I knew there was more. When I retrieved and photographed the Steeleye Span vinyl albums featured here in a previous edition of the Loft vinyl series, I was aware my search though the attic - floorboarded but unconverted so on... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: When I was doing some research here for my recent review of Oysterband’s Barbican concert, I realised that the first time that I had heard the band was on a compilation record released by Folk Roots magazine... Read more →
Breton blood runs deep. Alan Stivell, venerated master of the Celtic harp, is widely considered an ambassador for Brittany culture. He learnt his music from an equally passionate father. Yet neither was born in Brittany. Stivell’s father took his first... Read more →
RIP Françoise Hardy. On June 12 we awoke to news that she had died the previous day, following many years of illness, at 80. "Maman est partie," Thomas Dutronc, her son, posted on social media … And here is the... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: I love record shops that specialise in vinyl. Del Day, an old acquaintance from record-reviewing days - me the reviewer, him the artists’ publicist- runs a gem of a store in Lewes, around the corner from my... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: Salut! Live wishes its growing body of readers a very happy new year. I have chosen an appropriate song with which to mark the start of 2024. Dave Goulder's most memorable song among the many he has... Read more →
Each Christmas, if I remember, I look around for something quirky to post, (the editor writes). I've done the greetings, incorporated within the piece introducing Andrew Curry as Salut! Live’s new deputy editor. I’ve posted/reposted interpretations of Fairytale of New... Read more →
