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

Stark - Where the Grey Slates Meet
Review
Stark Where the Grey Slates Meet EP
Lau - Evergreen
Review
Lau Evergreen EP
Bonfire Radicals - Flywheel
Review
Bonfire Radicals Flywheel EP
Scott Wood Band - Upsurge
Review
Scott Wood Band Upsurge
Barbara Dickson & Rab Noakes - Reunited
Review
Barbara Dickson & Rab Noakes Reunited EP
Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston - Sing A Full Song
Review
Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston Sing A Full Song
Post-Bellowhead plans - Final Bellowhead interview part six
Video Interview
Post-Bellowhead plans - Final Bellowhead interview part six
Emily Portman sings The Cherry Tree Carol
December Sessions Video
Emily Portman sings The Cherry Tree Carol
The Imagined Village discuss the accusation that English folk music is “arthritically white”
Video Interview
The Imagined Village discuss the accusation that English folk music is “arthritically white”