At two of my favourite Facebook groups, Uncharted Jukebox and 60s 70s Folk Music, I have been banging on about Norma Waterson, who died on Jan 30 aged 82. And why not? She was a great and versatile singer and... Read more →
Colin Randall writes Another important figure of the British folk revival has left us. Heather Wood was the last surviving former member of The Young Tradition, whose glorious harmonies gave explosive impact to old songs. She was 79 and had... Read more →
June 21 2024 update: Andrew Curry today nominated The Dubliners as the Salut! Live Facebook group's Artist(s) of the Week. The clip of "In the Rare Old Times" inexplicably went AWOL from this post but has now been restored ...... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: my brother Phil died today, May 26, at 7.48am. His sons Steven and Matthew were there with their partners, Jodie and Alice, surrounding his bedside as he breathed his last. Our sister Sandra’s poem I awoke to... Read more →
Colin Randall remembers Ron Kavana …. Saturday night out in Belfast. It was easy to work out from looking at the dance floor that the audience for Ron Kavana's band was predominantly from nationalist areas of the city. Young men... Read more →
Colin Randall pays a short tribute to Melanie Safka - just Melanie to most of us - who died on Jan 23 … Back when pop singles really mattered, the B side was sometimes worth playing too. An artist could... Read more →
I originally posted this modest tribute to Sinead O'Connor at the main Salut website after learning with great sadness of her death. Its proper home was probably Salut! Live. My pal and former colleague Mike Bealing has now given me... Read more →
