bright young folk

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

Recently posted

Hò-Rò - New Moon
Review
Hò-Rò New Moon
Lewis Wood - Footwork
Review
Lewis Wood Footwork
Anna Tam - Hatching Hares
Review
Anna Tam Hatching Hares
Sarah Markey - Leaving Lurgangreen
Review
Sarah Markey Leaving Lurgangreen
The Canny Band - The Canny Band
Review
The Canny Band The Canny Band
Alaw - Drawn to the Light
Review
Alaw Drawn to the Light
Alistair Anderson: Celebrating 40 Years of Steel Skies
Text Interview
Alistair Anderson: Celebrating 40 Years of Steel Skies
Andy Irvine & Paul Brady - Andy Irvine & Paul Brady (Remastered)
Review
Andy Irvine & Paul Brady Andy Irvine & Paul Brady (Remastered)
The Haar - Where Old Ghosts Meet
Review
The Haar Where Old Ghosts Meet
Mishra - The Manchester Rambler
Review
Mishra The Manchester Rambler Single
Belshazzar’s Feast - That’s All Folkies
Review
Belshazzar’s Feast That’s All Folkies
Ben and Dom - Shoulder
Review
Ben and Dom Shoulder EP

From the archives

Pilgrims’ Way - Red Diesel
Review
Pilgrims’ Way Red Diesel
Jim Moray - A Beginner’s Guide
Review
Jim Moray A Beginner’s Guide Compilation
Patsy Reid - A Glint o’ Scottish Fiddle
Review
Patsy Reid A Glint o’ Scottish Fiddle
Jackie Oates & Megan Henwood - Wings
Review
Jackie Oates & Megan Henwood Wings EP
Jim Causley & Luke Thompson - The Clay Hymnal - Poems of Jack Clemo
Review
Jim Causley & Luke Thompson The Clay Hymnal - Poems of Jack Clemo
Loreley - The Frozen North
Review
Loreley The Frozen North
Bellowhead recording Hedonism at Abbey Road
Video Interview
Bellowhead recording Hedonism at Abbey Road
In conversation with Jim Moray part 5 - Recording In Modern History part 1
Video Interview
In conversation with Jim Moray part 5 - Recording In Modern History part 1
The Imagined Village discuss Empire & Love
Video Interview
The Imagined Village discuss Empire & Love