Russell Porter w/ Laura Marling at the Mercury Prize (BBtv)

BBtv online: tv.boingboing.net. "Britain is overflowing with new ideas and imagination, especially when it comes to music," says our UK-based music correspondent Russell Porter in today's BBtv episode. Russell is reporting in from the 2008 edition of the Nationwide Mercury Prize, where up-and-coming artists get a chance at instastardom, alongside established headliners like Radiohead or Coldplay. After a brief introduction to the history of this prize (about 3:00 minutes in), Russell introduces us today to the alt-folksy sounds of 19-year-old British singer-songwriter Laura Marling.

Below, a beautiful animated video for the song she performs live during our BBtv ep -- "Ghosts," directed by James Copeman. The song appears on Marling's newly released "Alas I Cannot Swim." Her album is offered in a really cool box set with original artwork.

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[RusticNinja]

who wouldnt fancy her

[flojo8519]

I actually dont think shes shy, more very serene. She is so interesting to watch. Very reserved..

[cookiebones20]

get on with it already.......if you're watching this to see Laura go to 3:00

[Marlens93]

the guitar strings made me laugh :)

[OliviaSnellMusic]

gahhh the interviewer ruins this interview for me...i LOVE laura, but the way he keeps fidgeting and asking his questions bugs me

[ilonapopp]

skip to 1.49

[soleiloceans]

Holy introooo

[lozzybozzy234]

@Ctrlfreak01 it defo is.

[JJOrrico1]

The interviewer is a jerk.

[JiggyNDow]

:O he left Mumford and Sons out of the community!!

[noelmccartney]

yeah the guy looks nervous

[redvee81]

she is a mousse