Peopled solely by original tunes from John McCusker – Scottish prodigy, member of The Battlefield Band, producer of a Mercury nominated Kate Rusby album, guest of Teenage Fanclub, and purveyor of a rake of exceptional tunes – Yella House is a remarkable record.

Though fiddle is his mainstay, McCusker takes possession of piano, whistles and cittern with equal panache. Even the casual listener won’t help being bowled over by McCusker’s virtuosity, soaring all over Yella Hoose.

The set that begins with ‘Wee Michael’s March’ captures his essence: buoyant and celebratory, it dips and soars with the fluency of a bird in flight, aided by Michael McGoldrick’s flute and rooted by Conrad Ivitsky’s double bass.