Jonathan Aird

Liv Greene “Katie” – good love, a precious thing

August 22, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s something special about the combination of just Liv Greene’s voice and guitar playing which, with some restrained and empathetic fiddle, makes up the predominant sound of ‘Katie‘, which comes from Greene’s second album ‘Deep Feeler.‘ […]

Nick Lowe “Trombone” – blow that brass

August 22, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Continuing our theme of big names, here’s a Nick Lowe’s live favourite ‘Trombone‘, recorded here with Los Straitjackets, which is taken from the upcoming album ‘Indoor Safari‘ which is his first studio release since 2019. The […]

Bob Dylan & The Band “Forever Young” – Live at Seattle Center Coliseum

August 21, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Another Big Name (arguably – and I’d certainly agree – the biggest name) to catch up on, Bob Dylan is probably at least marginally someone that most readers of the site have at least a slight […]

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings “Hashtag” – remembering a friend

August 20, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Here we are catching up on big names in this post-holiday period, and we are just not going to say anything about Gillian Welch and David Rawlings other than that for more years than we care […]

Tom Waits “Get Behind The Mule” – look out for the kick

August 19, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, this is the way it goes – you head off for a few days rest and relaxation and everyone and their monkey decides to release a song, so expect some big names over the next […]