bright young folk

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

Recently posted

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
Owen Spafford, Will Allen & Ben Filmer-Sankey - Sun in the Sands
Review
Owen Spafford, Will Allen & Ben Filmer-Sankey Sun in the Sands
Ali Levack - Ali Levack
Review
Ali Levack Ali Levack
Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis and William Lee Ellis - Whistlin’ Past The Graveyard
Review
Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis and William Lee Ellis Whistlin’ Past The Graveyard
Sean Cooney - Peter’s Field
Review
Sean Cooney Peter’s Field
Charlie Wheatley - Ratcliffe Cross
Review
Charlie Wheatley Ratcliffe Cross

From the archives

Sarah McQuaid - The St Buryan’s Sessions
Review
Sarah McQuaid The St Buryan’s Sessions
Loreena Mckennitt - The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Review
Loreena Mckennitt The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Heidi Talbot - Here We Go 1, 2, 3...
Review
Heidi Talbot Here We Go 1, 2, 3...
Dick Gaughan - Handful of Earth
Review
Dick Gaughan Handful of Earth
The Urban Folk Quartet - Live III
Review
The Urban Folk Quartet Live III
Joan Baez - Whistle Down The Wind
Review
Joan Baez Whistle Down The Wind
Shirley Collins & Jackie Oates
In the Footsteps Video Interview
Shirley Collins & Jackie Oates
Mawkin:Causley talk about The Awkward Recruit
Video Interview
Mawkin:Causley talk about The Awkward Recruit
Eliza Carthy sings Dives & Lazarus
December Sessions Video
Eliza Carthy sings Dives & Lazarus