Andrew Curry writes: I’d been listening to the McGarrigle’s luminiscent first LP, and that brought Loudon Wainwright III to mind, Kate McGarrigle’s-by-then ex-husband. He pops up on the record in two guises, as the writer of The Swimming Song and... Read more →
Steve Peck writes: As a musical explorer, one of my greatest joys is to find an exceptional act that lies off the beaten path. For the last four years, I’ve been an avid follower of He Mistook Her for a... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: to no surprise, Beeswing has been confirmed as the popular choice for your favourite Richard Thompson song, at least as far as our straw poll is concerned. My promised recount, taking into consideration votes cast since I... Read more →
Was I mad, asks Colin Randall, to suppose the songwriting genius of Richard Thompson could be distilled into a poll inviting votes for the best of his songs? Maybe not mad, certainly naive. I set the ball rolling with five... Read more →
NB the ‘free’ poll was hardly free at all. 25 votes cast and the limit was reached. Thanks to subscribers of relevant Facebook groups, we still attracted a large volume of votes. See the results at https://www.salutlive.com/2025/02/your-favourite-richard-thompson-song-choose-from-60.html Colin Randall writes:... Read more →
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 →
