bright young folk

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

Recently posted

Rebecca Hill and Charlie Stewart - Glas
Review
Rebecca Hill and Charlie Stewart Glas
Richard Trethewey - Richard Gendall’s Cornish Protest Songs
Review
Richard Trethewey Richard Gendall’s Cornish Protest Songs EP
Sam Sweeney & Grace Smith - Morning of May
Review
Sam Sweeney & Grace Smith Morning of May
Boira Fusca - Baravantan
Review
Boira Fusca Baravantan
Ninebarrow - The Hour of the Blackbird
Review
Ninebarrow The Hour of the Blackbird
Moya Sweeney & Archie Churchill-Moss - From the Aa
Review
Moya Sweeney & Archie Churchill-Moss From the Aa EP
Clementine Lovell - Permutations
Review
Clementine Lovell Permutations
Caroline Keane - Rise
Review
Caroline Keane Rise
Paul Hutchinson: on Tradition, Sound, and Onstage Humour
Text Interview
Paul Hutchinson: on Tradition, Sound, and Onstage Humour
Adam Clark - Folk & Fold
Review
Adam Clark Folk & Fold
Pagoda Project - Eddies
Review
Pagoda Project Eddies
Jim Moray - Gallants
Review
Jim Moray Gallants

From the archives

Whyte - Fairich
Review
Whyte Fairich
The Unthanks - Diversions Vol. 2 - The Unthanks with Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band
Review
The Unthanks Diversions Vol. 2 - The Unthanks with Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band Live
O’Hooley & Tidow - Cloudheads
Review
O’Hooley & Tidow Cloudheads
Dónal Clancy - On the Lonesome Plain
Review
Dónal Clancy On the Lonesome Plain
Fay Hield - Orfeo
Review
Fay Hield Orfeo
Emily Portman - Hinge Of The Year
Review
Emily Portman Hinge Of The Year EP
Hannah James & Sam Sweeney play Dick’s Maggot/Dog Leaps Stairs
Video Session & Interview
Hannah James & Sam Sweeney play Dick’s Maggot/Dog Leaps Stairs
Belshazzar’s Feast discuss their winter album Frost Bites
Video Interview
Belshazzar’s Feast discuss their winter album Frost Bites
Fay Hield sings Remember O Thou Man
December Sessions Video
Fay Hield sings Remember O Thou Man