bright young folk

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

Recently posted

Clementine Lovell: on Inspiration, Stars, and Overcoming Barriers
Text Interview
Clementine Lovell: on Inspiration, Stars, and Overcoming Barriers
Sam Carter - The Oakham Poacher
Review
Sam Carter The Oakham Poacher EP
The Water Chorus - Scorn
Review
The Water Chorus Scorn
Teud: the Hebridean Fiddle Project - Teud
Review
Teud: the Hebridean Fiddle Project Teud EP
Kate Rusby - When They All Looked Up
Review
Kate Rusby When They All Looked Up
Brown Boots Boogie Band - Dancing Boots
Review
Brown Boots Boogie Band Dancing Boots
Jenn Butterworth - Her By Design
Review
Jenn Butterworth Her By Design
Granny’s Attic - Cold Blows the Wind
Review
Granny’s Attic Cold Blows the Wind
Lonan - Oddy Locks
Review
Lonan Oddy Locks
Leveret - Lost Measures
Review
Leveret Lost Measures
Jim Causley - The Georgic
Review
Jim Causley The Georgic
Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell - Tomorrow Held
Review
Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell Tomorrow Held

From the archives

Julie Fowlis - Live At Perthshire Amber
Review
Julie Fowlis Live At Perthshire Amber Live
Show of Hands - The Long Way Home
Review
Show of Hands The Long Way Home
Bellowhead - Live At Shepherds Bush Empire
Review
Bellowhead Live At Shepherds Bush Empire DVD
4Square - Fuel
Review
4Square Fuel
Katherine Priddy - The Eternal Rocks Beneath
Review
Katherine Priddy The Eternal Rocks Beneath
The Gentle Good - Tethered For The Storm
Review
The Gentle Good Tethered For The Storm
Lucy Ward sings a Stitch in Time
Video Session & Interview
Lucy Ward sings a Stitch in Time
In conversation with Jim Moray part 2 - the Jim Moray CD and Low Culture
Video Interview
In conversation with Jim Moray part 2 - the Jim Moray CD and Low Culture
Seth Lakeman plays Signed & Sealed
Video Session & Interview
Seth Lakeman plays Signed & Sealed