bright young folk

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

Recently posted

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
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

From the archives

Jon Boden - Parlour Ballads
Review
Jon Boden Parlour Ballads
James Findlay - Another Day Another Story
Review
James Findlay Another Day Another Story
Merry Hell - Head Full of Magic, Shoes Full of Rain
Review
Merry Hell Head Full of Magic, Shoes Full of Rain
Emily Portman - Coracle
Review
Emily Portman Coracle
Bellowhead - Matachin
Review
Bellowhead Matachin
Monster Ceilidh Band - Mutation
Review
Monster Ceilidh Band Mutation
Pilgrims’ Way play Here We Come A-Wassailing
December Sessions Video
Pilgrims’ Way play Here We Come A-Wassailing
The Cecil Sharp Project working on material at the Shrewsbury Folk Festival song house
Video Interview
The Cecil Sharp Project working on material at the Shrewsbury Folk Festival song house
Breabach play Clueless
Video Session & Interview
Breabach play Clueless