If you went to folk clubs in the late 1960s or early 70s, you stood a good chance of hearing David Campbell's song Slightly Faded, From strange origins - apparently one man's sad story of taking second place to his... Read more →
Bill Taylor writes: take it from me, when you’re getting well into your 70s, it’s a bonus if you can remember what you had for breakfast. Don’t push me on that, though I know it always includes coffee. And as... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: best song ever would be a bold claim to make on anyone’s behalf. But if I were pushed against a wall at gunpoint and ordered to choose, The Rovin' Dies Hard would be in my thoughts ...... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: there was a time when De Dannan were never far from whatever I used to listen to music. Frankie Gavin’s band moved - effortlessly for fans, whatever tensions or career choices may have been at play -... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: Over at our Facebook group, Linda Thompson is our Artist of the Week, partly to mark her recent release of Proxy Music. The songs are co-written by Thompson with a range of partners, including her son Teddy,... 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: We think that Richard Thompson’s new record, Ship to Shore, out today, is his 27th studio album since he left Fairport Convention, including the six he made with his first wife Linda and the record he made... Read more →
