitarist Craig Fox, picking up the threads of their former band.

Having just released their fourth studio album, Four Stars – the first in eight years – The Greenhornes were most definitely on form at this, one of only several UK appearances, and the small but appreciative audience were in for a real treat.

Switching effortlessly between Yardbirds-esque blues, complete with beautiful Hammond organ, to West Coast sunshine sounds reminiscent of The Byrds, and with flashes of psychedelic vibes of The Animals, early Pink Floyd and The Zombies, the inevitable comparisons are only references, as the sound and songs are all very much their own.

The inimitable Lawrence bass lines thundered through Keeler’s exciting drum sound, all topped with the laid-back vocal and guitar riffs of Cox and a fourth touring member of the band providing organ, guitar and percussion.

Much of the material tthat night is found on previous discs, such as the energetic, exciting Lies from 2005 compilation album, Sewed Soles, but with each song clocking in at two to three-minute blissful nuggets, there was plenty of room for newer tracks, too.

Among the folk and post-punk acts that seem to be everywhere at the moment, this exciting band is a breath of fresh air – and a coup for Mr H and Fibbers.

Four stars? They are undoubtedly worth the full five.