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Folk Links

  • Loft Vinyl (rediscovering my old LPs)
  • Homage to Nanci Griffith
  • Dylan at 80
  • Music of the West Country
  • Stephen D Winick, folkorist, folk writer, singer-songwriter
  • Philip Ward's Sandy Denny blog
  • Music from North Eastern England: full series
  • Cover Story: full series
  • Acoustic Music Scene
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  • Music to Die For
  • TalkAwhile: Folk Corporation Forum
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  • Mr Red's folk site
  • Rock 'n' Reel
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Cover Story

  • Champion at Keeping Them Rolling. Ewan MacColl, Bob Fox, Dubliners
  • Rag Doll. Four Seasons or Steeleye Span
  • Here's the Tender Coming: Mighty Doonans, Unthanks, Dave Burland, Frankie Armsteong,
  • Hard Times of Old England: Steeleye Span, the Copper Family, Band of Hope or Billy Bragg & Imagine Village
  • Me and My Uncle: Grateful Dead, Judy Collins or John Phillips
  • Who Knows Where the Time Goes? Sandy Denny, Judy Collins, Nina Simone and many more
  • The Apprentice's Song. Ian Campbell Folk Group or the Johnstons
  • The Curragh of Kildare: but who to choose among many
  • Sweet Thames, Flow Softly: Christy Moore & Sinead O'Connor, Martha & Rufus Wainwright, MacColl & Seeger
  • Hit the Road Jack: Ray Charles or Richard Anthony

Categories

  • A Song That Changed My Life (3)
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  • Billy Mitchell (1)
  • Bob Dylan (19)
  • Bob Fox (7)
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  • Celtic Connections (5)
  • Chieftains (3)
  • Chris While (1)
  • Christine McVie (1)
  • Christy Moore, (4)
  • Clannad (2)
  • Cover story (87)
  • Covid-19: Songs of endurance (3)
  • Dave Swarbrick (3)
  • De Dannan (1)
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  • Dipping into the past (20)
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  • Fairport Convention (9)
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  • Ian Campbell Folk Group (3)
  • Instruments of pleasure (7)
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  • Lockdown sounds, (11)
  • Loft vinyl (9)
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  • Music (6)
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  • Song of the Day (59)
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  • Unthanks (9)
  • Watersons (1)
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Salut! Highlights

  • The story behind the "new" Fotheringay album
  • Where time went: Sandy Denny covered
  • Maddy Prior: delightfully rude
  • Women of Ireland (2)
  • Women of Ireland (1)
  • Rachel Unthank: the big interview (1)
  • Rachel Unthank (2)
  • Rachel Unthank (3)
  • Potted Rachel
  • Salut! Live's top albums of 2007
  • Martin Simpson interview
  • Fairport's Simon Nicol interviewed (2)
  • Fairport's Simon Nicol interviewed (1)
  • Vin Garbutt & Cambridge folk festival (2)
  • Vin Garbutt & Cambridge folk festival (1)
  • Liege & Lief: Cropredy concert reviewed
  • Kate Rusby interview (3)
  • Kate Rusby interview (2)
  • Kate Rusby interview (1)

Salut! World

  • Salut! Salam
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  • Salut! North
  • What became of Salut! Sunderland

Swarb Remembered

  • Swarb's official site
  • Fairport Convention: so British, so conventional (2)
  • Fairport Convention: so British, so conventional (1)
  • fiddler exemplaire. Gone before his time, gone now. Rest easy, Swarb
  • Glories of Liege and Lief
  • On the road 14 years after the Telegraph obituary
  • Song of the Day: Byker Hill
  • Song of the Day Revisited: Now be Thankful
  • The litte giant of British folk-rock

Salut! Greats

  • Linda Thompson
  • Nic Jones
  • June Tabor
  • Tom Paxton
  • Kate Rusby
  • Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman
  • Sharon Shannon
  • Simon Mayor & Hilary James
  • Joan Baez
  • Eliza Carthy
  • Waterson Carthy
  • Kathryn Tickell
  • Tom McConville and Pauline Cato
  • Doonan Family
  • Cara Dillon
  • Dervish
  • Steeleye Span
  • John McCusker
  • Vin Garbutt
  • Bob Fox
  • Show of Hands
  • Altan
  • Mary Black
  • Fairport Convention
  • Christy Moore
  • Danu

Salut! Lives

  • Nanci Griffith
  • Vin Garbutt
  • Dave Van Ronk
  • Mimi Farina
  • Steve Benbow
  • Johnny Cunningham
  • Tony Capstick
  • Tommy Makem

Archives

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Salut! Festivals & Awards

  • Cambridge 2003
  • Cambridge 2002
  • Cambridge 2001
  • BBC Young Folk Awards
  • Celtic Colours

Recent Comments

  • David Owens on Anne Byrne RIP: a gem of Irish music, 'my immensely talented mother'
  • Malcolm Dawson on Celtic Connections: Transatlantic Sessions on the road again
  • Del de Lorme on Tributes to Barry Skinner: a man of music and mountains, canals and craft
  • L H on On Sandy Denny’s birthday, we choose our favourite songs
  • Colin Randall on Cover Story (43). The Auld Triangle: Glen Hansard, the Dubliners or the Pogues
  • Ralph Murphy on Cover Story (43). The Auld Triangle: Glen Hansard, the Dubliners or the Pogues
  • Libby Esther Berman on Drever, Stewart, Guthrie honoured, Trump's dad 'remembered', Tony Blackburn revealed as folkie
  • Ad Dane on Derek Jolly RIP: from Shildon and Bishop to Bulgaria with his grandfather's ferret
  • Bill Taylor on Cover Story: (64) Here's the Tender Coming. Mighty Doonans, Unthanks, Dave Burland or Frankie Armstrong
  • Colin Randall on On Sandy Denny’s birthday, we choose our favourite songs

Salut! Connect

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Treasures rediscovered

  • Maire Ni Chathasaigh and Chris Newman: Ginny's Waltz
  • The Poozies: Hey How My Johnny Lad
  • The Johnstons: Tunnel Tigers
  • Oysterband: Blackwaterside
  • Sandy Denny & The Strawbs: All I Need Is You
  • Christy Moore & Sinead O'Connor: Sweet Thames Flow Softly
  • Vin Garbutt: Valley of Tees
  • Ronnie Drew & Eleanor Shanley: Boots of Spanish Leather

Song of the Day

  • Salut! Live: Song of the Day

  • Guitar

  • Read about - and hear my selections here

  • A series of musical choices that may appal you but appeal to me

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Salut! Listens

  • Nanci Griffith - Little Love Affairs

    Little Love Affairs
    Nanci Griffith: Little Love Affairs

  • Nanci Griffith - The Last Of The True Believers

    The Last Of The True Believers
    Nanci Griffith: The Last Of The True Believers

  • Nanci Griffith - Other Voices Other Rooms

    Other Voices Other Rooms
    Nanci Griffith: Other Voices Other Rooms

  • Nanci Griffith - From Clare to Here (CD Single)

    From Clare to Here (CD Single)
    Nanci Griffith: From Clare to Here (CD Single)

  • Dylan, Bob - Blonde On Blonde [VINYL]

    Blonde On Blonde [VINYL]
    Dylan, Bob: Blonde On Blonde [VINYL]

  • Baez, Joan - Any Day Now

    Any Day Now
    Baez, Joan: Any Day Now

  • Hart, Tim - Summer Solstice

    Summer Solstice
    Hart, Tim: Summer Solstice

  • Christy Moore - Voyage

    Voyage
    Christy Moore: Voyage

  • Steeleye Span - Sails of Silver

    Sails of Silver
    Steeleye Span: Sails of Silver

  • Archie Fisher & Barbara Dickson - Thro' The Recent Years

    Thro' The Recent Years
    Archie Fisher & Barbara Dickson: Thro' The Recent Years

  • Simon Jeffes - Piano Music

    Piano Music
    Simon Jeffes: Piano Music

  • Kate Rusby - Hand Me Down

    Hand Me Down
    Kate Rusby: Hand Me Down

  • Moving Hearts - The Storm

    The Storm
    Moving Hearts: The Storm

  • Fairport Convention - Fairport Convention

    Fairport Convention
    Fairport Convention: Fairport Convention

  • Charles, Ray -

    Charles, Ray: The Very Best Of Ray Charles

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