The new line-up of Brass Monkey made their debut at Guildford's Electric Theatre last night (15th March) and were magnificent. Not only is Paul Archibald a great trumpeter but his personality and stage presence fits in perfectly with the camaraderie amongst the band members and the enormous sense of fun that is a key ingredient of a Brass Monkey performance.

Their set contained loads of new songs and tunes to be found on their new CD "Head Of Steam" - all of which well up to the standard of their previous material. Their "hits" like "The Maid and the Palmer" were also included.

In short it was tremendous to see Brass Monkey restored to their former glory - simply the best.