bright young folk

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

Recently posted

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
Counters Creek - My Treasured Land
Review
Counters Creek My Treasured Land

From the archives

Niamh Boadle - Maid On The Shore
Review
Niamh Boadle Maid On The Shore
Calum Stewart & Lauren Maccoll - Wooden Flute & Fiddle
Review
Calum Stewart & Lauren Maccoll Wooden Flute & Fiddle
Mary Dillon - North
Review
Mary Dillon North
Various Artists - Orkney Folk Festival: Fiddle Gathering
Review
Various Artists Orkney Folk Festival: Fiddle Gathering
The Chair - The Road To Hammer Junkie
Review
The Chair The Road To Hammer Junkie
Chris Sarjeant - Heirlooms
Review
Chris Sarjeant Heirlooms
Ewan McLennan plays The First Noel
December Sessions Video
Ewan McLennan plays The First Noel
Jackie Oates sings Fleecy Care
December Sessions Video
Jackie Oates sings Fleecy Care
Maclaine Colston interview
Video Interview
Maclaine Colston interview