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

Bellowhead - Hedonism
Review
Bellowhead Hedonism
James Duncan Mackenzie - Fibhig
Review
James Duncan Mackenzie Fibhig
Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood - Violet Sky
Review
Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood Violet Sky
Green Diesel - Wayfarers All
Review
Green Diesel Wayfarers All
Mark T - Folk Songs & Ballads
Review
Mark T Folk Songs & Ballads
Megson - What Are We Trying to Say?
Review
Megson What Are We Trying to Say?
Lau talk about playing live, musical inspirations and beekeeping
Video Interview
Lau talk about playing live, musical inspirations and beekeeping
Seth Lakeman plays Tiny World
Video Session & Interview
Seth Lakeman plays Tiny World
John Spiers at the Oxford Folk Festival 2009
Video Interview
John Spiers at the Oxford Folk Festival 2009