Blair Dunlop, award-winning British singer-songwriter and guitarist, comes with a great musical heritage – his father is renowned bassist, songwriter, arranger, band leader, writer and record producer, Ashley Hutchings (Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Albion Band) and mother is the great folk singer, Judy Dunlop.
Blair has now released 5 albums, 1 live album and toured around the globe. All of this in a relatively short career is astounding alone but what sets Blair apart from his peers is the lyrical and musical maturity with which he writes. His third album ‘Gilded’ was released in May 2016 on his own label – Gilded Wings – and was widely acclaimed gaining BBC Radio 2 Playlist status for the two single releases (‘The Egoist’ and ‘356’). Prior to this Blair released his acclaimed album ‘House Of Jacks’ in mid 2014 which lived up to the promise of his 2012 debut ‘Blight and Blossom’ (the quality of which contributed to his winning the BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award).
Blair has now cemented his place as one of Britain’s most exciting talents. 2025 will see the release of his latest album.
‘The busy crowd… is testament to Dunlop’s talents. Dunlop brings an air of tenacity while displaying a fine repertoire of well-crafted songs spanning traditional and contemporary. He’s determinedly taking the traditions of folk in his own direction’ - The Independent
‘Dunlop is by far one of the finest singer-songwriters to appear from these shores in the 21st century. If that waasn’t enough, he’s also one of the finest guitar players’ - Americana UK
A500 Music aim to present quality live music in a friendly and intimate environment.
We seat our audience at tables in a cabaret style and because we always hope to be near capacity, we allocate seating to our guests according to when they purchased their tickets.
You can bring your own booze to this venue and we also provide free hot drinks.