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

Far Flung Collective - Black Bay
Review
Far Flung Collective Black Bay
Phil Beer - Plays Guitar & Fiddle. Sings a Bit.
Review
Phil Beer Plays Guitar & Fiddle. Sings a Bit. Live
Hickman & Quinn - Times
Review
Hickman & Quinn Times
The Exmouth Shanty Men - Tall Ships and Tavern Tales
Review
The Exmouth Shanty Men Tall Ships and Tavern Tales
Belshazzar’s Feast - Belshazzar’s Feast Live - The Whiting’s On The Wall
Review
Belshazzar’s Feast Belshazzar’s Feast Live - The Whiting’s On The Wall Live
The Longest Johns - Smoke & Oakum
Review
The Longest Johns Smoke & Oakum
The Young’uns singing Hartlepool is Blooming
Video Session & Interview
The Young’uns singing Hartlepool is Blooming
John Spiers at the Oxford Folk Festival 2009
Video Interview
John Spiers at the Oxford Folk Festival 2009
The Bailey Sisters sing Gaudete
December Sessions Video
The Bailey Sisters sing Gaudete