Some other suggestions, The Home Service aren’t particularly young, but were a fine folk rock band from the ‘80s, great horn section.
Bellowhead are a high energy folk rock band with a huge number of members at any time.
Kate Rusby is a superb traditional singer.
Katherine Priddy is a very fine folkie / singer songwriter, she supported Richard Thompson on a tour a couple of years ago.
The Rails, folk rock husband and wife duo, Kami is the daughter of Richard and Linda Thompson, her husband James Wallbourne is also the guitarist with the current lineups of the Pogues and the Pretenders.
Kathryn Tickell and the Darkening, she’s a superb Northumbrian piper and singer with a really good band.
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I will get researching on this lot thank you, Bellowhead I do own, first 3 albums I think, preferred the first couple, really impressed by these. My friends wife has seen these on many occasions live.
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We saw KP supporting RT in York a couple of years ago. Both her albums are worth investigating.
The Rails seem to be on an extended sabbatical…
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I was at the same gig. 
I also saw her at Union Chapel earlier this year.
And yes to the Rails, they haven’t announced any news since Cancel the Sun came out around 5 years ago. They did play at Richard Thompson’s 75th birthday gig at the Albert Hall earlier this year, but with him, not as the Rails. (Kami on female vocals on Bright Lights, Richard and James sharing lead guitar and male vocals, Linda on backing vocals.) https://youtu.be/4rfce3YLqZw?feature=shared
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A young London band is Goblin Band. They start playing at 14 mins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYvL5OCfMhc
They are on Bandcamp:
https://goblinbanduk.bandcamp.com/album/come-slack-your-horse
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Sort of keeping it in the family, possibly more of a country feel, son Teddy Thompson. The first track of Little Windows has a distinct Buddy Holly feel. Check his album list on his website, an impressive list of connections.
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Update - now own last Katherine Priddy album and the Rails but very pleasant albums to listen to. I also obtained an Home Service Album - Alright Jack, this is unlike any other Folk Rock album I have heard and was an instant hit with me, not sure if this album is their peak but definitely going to research this band further, excellent recommendation, thank you.
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The Rails
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A change in my morning routine, brought about by autumn, allows me to listen to this on my main system. One of my favourite albums.
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The album cover is a chalk drawing of the band done by Martin Lamble and Sandy Denny in a room at Essex university. This led me to explore what else Martin might have played on in his short life. I found Al Stewart’s Love Chronicles which I had never heard.
Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones play on the title track. Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson, Martin Lamble use pseudonyms. Ashley Hutchings on bass. And Robin Lamble on drums too.
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I gather Josienne Clarke is embarking on a promising project of an evening of Sandy Denny’s songs. I look forward to an album.
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Josienne Clarke cover of Sandy’s ‘The Sea’ 2019.
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A new Dav(e)y Graham box set has been announced for pre-order, covering all his ‘60s recordings.
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Has any one listened to The Full English featuring Fay Hield etc.
Can fully recommend it.
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Yes! I have the CD and saw a live performance complete with Edison cylinder recordings, about 10 years ago. EFDSS I’ve tended to overlook, not living near London. https://www.efdss.org
But the Full English was a great project. Fay Field introduces it here.
Yes, then with her own band, I never saw The Witches of Elswick, but their CDs are worth a listen.
I’ve mentioned before the interconnecting of many performers, Fay Hield’s ex Jon Boden appears all over the place, take a look at the collaborators on the Spiers and Boden album The Works. One name leads to another, the Carthys can be found all over the place, a totally different sound with The Imagined Village, that links you to The Afro Celt Sound System…
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We saw them at Sheffield Cathedral a few years ago.
Fay and Jon are both both from Dungworth near Sheffield and used to run a local folk club.
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See post #20.
It’s a favourite.
Roger