"It was Pavarotti, who made his British debut in Belfast in Madam Butterfly in 1953, who hit on the bright idea of teaming three tenors in a sort of mobile concert party, and now there are tenor trios both of Irish and Scottish origin.

It was the Three Scots Tenors who entertained the audience in the Waterfront on Saturday night with a programme entitled Burns and Beyond.

The trio involved were Alan Beck, Jamie MacDougall and Ivan Sharpe, and it must be said that these are three excellent singers with fine voices. They gave an excellent presentation and introduced us to much that was welcome and very new from the Scottish repertoire.

The presentation of the programme was admirable and there was none of the larking about that Pavarotti found necessary, while the programme, which was hosted by Pamela Ballantine, was a clever arrangement of solos, duets and trios, all sung with great style and considerable effect.

This was a programme which deserved a bigger audience but those present needed no encouragement to join in the melodies, although Scottish are equally well know here. For me one of the joys of the evening was the number of delightful melodies that the singers had found in that wonderful treasure house of folk music that is Scotland's.

There was support from Strings Ecosse, which were much appreciated, and of course we must not forget the Scottish bagpipes.

This blending of voice and instruments was very attractive and I must also add that the excellent music arrangements were made by Michael Barnett, the company's MD who proved to be a superb accompanist who added greatly to the singing of this impressive trio."