Andrew Curry writes: I’d been listening to the McGarrigle’s luminiscent first LP, and that brought Loudon Wainwright III to mind, Kate McGarrigle’s-by-then ex-husband. He pops up on the record in two guises, as the writer of The Swimming Song and... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: Paul Brady is on a short tour of London, Dublin, and Donegal to promote his Archive, a collection of songs from his six-decade career that includes “demos, rare acoustic versions of his work, collaborations and live recordings”—as... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: The Irish singer and songwriter Oisin Leech has been getting deserved coverage for his record Cold Sea, released last year. He’s on a short tour of England at the moment, and I was able to see him... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: Donal Lunny has been at the heart of innovation in Irish music for 50 years, as a musician, arranger, and producer—since founding Planxty with Christy Moore, Andy Irvine and Liam O’Flynn—and later with The Bothy Band and... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: The Scots singer Ainsley Hamill seems a bit of a well-kept secret, at least judging from her Spotify hits, but it’s not clear why. Her latest record, Fable, is her third solo record, and she’s been in... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: Although Salut! Live is largely a folk music site, Colin and I are also blues fans. And one of the greatest blues singers is the ‘Empress of the Blues’, Bessie Smith. I didn’t know much about Bessie... Read more →
