Mo Scott with Stuart Collingwood Trio @ The Cherry Tree

Mo Scott (vcl); Stu Collingwood (pno); Neil Harland (bs); Paul Smith (dms).

Is You Is or Is You Ain't my Baby? was the question posed by Mo in her opening number. My starter, however, was more complex with no less than 5 choices! I decided to go for the Wellington of Boudin Noir, Apple Compote with HP Dressing which turned out to be black puddin'! Nevertheless, it was a goodun'.

Mo was now singing in that husky, blues tinged voice of hers Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You - you and The Chef babe!

Both Mo and the Chef coincided on the next one too - Imagination. Mo's Imagination "Makes a cloudy day sunny, Makes a bee think of honey..." The Chef's imaginative creation was Cassoulet Provencale which comprised Braised Haricot Beans, Toulouse Sausage, Smoked Pork Belly and, to stop it sounding like an all-day breakfast, Duck Confit.

Love Me or Leave Me sang Mo - I didn't leave any! Fever and Sticky Toffee Pudding, a bottle of Black Sheep and When Sunny Gets Blue. Love this song which had a sensitive bass solo from Neil. The set finished with some blues (surprise! surprise!)

It had been a good set and I wished I'd been able to stay for the second set but my nose started running (fortunately after I'd finished my sticky toffee pudding) and I think I too had Fever.

Still it had been enjoyable with Mo, the boys, the chef and the staff at the top of their game.

Lance.