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About Jonathan Aird
Sure, I could climb high in a tree, or go to Skye on my holiday. I could be happy. All I really want is the excitement of first hearing The Byrds, the amazement of decades of Dylan's music, or the thrill of seeing a band like The Long Ryders live. That's not much to ask, is it?
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Lucinda Williams “So Much Trouble In The World” – features Mavis Staples

December 15, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Sometimes these introductions write themselves – we know you know who Lucinda Williams, we know you know who Mavis Staples is, and we’d expect a good proportion of you to recognise ‘So Much Trouble In The […]

Tracks

Jingle Bells Friday – surely it’s a bit late for stir-up Sunday?

December 12, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

And now we’re less than two weeks away from the big celebration and all the signs confirm this – the weather is taking an upturn and if that means no White Christmas then it also means […]

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Oh no, I don’t recall, I can’t remember anything at all – Jon Aird’s 2025 year in review

December 12, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

What a year 2025 has been, musically speaking.  There’s been a lot outside of music that has been…hmm, disappointing – one way or another.  No one was really expecting the dawn of a new socialist utopia, […]

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Anna Tivel “Swan Song” – a rumination on ephemerality

December 12, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s a funny fact that we can impart before you go and break your heart listening to then latest single from Anna Tivel.  ‘Swan Song‘ is taken from a new collection called “B Sides” which acts […]

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Laura Hugo “Radio” – stay tuned to this frequency

December 11, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Laura Hugo’s new single ‘Radio‘ is her first single since 2017 and comes in advance of her five song EP “Where We Go To Grieve” which will be released early next year.  ‘Radio‘ is a poignant […]

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  • Jesper Lindell shares the address for his new album for 2026
  • Live Review: Hannah Aldridge + Jason Charles Miller, Cart and Horses, Stratford, London – 25th November 2025
  • Fairport Convention announce acts for 2026 Cropredy festival
  • For The Sake Of The Song: Jerry Jeff Walker “Mr Bojangles”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 214 “Mea Culpa”
  • Lucinda Williams “So Much Trouble In The World” – features Mavis Staples
  • Video Premiere: Samuel Wilbur “Everything is Falling Apart”
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  • Jingle Bells Friday – surely it’s a bit late for stir-up Sunday?
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Interview: Mikel Jollett of the Airborne Toxic Event on struggles, joys and the journey

December 12, 2025 0

Hard times, no, unusually hard times served to bring the Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett a sense of purpose in life as a singer, songwriter, band leader, author and speaker about childhood trauma. As he […]

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Interview: Ian Gomm on Brinsley Schwarz, Nashville, Jeb Loy Nichols and football records

December 11, 2025 0

The Brinsley’s “Silver Pistol” was the album that perfected their Band obsession and, at the same time, showed that there was a lot more to them than being simple wannabes. Coincidentally, it was the first time […]

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Interview: Brian Dunne asks is it so bad to want a good life?

December 9, 2025 0

While patiently waiting for Brian Dunne to get his due from those who listen to and hopefully buy physical media, it is worthwhile to linger in the brilliance of his fourth album, “Clams Casino” (Missing Piece, […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

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As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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