Ripping into a punchy, raw version of Maggie's Farm, compere Kit Ashton kicked off a night of "organised chaos", courtesy of eleven talented local musicians performing classics from the repertoire of the songwriter's songwriter himself, Bob Dylan.

Highlights included Michael Ross's bluesy rendition of You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go and Carrie Tree's delicate take on Hard Rain's Gonna Fall.

But every song was a high-quality cover which should ensure Ashton isn't "beaten to death by purists with a B-flat harmonica".

Tonight's artistes ranged from an R&B singer and a Celtic crooner to a fast-paced rock band, all thrown together in the kind of deliciously shambolic medley which Bob would no doubt have enjoyed.

On a wing-and-a-prayer, this talented bunch managed to improvise an evening that was ragged around the edges, but with the utmost style.