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

The Campbells of Greepe - Fonn
Review
The Campbells of Greepe Fonn
Mick Ryan - A Day’s Work
Review
Mick Ryan A Day’s Work
Elle Osborne - If You See a Rook on Its Own, It’s a Crow
Review
Elle Osborne If You See a Rook on Its Own, It’s a Crow
Emma Sweeney - Pangea
Review
Emma Sweeney Pangea
Ryan Young - Just a Second
Review
Ryan Young Just a Second
Laura Smyth & Ted Kemp - The Poacher’s Fate
Review
Laura Smyth & Ted Kemp The Poacher’s Fate
Faustus are Broken Down Gentlemen
Video Interview
Faustus are Broken Down Gentlemen
The Bailey Sisters sing Gaudete
December Sessions Video
The Bailey Sisters sing Gaudete
Lau talk about their new CD Arc Light
Video Interview
Lau talk about their new CD Arc Light