Any other members of the collective at the Albert Hall last night? A truly marvellous evening in the company of some remarkable musicians.

Martha Wainwright, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Guy Garvey, Ed Harcourt - all excellent; with many other wonderful performances from the supporting cast.

But what really made the evening for me and the good lady wife was the truly astounding voice of Rufus Wainwright. I must confess that I'd never grasped his appeal before last night, but, my God, can he hold a note!

The highpoint of the evening was when he had all the microphones switched off on stage and he sang "Minuits, chrétiens" (the French version of O Holy Night) with just the accompaniment of his mum on piano. He held 5,000 people utterly captivated and the place just erupted at the end of the song. A very special moment.