Eliza Carthy celebrates 21 years in the music business this year; fellow folk musician Jim Moray has chalked up a decade. Hence the Wayward Tour, in which a dozen talented musicians accompany the duo for a celebratory jaunt.

Moray opened the night, and used the power provided by the band to indulge his inner rock star. He clearly relished the thunderous Leaving Australia, while William Taylor was similarly strong, with whip-cracking drums from Willy Molleson.

There were quieter moments. Lucy Farrell added sweet, plaintive vocals to “sexy duet” Jenny Of The Moor and tragic ballad Lord Douglas, for which the band was slimmed to a quartet. Everyone returned for the uplifting finale – a cover of XTC’s All You Pretty Girls.

Carthy kept the momentum going. With her committed, passionate fiddle playing and deep, soulful voice, she and the band thrilled the audience. Murder ballad Worcester City was given a mighty swagger, while Mr Walker and Gallant Hussar – both love songs of a kind – were joyous and wholehearted.

Carthy explained the stories behind the songs as she went and paid tribute to the influence of her musical family. A performance of Jack Frost, written by her uncle Mike Waterson, was a particular highlight – a rare moment of chilling contemplation that punctuated an otherwise rapturously upbeat night.