Linda Thompson

What we’ve been listening to in 2024 (part1)

Andrew Curry writes: The end of the year is always a good time to look back at the records we have enjoyed over the last 12 months—in fact, I think it’s compulsory for a site like Salut! Live. Editor Colin... Read more →


Linda Thompson on Dylan: 'in the presence of greatness'

Colin Randall writes: When I saw that Linda Thompson, one of the finest folk-rock singers the world has known, had written about Bob Dylan at the Royal Albert Hall, I knew I’d be begging for permission to reproduce her words... Read more →


Linda Thompson and her proxy voices

Andrew Curry writes: Following on from Colin’s piece yesterday on the Artist of the Week slot at our Facebook group, we’re sharing a version of the AOTW Facebook post that celebrated Linda Thompson. This was partly to mark her latest... Read more →


When people take notice: the Artist of the Week series so far

Colin Randall writes: Unlike the newspapers for which I have worked, on the staff or as a contributor, Salut! Live does not hold editorial conferences (nor, as you'll have noticed, does it publish a print edition). The three of us... Read more →


Song of the Day: Those Damn Roches

Andrew Curry writes: Over at our Facebook group, Linda Thompson is our Artist of the Week, partly to mark her recent release of Proxy Music. The songs are co-written by Thompson with a range of partners, including her son Teddy,... Read more →


Magic by proxy: Linda Thompson finds her voices

Colin Randall welcomes long-awaited news of an exciting project in which Linda Thompson assembles musically gifted family and friends for an album of the songs she wrote but cannot perform herself …. Linda Thompson has one of the best-loved voices... Read more →