Dec 2023: another update to make this a useful companion to Andrew Curry's review of the tour. And I still haven't managed to renew contact with my old mate Geoff. July 2021 update: this appeared 10 years ago today. Geoff,... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: For the next 12 days here on Salut! Live we will be running a seasonal series called ‘12 Days of Winter’ which will celebrate folk song about this time of the year. Some of these will be... Read more →
Colin Randall writes in Oct 2024: a sudden flow of visitors to Salut! Live followed a mention of this piece at https://www.expectingrain.com Andrew Curry writes: It’s Bob Dylan’s birthday tomorrow, and that seems like a good reason to share some... Read more →
Dave Goulder’s January Man has been covered by enough artists to be considered a modern folk classic. But which version is best? We’re calling this for Christy Moore, but you might disagree. 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 →
Some variations of the phrase add overfed and overdressed. It goes without saying that I have no idea whether Peter Obermark was excessively remunerated when serving as a US marine in Britain in the 1970s nor indeed whether he ate... Read more →
Salut! Live followed the example of Eliza Carthy in wishing her dad, the British folk legend Martin Carthy, a happy 80th birthday a few days before the actual event. In fact, his birthday is today, Friday May 21. We send... Read more →
