A big kiss on the lips, dear visitor, as you stroll into the warm and welcoming world of . Sit down, take the weight off your feet as we beg to serve you from our tray of delights. Any requests? We are here for no reason other than to please. Fancy it?

Do we serve any function other than strumming a tune or two? No reason why we should. A four piece pop group? We are meaningless fluff, of course, and we please ourselves first. Isn't that how it should be? We leave you to respond to that one. As a bi-product, we hope to offer you a little light relief from the chores of your day. Buy our product, come and watch us play live or, if you can be bothered so to do, get in touch and disagree with everything we say. Personally, I like the thought of all three.

Okay, we want you to step inside, but just what will you be able to sample other than our delightful fragrance. I confess, we are a little obstreperous, more than a little perverse. The songs are good - I pretend to undervalue them at this point - but they are wilfully low-tech, devoid of dance beats and gorgeously humane. Some are electric, some are acoustic, some short, some longer. There are guitars, basses, drums, mandolins, pedal steels, harmonicas, organs, voices. Can you hear what I whisper? May I come a little closer and lick your ear or shall I stand further away and shout? Do you hear what we say? I'm sure that you do.

Okay, come and make yourself comfortable on our big settee. Are you ready for us yet?