´Brian Clough for his goals and his swagger, Johnny Crossan for his skills and rebelliousness, Jimmy Montgomery for his amazing saves (I was a goalie too and Monty was who I wanted to be.
But Charlie Hurley was a hero above heroes’

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‘A story as fascinating as the times were bleak, its characters as colourful and complex as they were flawed’. Red Lives and Red Lines in Stalin’s Moscow ….

This is not my main Twitter account- that’s Colin Randall - but plenty of my followers here like folk music. I’m urging them to look up the Salut! Live Facebook group (use the link in the retweeted message below or just Google the group’s name)

For my folkies and folk-rockers here ….

Extract: ‘ No amount of retrospective atonement can remove the stain on France’s reputation left by the 1961 massacre.
‘Yet each attempt to recognise past mistreatment of French Muslims causes irritation to the far right, more than ever looking capable of taking power’

Folk purists, resistance to musical innovation and whether reviewers serve a useful purpose John Spiers Eliza Carthy MBE Chris Metherell @dannybaker Danny Baker salutlive.com/2024/04/critic…

If you enjoy folk, folk-rock and similar, consider joining the Salut! Live Facebook group, easy to locate … Andrew Curry Show of Hands Nanci Griffith (RIP)

A whimsical pop at those who sneer at regional accents plus a necessary pop at hard-right Tory headbangers … James O'Brien

À big shoutout for #safc superfan Eve for ‘smashing her target’ to raise funds for special needs children. With several more of her marathons to go, there’s plenty of time to send her total soaring higher

Compelling, overwhelmingly positive review of Cara Dillon and Sam Lakeman Cara Dillon and Sam Lakeman
- at Salut! Live. Colin Randall
Geoffrey Lakeman … salutlive.com/2024/03/cara-d…

All new suggestions welcome - but I won’t be attempting this again until March 17 2025!

For #StPatricksDay tell Salut! Live which must-have Irish songs or tunes are glaringly missing from our compilation

A life’s journey fron a Durham pit village to the sunny south of France open.substack.com/pub/francesalu…

Fairport Convention … holding back the years

Meet the £25 croissant open.substack.com/pub/francesalu…

Badly treated and badly led, the tragic fate of Britain’s miners open.substack.com/pub/francesalu…

A love affair with wine open.substack.com/pub/francesalu… Colin Randall Free subscription

Shamima Begum and the shaming of British justice open.substack.com/pub/francesalu…

Just helped #safc fan Eve with a great education project, donation funded from posts like ´Kings, Queens and commoners in Sunderland's highs and lows’ open.substack.com/pub/francesalu… It's the Hope...

I've #justdonated to help fund a sensory room. Donate on @justgiving and help raise 1000.00 justgiving.com/crowdfunding/m…