OnCe again the luck of the Irish was with the Bermuda Folk Club as their annual Irish night was a standing-room-only event last weekend.

On hand to greet the audience was performer extraordinaire Chris Broadhurst. He introduced Rob Woodley, who has carved a niche since his recent arrival on the island.

This virtuoso was indeed a tough act to follow as his set was punctuated with performances on the accordion, guitar, mandolin and the recorder. An accomplished musician on nearly a dozen instruments, Woodley thrilled the crowd with Irish classics including King of the Fairies.

The duo of Joe Bento and Kevin Ingham gave a two-song set comprised of the original composition of Whisky in the Jar, which was made famous by the heavy meal band Metallica, and Fields of Anthem Rye.

Kevin Stokes and John Moss, affectionately known as the Corner Boys, made a long overdue return to the club after more than a decade to give a three-song set which included the tune Wild Rover.

The quartet of Georgina McDonald, Alana Dean, Karen O'Brien and Mike MacPhee gave a stellar performance of both traditional and contemporary Irish tunes.

O'Brien's debut performance at the Toby Colombe tribute night left the audience longing for a repeat performance. Not one to disappoint, O'Brien gave the audience what they waited for and gave a flawless performance during the group's rendition of U2's hits Where the Streets Have No Name and Running to Stand Still.

The Fighting Fitzgeralds also made their return to the club and had the crowd totally into their rendition of Big Strong Man, a song written in the middle of the 20th century that very much dates itself with references to the Lusitania, Jack Dempsey and Mae West.

The first female performer was none other than Jeanie Flath, who is best described as a musician's musician and lived up to the title during her two-song set before making way for the next female performers.

Dawn Robinson and Michelle Robinson-Lansing have come into their own as a duo and will no doubt become a two-woman tour de force. Coming from a musical family has not added pressure on the duo, the latter Robinson being married to guitar guru Rob Lansing, who has performed at the club both as a soloist and with his wife and sister-in-law.

No Irish night would be complete without a performance by 'The Scottish Sensation', sub-editor Scott Neil.

Since his arrival on the island, this consummate musician has performed at Irish night for three years in a row and he continues to deliver a solid performance. Neil debuted an unreleased song from The Beatles entitled Now and Then.

The evening's closing act was well worth the wait as the duo of Val Sherwood and Rob Woodley had the audience literally at their beck and call as they performed familiar Irish tunes, including Black Velvet Band.

The next Folk Club performance, entitled Blues Night, will be on April 5 at 8 p.m.

For more information or if you would like your 15 minutes of fame, you can go to the club's web site or send your queries to info folkclub.bm.