I must admit that the idea of a tribute to a band that regularly tour in small venues anyway seemed rather odd. What was even stranger was just how many bookings they seem to be getting! Intrigued, I decided to head along to The Cat and Wheel in Bristol to see what the fuss was about.

Now, I'm not really a fan of The Wurzels, so my hopes weren't particularly high, but a couple of pints of 'rough' (scrumpy) and I must admit, I started enjoying myself. The band play a mix of Wurzels covers and their own original numbers in a Wurzels style.

The audience are encouraged to take part by singing along, and later in the set, playing a range of improvised percussion instrumenents. I even spoke to one lady who was so impressed she booked them to play at her wedding!

Overall, it was a very enjoyable evening. I just daren't admit it to any of my friends...

I saw these guys a few weeks ago in Blandford Forum, and I must agree with 'Neil' - they are great fun!

The frontman Hedge Cutter is the spitting image of old Adge Cutler (I *am* old enough to remember!), and even though the band are not a straight tribute (keyboards and acoustic guitar - not an accordion or sousaphone in sight!), they do recreate that Wurzels sound and atmosphere.

It may not be high art - but I like it!