Scott McKeon has been strutting his stuff on some of the most hallowed stages in the world of the blues since he was just 12 years old.

As a child prodigy this Wimborne boy made headlines when - following in the hallowed footsteps of John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy and BB King - he blasted legendary Texas club Antone's with the kind of guitar solos that earned him a standing ovation and slaps on the back from the house band.

It was impressive stuff but Scott, now 21, reckons he's learned a thing or two since then. And tomorrow night Scott will be bringing it all back home when he showcases his debut album, Can't Take No More, with a show at Wimborne's Tivoli Theatre.

He first started attracting serious notice as a 12-year-old. The novelty value of being a boy playing such grown up music paid dividends.

"It could get a bit much at times all these people saying He's really good for his age' but I have to admit it was a good selling point, although I think it's considerably cooler to be known as a just a good guitarist."

The best part of a decade down the line, that is precisely what has happened and with the aid of YouTube and MySpace, Scott's music is getting a wide airing internationally.

Only the other day he says top American rock photographer and film-maker Robert arrived on his doorstep for to film him for a documentary DVD that will feature people like Slash and Jeff Beck.

"He just turned up at my house with a film crew which was pretty surreal. It was also a huge compliment that he made the effort to come over after he heard my stuff on MySpace,"

The new CD - produced by Jesse Davey of The Hoax - is a blistering work of blues power that puts the McKeon cards slap on the table. With influences that range from Stevie Ray Vaughan to Jimi Hendrix, he draws on some of the best there have been but, at the end of the day, this is McKeon's sound, his vision of where contemporary blues recordings should be going.

He will be playing this and other material live on stage at the Tivoli tomorrow with his band, bass player Geoff Lai and drummer Ben Jones.

Whether you like it or not is, of course, down to individual taste but one thing you can be certain of is the quality of the playing. Since picking up his first guitar at the age of four, McKeon has devoted himself to the mastery of his craft and can now be considered to be one of the most gifted and naturally talented musicians currently emerging on the UK blues-rock scene.

By the time he was seven he was on national TV and at 12 won Guitarist Magazine's Young Guitarist of the Year title.

He is currently listed as one of the 27 best blues guitar players in the world on Google, has played several major blues festivals and featured on Paul Jones' Radio 2 show.

Friday night's concert will be Scott's fourth appearance at The Tivoli after previously supporting guitarists Mick Green, Albert Lee and Ray Minhinnett. This is his first headline show at his hometown theatre and the start of a UK tour to promote the new album. Support band are Re-instated from the Purbecks.

For further information about Scott go to scottmckeon.com