Two short years on from their spirit-shocking debut, Calico are back, their line-up embellished from a skeletal three to a more cosy five, their repertoire expanded and their confidence soaring.

Piper and whistler Diarmaid Moynihan is still chief cook and bottlewasher, contributing a baker’s dozen of tunes to a melting pot that bubbles with the unrestrained relish of a jambalaya that’s infused with a rake of heady delights from the store cupboard.

‘Hooversville’ is a perfect calling card for their brand of impertinent playfulness. Kicking off with a jazzed flick of the twist between guitar and pipes, ‘The Happy Aunt’ mutates from brazen funkiness into the more traditional-tasting ‘Hang On’ where fiddle and pipes take up the lead.