The Young ‘Uns brought their usual mix of a capella singing and onstage energy to a Christmas tour that mixed up traditional folk songs, mainstream standards, and their own seasonal songs. Read more →
Continuing our series of small Salut! Live Christmas treats, today’s contribution manages to combine another tribute to Shane MacGowan with another version of ‘Fairytale of New York’ — played by some of the many Irish musicians at his packed funeral... Read more →
Each Christmas, if I remember, I look around for something quirky to post, (the editor writes). I've done the greetings, incorporated within the piece introducing Andrew Curry as Salut! Live’s new deputy editor. I’ve posted/reposted interpretations of Fairytale of New... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: into my e-mail inbox popped a seasonal offering from the Albion Band, one of the most important evolving musical projects from decades of British folk and folk-rock. I am not the world's greatest fan of Christmas songs,... Read more →
In reality Andrew Curry needs no introduction to observant readers of Salut! Live. He’s contributes so much to the site that it would probably be unforgivable not to make his connection more formal. As of now, Andrew is Salut! Live’s... Read more →
Dec 2023: a further update. We've had a bit of Martin Carthy lately, a review of his talking/singing tour and a look back at his version, with Dave Swarbrick, of Byker Hill. But there's also Eliza Cartthy, Martin's daughter of... Read more →
