Andrew Curry writes: Although Salut! Live is largely a folk music site, Colin and I are also blues fans. And one of the greatest blues singers is the ‘Empress of the Blues’, Bessie Smith. I didn’t know much about Bessie... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: Ian A Anderson applies the middle A to avoid confusion with Jethro Tull’s frontman. It is a moot point whether the need for any such distinguishing feature is long past. Our Ian doesn't play the flute standing... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: To mark the 50th anniversary of the release of Blood on the Tracks this week, we’re running a three part series about the record. Part 1 is here, and Part 2 is here. Today: the songs. Dylan’s... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: To mark the 50th anniversary of the release of Blood on the Tracks this week, we’re running a three part series about the record. Part 1 is here. Today is about ‘managing the melancholy’. There’s a clear... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: It is 50 years since Blood on the Tracks was released—perhaps Dylan’s most complete record. On Salut! Live this week, we’re running a long article in three parts to mark the anniversary. Now that Blood on the... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: A Complete Unknown is not the first time that Hollywood has wandered into the world of the early-60s folk scene in New York’s Greenwich Village. The Coen brothers’s film Inside Llewyn Davis, released in 2013, is a... Read more →
