Triumph Of The William

Are you ready for The Snoodles? They're an indie supergroup from the north, incorporating bits of A Plastic Rose, Mojo Fury plus And So I Watch You From Afar. I believe they have only played once before, and that was a select rooftop performance in Belfast on the anniversary of 'Get Back' by The Beatles. That was a rocking moment.

They are playing again tonight at Auntie Annie's in Belfast. Other acts on the bill include Rachel Austin, Colly Strings and Prolapse (another one-off supercombo). The aim is to raise funds for Will McConnell, mainstay of Bandwidth Films, an essential part of the NI music experience.

Will has been making loose documentaries and performance shorts of local bands for more than three years now. His work is resourceful and creative and in future years when the TV researchers go looking for the moving images of our nascent new world, it will be Bandwidth's archive that will deliver the baby pictures.

Unfortunately, the guy was robbed recently, and lost his video camera, laptop and other essential items. In a matter of days, the music community had rallied round, donating stuff and putting tonight's event in place. It's another chance to appreciate the unselfish value of our creative people. Bless.