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

Bellowhead - Umbrellowhead
Review
Bellowhead Umbrellowhead Compilation
Moirai - Sideways
Review
Moirai Sideways
Mawkin:Causley - The Awkward Recruit
Review
Mawkin:Causley The Awkward Recruit
Maz O’Connor - This Willowed Light
Review
Maz O’Connor This Willowed Light
Mick Ryan - The Pauper’s Path To Hope
Review
Mick Ryan The Pauper’s Path To Hope
Cara Dillon - Hill Of Thieves
Review
Cara Dillon Hill Of Thieves
In conversation with Jim Moray part 1 - I am Jim Moray EP and Sweet England
Video Interview
In conversation with Jim Moray part 1 - I am Jim Moray EP and Sweet England
The Elizabethan Session in the Folk by the Oak songhouse
Video Interview
The Elizabethan Session in the Folk by the Oak songhouse
The Imagined Village discuss the accusation that English folk music is “arthritically white”
Video Interview
The Imagined Village discuss the accusation that English folk music is “arthritically white”