Andrew Curry writes: continuing with the Irish theme, Cara Dillion was playing in London recent to showcase her current record Coming Home. The songs on it are a celebration of her Irish family and the culture that she grew up... Read more →
Colin Randall's review of Fairport Convention's concert at the Union Chapel in London has already appeared at Substack. This is an extended version. Thanks to the many members of Fairport-related Facebook groups who have followed links to Salut! Live ...... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: There’s something immediately appealing about the idea of a one day indoor folk festival in February. Even if it’s cold and wet outside, it’s warm and dry inside. It’s at that point in the year when you... Read more →
The Young ‘Uns brought their usual mix of a capella singing and onstage energy to a Christmas tour that mixed up traditional folk songs, mainstream standards, and their own seasonal songs. Read more →
Just ahead of Martin Carthy's 60th birthday, when I was The Daily Telegraph's folk bloke, an enjoyable sideline to being a reporter, I persuaded the arts desk to send me north to his home above the lovely Yorkshire resort of... Read more →
Saturday Nov 4. If you've been following or dipped into Salut! Live's series, you may know that was the day on which a special concert was staged on London's South Bank to celebrate the life of Bert Jansch, the immensely... Read more →
