There is a strange yet fantastical world beyond the radio waves where king of musical mavericks Richard Thompson spins Scottish wheels, folk, roots and rock and roll with sublime aplomb.

What is amazing is how few people know about it.

Granted, Salisbury City Hall was packed with religious Thompson fans and friends lucky enough to have a mate in the know, but ask around the general populous and you'll soon find Thompson is a music connoisseur’s best kept secret.

They can’t really be blamed. Thompson and his band lay on a delectable musical feast of epic proportions.

Whilst Thompson is renowned for fearless guitar solos that were indeed jaw-dropping, his songs reach another plane altogether when also coupled with efforts of his incredibly talented band.

With Pete Zorn swapping effortlessly between acoustic guitar, mandolin, saxophone and flute on the left and electric violinist Joel Zifkin on the right, there are times when the admiring would be musician simply does not know where to look for the best. Such magic.

That’s before you take into account Taras Prodaniuk on electric bass guitar and Michael Jerome on drums - have you ever seen a drummer play with five pence pieces and get a sound like a sea shore on a dance floor? Exactly.

Would Simon Cowell care? Probably not. All the more reason to embrace, embrace, embrace.