bright young folk

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

Recently posted

Rebecca Hill and Charlie Stewart - Glas
Review
Rebecca Hill and Charlie Stewart Glas
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

From the archives

Blackbeard’s Tea Party - Heavens To Betsy
Review
Blackbeard’s Tea Party Heavens To Betsy EP
Alan Kelly - After The Morning
Review
Alan Kelly After The Morning
Session A9 - The Magic Roundabout
Review
Session A9 The Magic Roundabout
Blackbeard’s Tea Party - Reprobates
Review
Blackbeard’s Tea Party Reprobates
Kings Of The South Seas - Kings Of The South Seas
Review
Kings Of The South Seas Kings Of The South Seas
Sally Simpson & Catriona Hawksworth - Duo
Review
Sally Simpson & Catriona Hawksworth Duo
Dave Swarbrick & Sam Sweeney on the fiddle
In the Footsteps Video Interview
Dave Swarbrick & Sam Sweeney on the fiddle
The Young’uns singing Hartlepool is Blooming
Video Session & Interview
The Young’uns singing Hartlepool is Blooming
Sam Carter plays The One
Video Session & Interview
Sam Carter plays The One