bright young folk

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

Recently posted

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
Counters Creek - My Treasured Land
Review
Counters Creek My Treasured Land

From the archives

Padraig Rynne - Begin With the End in Mind
Review
Padraig Rynne Begin With the End in Mind
Will Finn & Rosie Calvert - Fallow Alchemy
Review
Will Finn & Rosie Calvert Fallow Alchemy
Granny’s Attic - The Brickfields
Review
Granny’s Attic The Brickfields
Nava - Tapestry
Review
Nava Tapestry
David Grubb - High Rise
Review
David Grubb High Rise
Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald - A Day at the Lake
Review
Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald A Day at the Lake
Maclaine Colston & Saul Rose play the Wobbly Cat tune set
Video Session & Interview
Maclaine Colston & Saul Rose play the Wobbly Cat tune set
Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts play The Bookseller’s Story
Video Session & Interview
Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts play The Bookseller’s Story
9Bach play Bwthyn fy Nain
Video Session & Interview
9Bach play Bwthyn fy Nain