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

Lucy Farrell - We Are Only Sound
Review
Lucy Farrell We Are Only Sound
MacQuarrie & Toms - Granite
Review
MacQuarrie & Toms Granite EP
Maggie Boyle - Won’t You Come Away
Review
Maggie Boyle Won’t You Come Away
Chris Sarjeant - Heirlooms
Review
Chris Sarjeant Heirlooms
3 Daft Monkeys - Social Vertigo
Review
3 Daft Monkeys Social Vertigo
Farefeld - Game of Halves
Review
Farefeld Game of Halves
O’Hooley & Tidow sing Spancil Hill
Video Session & Interview
O’Hooley & Tidow sing Spancil Hill
Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts play The Bookseller’s Story
Video Session & Interview
Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts play The Bookseller’s Story
Ewan McLennan plays Rolling Hills of the Borders
Video Session & Interview
Ewan McLennan plays Rolling Hills of the Borders