Image: W W Thaler - H Weber, Hildesheim / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) Did I reach folk music via the blues or the other way round? I think it was the former; you'd go to folk clubs to hear people playing... Read more →
Image: Judy Dynle in Oxfordshire, 2009 Credit: Wikipedia 'tommytomato' Salut! Live is not a folk news site. It can post reflections, reviews, lists, the odd interview and so on but it cannot hope to offer a rolling stream of updates... Read more →
As Salut! Live's little world knows full well, I adore Kate Rusby, her songwriting and singing and even the "natteriness" as she once described the garrulous ways she'd acquired from life as a Yorkshirewoman. Interest to declare: I worked for... Read more →
David Denny: 'with our faithful Ericka La Roja at Uchos where the new bridge across the Marañon was being constructed. You can't see it but we are about 1,000m below where road enters the canyon' Every now and then, the... Read more →
Please share a photo from a live concert or gig before lockdown. Our entire industry is facing a catastrophic loss of skills with up to 50% facing unemployment #LetTheMusicPlay 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/mFvEjy3hc4 — Cara Dillon (@CaraDillonSings) July 2, 2020 Two small... Read more →
