The SCION of folk rock royalty Ashley Hutchings, Blair Dunlop is very much his own man. Good looking and a strong guitar player, he is widely tipped as a rising star. His second solo album will cement this view, although it arguably plays it too safe to truly break through outside the folk clubs.

The opener Something’s Gonna Give Way has an enjoyably country lilt and some appealing banjo, while the rest looks closer to home for inspiration. Different Schools is a good example; a pleasant enough mid-paced ballad, but there is not enough of Dunlop’s guitar playing and the conventional arrangements struggle to latch hold of the listener.

Just a shade too close to Al Stewart’s middle-of-the-road arrangements at times. Well song and with contemporary insights, this album is certainly a grower, and built on solid foundations. His portraits of the folk clubs of the 1960s; 45s (c.’69) and 45s (c.’14) are the pick of the crop, a clever and lasting reminder of the past for folk’s new flag bearer.