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 →
Andrew Curry writes: It is the seventh anniversary today of the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people in Kensington in west London in 2017. Ever since the fire, Martin Simpson has included Leon Rosselson’s song Palaces of Gold in... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: It’s Bob Dylan’s 83rd birthday today—Happy birthday, Bob!—and to mark the occasion we’re enjoying some of the fine covers of Dylan songs done by folk artists down the years. Perhaps with some Beaujolais before we hit the... 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 →
See all items covering the Bert Jansch commemoration at this link: https://www.salutlive.com/bert-jansch/ Colin Randall writes: This is my own offering to our mini-series on specific Bert Jansch tracks. It's a song that hurt to hear, hurt to play, chronicling yet... Read more →
Andrew Curry is a regular, valued contributor to the pages of Salut! Live, frequently suggesting - among other ideas - gigs or festivals he might review. And whatever he had done to convince himself he deserved a special treat, another... Read more →
