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Music from North Eastern England. Season two: Geordie Black and in search of a tune

August 02, 2021

One of the most popular series to appear at Salut! Live featured the songs and music of North-eastern England. It stretched to seven instalments but it was clear to me that there was scope for more. Bill Taylor, who like... Read more →

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Tags: Benny Graham, Bob Fox, Brian Preston, Dave Swarbrick, Dncan Brown and Danny Spooner, folk music, Geordie Black, Hedgehog Pie, High Level Ranters, Ian Campbell Folk Group, Johnny Handle, Mighty Doonans, North Eastern England, Pigmeat, Ray Stubbs, Rowland “Rowley” Harriso, Stuckley

Bob Dylan at 80. Others screamed 'Judas!', I was enthralled

May 24, 2021

Today, as we have relentlessly and quite rightly been reminded, is Bob Dylan's 80th birthday. A woman he once loved, Joan Baez, passed the same milestone in January and a British singer and musician from whom he learned a little,... Read more →

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Tags: Bill Taylor, Bob Dylan, Dylan at 80, folk, folk-rock