bright young folk

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

Recently posted

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
Nicholas Konradsen: Echoes of the Past and Modern Artistry
Text Interview
Nicholas Konradsen: Echoes of the Past and Modern Artistry
Innocent Hare - The Windings of Their Wandering Song
Review
Innocent Hare The Windings of Their Wandering Song
Filkins Drift - Glan
Review
Filkins Drift Glan

From the archives

Padraig Rynne - Begin With the End in Mind
Review
Padraig Rynne Begin With the End in Mind
Kyle Carey - Monongah
Review
Kyle Carey Monongah
The Roving Crows - Bacchanalia
Review
The Roving Crows Bacchanalia
Tom Moore & Archie Churchill-Moss - Laguna
Review
Tom Moore & Archie Churchill-Moss Laguna
Rakish - Rakish
Review
Rakish Rakish EP
Hérétique - Hérétique
Review
Hérétique Hérétique
Lewis Garland and the Kett Rebellion play Blackboards and Fingernails
Video Session & Interview
Lewis Garland and the Kett Rebellion play Blackboards and Fingernails
June Tabor & Lucy Ward discuss the songs that must be sung
In the Footsteps Video Interview
June Tabor & Lucy Ward discuss the songs that must be sung
Emily Portman sings The Cherry Tree Carol
December Sessions Video
Emily Portman sings The Cherry Tree Carol