Charlie Winston is certainly unique. Brought up in a Suffolk hotel where he met a variety of itinerant artists and actors, he developed his supremely confident and charming stage persona after years of busking around Europe, where he now finds himself hailed as a major celebrity. His stomping single Like a Hobo was a No 1 hit in France, where his debut album is also a bestseller, and he's currently a top 10 artist in Germany.

Back in London to launch his Hobo album, he found himself playing in a small, sweaty club rather than a massive Euro-festival, and proved that his bravely curious collision of styles works even better live than on the album. He came on sporting a jaunty hat, waistcoat and tie, playing solo guitar and looking like an unexpectedly fashion-conscious folk singer, as he invited the crowd to sing back to him on Gone, Gone, a song that doesn't appear on the album.

Then he brought on his band (apparently discovered on a Nice beach) for his finest song, the stomping and angry folk-gospel sing-along In Your Hands, before dramatically changing styles for a set in which he was transformed first into a white soul balladeer, then a music hall novelty performer. He switched from guitar to keyboards for the autobiographical Tongue Tied, showed off his gutsy vocals on the Spencer Davis Group favourite I'm a Man, then moved to sing-along pop cabaret for a cheerful song about death, Kick the Bucket.

He then ventured further into music hall territory for the quirky novelty piece My Life As a Duck, with the audience singing the chorus back to him. He finished with a triumphant Like a Hobo, a burst of solo soul balladry and a repeat of In Your Hands. The songs were decidedly mixed, but he was a great entertainer.