Lanie Lane’s musical style – an eclectic mix of old style blues and modern fashions – is matched in her physical appearance; emerging in a short 1950s style dress, complimented by sparkly black leggings, and with coiffed hair she presented an interesting blend of old and new.

Lane credits her guitar, Betty Baby, as her long time song-writing partner and, following a small hitch with the amplifier which rendered Betty mute for the first track, together they played a set of both original songs and covers. Adding a fuller sound to the evening were Paul Derricott on drums, David Symes on bass and Jared Masters on grand piano. Together they made a pleasing overall sound.

One of the more interesting covers of the show was her interpretation of Britney Spears’ Toxicity, the rearrangement of which was pleasantly unrecognisable. A harmonica, hanging around Lane’s neck, appeared to be for aesthetic purposes only but eventually got a play during Hoochie Coochie Man; one of the crowd favourites. The final track, What Am I To Do, was an audience sing-a-long number, with many still humming it as they left.

While Lane, and the group as a whole, were musically right on the money, and the applause was quick coming for each song, the banter in between was somewhat lacking. Lane’s fey, innocent little girl persona became a little grating and more could have been made of the song introductions to make the show into more of a cabaret experience.

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