Another quick update, Oct 2023: Dave Swarbrick's widow Jill has firmly and correctly reminded me that the gorgeous music that so perfectly suits Richard Thompson's words for this song was composed by the mighty Swarb. Read her comment below, reproduced... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: to no surprise, Beeswing has been confirmed as the popular choice for your favourite Richard Thompson song, at least as far as our straw poll is concerned. My promised recount, taking into consideration votes cast since I... Read more →
Was I mad, asks Colin Randall, to suppose the songwriting genius of Richard Thompson could be distilled into a poll inviting votes for the best of his songs? Maybe not mad, certainly naive. I set the ball rolling with five... Read more →
NB the ‘free’ poll was hardly free at all. 25 votes cast and the limit was reached. Thanks to subscribers of relevant Facebook groups, we still attracted a large volume of votes. See the results at https://www.salutlive.com/2025/02/your-favourite-richard-thompson-song-choose-from-60.html Colin Randall writes:... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: Ashley Hutchings, a pivotal figure of folk-rock, has joined folk's growing band of 80somethings. Six decades of inspiring and often innovative endeavour has brought him widespread recognition includin multiple awards. A celebratory concert is planned for April... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: Salut! Live’s editors - Andrew Curry, Bill Taylor and I - are all Dylan fans to one degree or another. So are and have been lots of other artists and countless among them have dipped gratefully for... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: Following on from our two conversations about the records we’ve been listening to, today Colin and I are talking about our highlights in terms of concerts. You can read about the records here and here. There are... Read more →
