Biddulph Town Hall is a 1960s/70s concrete functional box with a sound limiter, that isn't the most user friendly of venues. Biddulph Up in Arms the local folk/roots club use the venue when they artists they book are too big for the upstairs room at the Biddulph Arms' pub. Such is the case with The Oysterband, formerly folkie renegades, now a part of the popular folk establishment. This, suprisingly, is the first time that they've gone out in an "acoustic" format (they're using amplification) and it works well. When fully plugged, the band are very much a festival jiggy-dancy outfit, but in this situation there's a chance to focus on the smart musicianship and well-crafted tunes. A rare outing for their cover of New Order's "Love Vigilantes" draws a mass audience singalong. Selections from their forthcoming CD "Meet you there" bode well, notably "Bury me standing" and "The Boy's still running".