bright young folk

Keeping a beady eye on the traditional folk music scene of the British Isles.

Recently posted

Nicholas Konradsen - The Last King of Lindesey
Review
Nicholas Konradsen The Last King of Lindesey
Flook - Sanju
Review
Flook Sanju
Aerialists - I Lost My Heart on Friday
Review
Aerialists I Lost My Heart on Friday
Will Finn & Rosie Calvert - Fallow Alchemy
Review
Will Finn & Rosie Calvert Fallow Alchemy
Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood - Violet Sky
Review
Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood Violet Sky
Ian Stephenson - Return From Helsinki
Review
Ian Stephenson Return From Helsinki
Mairearad Green & Rachel Newton - Anna Bhàn
Review
Mairearad Green & Rachel Newton Anna Bhàn
Boss Morris - Boss Morris
Review
Boss Morris Boss Morris
Face the West - Teine
Review
Face the West Teine
Ross Ainslie - Pool
Review
Ross Ainslie Pool
Brian Hughes - When the Wind Blows Wild
Review
Brian Hughes When the Wind Blows Wild
Jackie Oates & John Spiers - A Midwinter’s Night
Review
Jackie Oates & John Spiers A Midwinter’s Night

From the archives

Sweet Liberties - Sweet Liberties
Review
Sweet Liberties Sweet Liberties Compilation
From the Ground - Beginnings
Review
From the Ground Beginnings EP
Cillian Vallely & David Doocey - The Yew and the Orchard
Review
Cillian Vallely & David Doocey The Yew and the Orchard
Richard Thompson - Acoustic Classics
Review
Richard Thompson Acoustic Classics
Tim Jones & the Dark Lanterns - Blossom & Fruit
Review
Tim Jones & the Dark Lanterns Blossom & Fruit
Pilgrims’ Way - Red Diesel
Review
Pilgrims’ Way Red Diesel
Eliza Carthy on being in the folk music tradition
Video Interview
Eliza Carthy on being in the folk music tradition
In conversation with Jim Moray part 6 - Recording In Modern History part 2
Video Interview
In conversation with Jim Moray part 6 - Recording In Modern History part 2
Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts play The Bookseller’s Story
Video Session & Interview
Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts play The Bookseller’s Story