Jason Webley is a man who immediately causes a stir.

Dressed in rags and sporting facial hair that could have been owned by a pirate Johnny Depp before the grooming assistants got to him, the American resembled a spindly tramp on stage.

His talent on accordion and guitar is extraordinary, but the quality which really sets him apart from any number of gifted buskers is his magician-style aura.

The slinkiest of pythons could be charmed by his heartfelt spirit of fun, a charisma which saw the entire room lock arms to accompany his gypsy poetics.

The music could have been adored for its relentless passion or dismissed as bombastic tosh, but in truth it didn't matter.

It was simply impossible to drag your eyes from a musician this eye-poppingly weird and unique.