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

Daimh - Stopped in Our Tracks
Review
Daimh Stopped in Our Tracks EP
Lady Maisery - Weave & Spin
Review
Lady Maisery Weave & Spin
Richard Trethewey - Two Halves
Review
Richard Trethewey Two Halves
Ulaid - Ulaid
Review
Ulaid Ulaid
The Shee - Murmurations
Review
The Shee Murmurations
Galley Beggar - Galley Beggar
Review
Galley Beggar Galley Beggar
Jon Boden Interview
Video Interview
Jon Boden Interview
John Spiers at the Oxford Folk Festival 2009
Video Interview
John Spiers at the Oxford Folk Festival 2009
John Spiers on English folk music
Video Interview
John Spiers on English folk music