ONE of the most exciting developments for folk music fans over the last few years has been the number of young talented performers dominating the festival circuit and delighting audiences with a combination of traditional and new songs, often with a radical political slant.

2019 seems to have been particularly good in this regard, with some outstanding albums released, among them Wheels of The World by Granny’s Attic (Grimdon Records), the third album from the talented young trio.

It consists mainly of traditional songs like Gilderoy and The Highwayman but with their own distinct arrangements while What I Saw in my Dream as I Slept in My Chair explores 19th-century political issues but with an added new verse about present-day political injustice.