The four Porchies hail from Portslade way but sing with an Americana twang.

They play banjo, mandolin, lapsteel, harmonica, guitar and sing a fine country harmony.

With a nice blend of self penned and covers the packed Greys crowd enjoyed two long sets and wanted more.

The Porchies have graced Bob Harris's BBC Radio 2 Country Show, but live they serve up more than pure country and bluegrass.

Bob Marley's Stir It Up was given the Porchy treatment, while elsewhere there were hints of klezmer and even jazz.

Woody Guthrie's John Henry raised the temperature but some of the best moments were the band's own compositions with Man In A Boat outstanding.

Scott Warman's stand up bass held everything together and Scott Smith's lapsteel was uplifting.

The only real Scot in the band, Steve Bell, twanged a mean banjo and Fred Gregory had the stand out vocal.

With a third album due in January 2015, Porchlight Smoker are an excellent pub band and they clearly enjoy themselves.

That energy comes through in their music but does compromise their links which were often rambling and loose. Overall this was a fun night of good honest acoustic music with no frills.