Wow, this guy can fairly play the guitar!

I took along embrawean (14), who had to be bribed with the prospect of a kebab on the way home.

We found the Picture House already packed to the rafters and the support band in full swing. We had no idea who this was but agreed they were not bad at all. Imagine my surprise to find out that it was Sandi Thom, whom I'd previously dismissed as a publicity-hungry, Alex-Salmond's-arse-kissing, talentless, no-mark. I stand corrected. She was in fine bluesy voice with a good backing band and I wanted to hear more. The Sandi Thom backlash backlash starts here.

On to the main event. JB is a superb guitarist. Jaw-droppingly so. He is also a seasoned entertainer. At times this could verge on the hokey eg the lights been shone on the audience when a response was required was as subtle as a ba-boom-tish. But, hey, who says the blues have to be hair-shirt? BB King's Live at the Regal is pretty high entertainment too.

This gig had been sold out for months and the crowd loved it. I liked the songs, I liked the solos. I am in awe of that level of sustained inventiveness and particularly liked the guitar/theremin combo. However the thing that stays with me is the way that he works the stage.

And embrawean? The aspiring guitarist was so impressed that he forgot all about the promised kebab. Result.