bright young folk

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

Recently posted

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
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
Claire Vine - We Carve Our Path
Review
Claire Vine We Carve Our Path
Hannah James & Toby Kuhn - Where All Our Names Belong
Review
Hannah James & Toby Kuhn Where All Our Names Belong

From the archives

Daimh - Diversions
Review
Daimh Diversions
Face the West - Teine
Review
Face the West Teine
Merry Hell - Come On England!
Review
Merry Hell Come On England! EP
Nava - Tapestry
Review
Nava Tapestry
Purcell’s Polyphonic Party - An Invitation to Dance
Review
Purcell’s Polyphonic Party An Invitation to Dance
Mark T - Folk Songs & Ballads
Review
Mark T Folk Songs & Ballads
Kerfuffle discuss their new mid-Winter CD and tour Lighten the Dark
Video Interview
Kerfuffle discuss their new mid-Winter CD and tour Lighten the Dark
Lewis Garland and the Kett Rebellion play Blackboards and Fingernails
Video Session & Interview
Lewis Garland and the Kett Rebellion play Blackboards and Fingernails
John Spiers at the Oxford Folk Festival 2009
Video Interview
John Spiers at the Oxford Folk Festival 2009