Andrew Curry writes: There are some truly dreadful Christmas novelty songs, but some have a certain wit about them. I’m willing to stick my neck out here, and argue that I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas comes into this second... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: If you are going to write about winter folk songs, sooner or later you get to wassail songs. I talked about wassailing when I introduced this series, and Mike Waterson got a mention. And so here we... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: In Dulci Jubilo (in sweet rejoicing) is a traditional carol with roots in the Middle Ages. The original song used a macronic format - nothing to do with the beleaguered French president but referring to any phrase... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: For the next 12 days here on Salut! Live we will be running a seasonal series called ‘12 Days of Winter’ which will celebrate folk song about this time of the year. Some of these will be... Read more →
For a companion piece to our announcement of Steve Tilston as Salut! Live Artist of the Week, Colin Randall posed a few questions .... See why we’ve honoured Steve Tilston: https://www.salutlive.com/2024/12/steve-tilston-our-artist-of-the-week-recalls-the-john-lennon-letter-that-never-arrived-.html In a long career as a musician, what has... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: Salut! Live's Artist of the Week, here and at our Facebook group, is Steve Tilston, whose next album - due out in March - is not only called Last Call but is billed as probably just that... Read more →
