HORSLIPS AND THE ULSTER ORCHESTRA AT THE WATERFRONT, BELFAST

I missed this when it first came out. Coming from a suggestion by Declan McGovern, then BBC executive producer of music, this really did turn out to be good night out. A concert which focusses on Horslips two most revered works, The Tain and The Book Of Invasions, is very well orchestrated, played and recorded.

The setlist, where tracks from each album are interspersed, works well and demonatrates that the pieces are good enough in their own right to sound convincing outside of the concepts of the two albums they come from. It avoids the dull patches that sometimes occur when bands play entire albums from start to finish.

The final four pieces, from elsewhere, round to proceedings off well. I can't fault it. Five stars. It should appeal to both fans of the band and also new listeners. The BBC did well on this one, as did Horslips.