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

Ross Ainslie - Vana
Review
Ross Ainslie Vana
The Keelers - Tyne & Tide
Review
The Keelers Tyne & Tide
Pete Coutts - Northern Sky
Review
Pete Coutts Northern Sky
Rachael McShane & The Cartographers - Uncharted
Review
Rachael McShane & The Cartographers Uncharted
The Rowan Amber Mill - Golden Strings to Tether the Sun
Review
The Rowan Amber Mill Golden Strings to Tether the Sun
Poitín - Wish
Review
Poitín Wish
Martin Carthy & Jim Moray discuss folk singing
In the Footsteps Video Interview
Martin Carthy & Jim Moray discuss folk singing
Ange Hardy sings Mary’s Robin
December Sessions Video
Ange Hardy sings Mary’s Robin
Shirley Collins talks to Jackie Oates about Dolly Collins
In the Footsteps Video Interview
Shirley Collins talks to Jackie Oates about Dolly Collins