Gig Report: Tim Freedman, Museum of Garden History, London 9pm

Leaving drinks with a good friend (Monique) who I haven't seen in ages, I reluctantly jumped into a cab with Aileen and we arrived moments later at the Museum of Garden History. At first, entering the church-styled building, I thought we were in the wrong place, but the grand piano on stage made it clear we were on target. Inside the church the intimate seating area was boxed in by 7 foot high partitioning, and a bar was set up to the right of the stage, selling bottles of Wolf Blass which we duly procured. The seating long gone, we take a place at the back, hoping not to obscure anyone's view as Tim came on stage. Our timing was impeccable, though I'm sorry that we missed the support act (not that sorry, after all we got to catch up with Mo!).

Tim played the first 5-6 tracks largely from his new album (Little Cloud) faultlessly and kept his customary glass of red topped up throughout, which he clearly enjoyed, commenting: 'I'm as patriotic as the next Australian, but this French wine shits on the Aussie stuff'. Some old favourites made their way onto the set list such as 'Up Against the Wall', 'Blow Up The Pokies', 'Thank You' and 'No Aphrodisiac' to a very appreciative crowd. Tim even obliged with the ever-popular 'I Make Hamburgers' stopping mid way to engage the audience with a quick anecdote relating to the lyrics. As the bottle on stage drained, a couple of errors appeared in the performance - minor though and Tim quickly made light of them to the crowd's amusement. The piano sounded rich in the venue - a brilliant choice for the show and Tim interacted well with the audience, seemingly appreciative that he has so many (homesick) fans over this side of the world. A fourth and final show has been added to the tour which I am desperately trying to justify buying tickets and making the 400+mile trip for. I'm just grateful that I was able to catch at least one show. And super grateful that Aileen was there to enjoy it with me and keep our glasses topped up!