For his third visit to Brighton this year, Gruff Rhys once again brought the story of long lost pioneering relative, John Evans, and his 18th century American travels to life.

It didn’t matter if you’d been to Rhys’s other shows, however, as the story remained as fascinating and was delivered in just as charmingly ramshackle a way.

But that’s not to downplay the songs themselves, which – possibly aside from Rhys’ self-effacing nature – remained the stars of the show.

Tracks from the American Interior soundtrack/album shone through, with Liberty (Is Where We’ll Be) given new life from solo performance (and no doubt its repeated plays live).

Rhys’s ability to dive between guitar, drum machine, echo box and turntable was also evident, all while maintaining his dulcet Welsh tone.

Rhys concluded with a walk round the church and audience, while loops of his voice from the end of Honey All Over bounced back off its stonework. It gave the audience a moment to reflect on just the effort this legend put into his stagecraft.

Part presentation, part education, part entertainment, it seems Gruff Rhys is still doing exactly what he does best then.