Andrew Curry writes: We think that Richard Thompson’s new record, Ship to Shore, out today, is his 27th studio album since he left Fairport Convention, including the six he made with his first wife Linda and the record he made... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: my brother Phil died today, May 26, at 7.48am. His sons Steven and Matthew were there with their partners, Jodie and Alice, surrounding his bedside as he breathed his last. Our sister Sandra’s poem I awoke to... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: It’s Bob Dylan’s 83rd birthday today—Happy birthday, Bob!—and to mark the occasion we’re enjoying some of the fine covers of Dylan songs done by folk artists down the years. Perhaps with some Beaujolais before we hit the... Read more →
NB: comments are open after briefly - and unintentionally - being closed Salut! Live's popular Cover Story articles, in which we compare different interpretations of the same pieces of music, now runs to 76 instalments (that figure is a little... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: Over at our Facebook group, our Artist of the Week last week was June Tabor, with a particular nod towards Ashore, her record of songs of the sea. While checking something, I stumbled on an interview with... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: The clock is running down on Show of Hands’ last tour. The 75 dates they started out on in the autumn has ticked down to just a handful, and the final show, give or take, is in... Read more →
