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

Rachel Newton - West
Review
Rachel Newton West
Show of Hands - Battlefield Dance Floor
Review
Show of Hands Battlefield Dance Floor
Ashley Hutchings - From Psychedelia to Sonnets
Review
Ashley Hutchings From Psychedelia to Sonnets Live
Steven Finn - Houdini’s Blues
Review
Steven Finn Houdini’s Blues
Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll - The Songs of Edward Capern
Review
Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll The Songs of Edward Capern
4Square - 20:20 Manchester
Review
4Square 20:20 Manchester
Jon Boden answers fans’ questions
Video Interview
Jon Boden answers fans’ questions
Harp & a Monkey play Silent Night
December Sessions Video
Harp & a Monkey play Silent Night
Eliza Carthy on recording a new CD with her mother
Video Interview
Eliza Carthy on recording a new CD with her mother