I was in a charity shop in Huddersfield just before Christmas, with Roger and my brother in law Robin. We had been ranting at length about our many plans for creative businesses, and I began to talk about sketching bands, which seems to have become a bit of a speciality for me. A man stopped me and told me his sons were in a band and I should come and see them at Th’Alma pub in Linthwaite on Boxing Day.

Well, everyone has a son in a band, but why not? Roger and I borrowed my mum’s car and drove up the Colne Valley. He was pleased to discover that Punch Drunk Soul is yet another Yorkshire/California combo (like David Hockney and Embrace) – lead singer Meredith DiMartini was born in San Diego. And then they were great. We’re assuming the band members are music students at Huddersfield University. Their instrumental skills really stood out, but even more seductive was Meredith’s heartfelt, ‘I’ve been there,’ singing. I’m hardly a music reviewer but there you are, we liked the gig. Find out more on their facebook page. Their Manager/Dad tells me this band is going places and a big record company is involved. Here’s the picture I did.