Star rating: *** The shadow of John Martyn hung heavy over the Classic Grand on Saturday night with both James Yorkston and, earlier, Blue Rose Code paying tribute to his influence. That inspiration is easy to hear in Blue Rose Code, an outfit whose youth belies the maturity of their sound. Tight melodies and jazzy flourishes make their sun-kissed sound one to listen out for.

Star rating: ***

The shadow of John Martyn hung heavy over the Classic Grand on Saturday night with both James Yorkston and, earlier, Blue Rose Code paying tribute to his influence. That inspiration is easy to hear in Blue Rose Code, an outfit whose youth belies the maturity of their sound. Tight melodies and jazzy flourishes make their sun-kissed sound one to listen out for.

The path of James Yorkston's career has been fascinating to watch and his growing confidence is clear to see in both his performance and his songwriting which has a new found sense of romanticism.

Yorkston's clarity of voice and his band's tight precision gradually built a head of steam as the show progressed, culminating in a cacophonous take on Lal Waterson's Midnight Feast which saw accordion, clarinet and violin combine to spectacular effect.

Yorkston is undoubtedly on a creative high. That his acclaim is not greater is a modern-day mystery.