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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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Track Premiere: Louise Bichan “Deltingside”

March 25, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
What a glorious piece of music to start a new week of with – and it’s a blend of traditions with the Shetland fiddle tune ‘Deltingside‘ being married with the tune ‘Squirrel Hunters‘ at the suggestion […]
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Amelia Coburn “Sleepy Town” – rejecting the poison

March 22, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Sleepy Town‘ is  the third and final single from Amelia Coburn’s debut album ‘Between The Moon and The Milkman‘ which was produced by Bill Ryder-Jones released on March 8th.  It’s a driven electric folk tune of […]
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Beetlebug “Embers” – still some fire trapped in there

March 21, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
There is no getting away from it, ‘Embers’ is swooningly pretty in its fragile beauty – it’s the musical equivalent of strolling hand-in-hand, gazing in silent adoration at one another with no words being needed, just […]
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Jeff Slate “Till New York City Dies” – a love song

March 20, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
As much a  love song to a beloved city as a love song to a beloved person, Jeff Slate’s latest single from his new album ‘The Last Day Of Summer‘ (has that been a Rick and […]
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Steve Martin and Alison Brown “Bluegrass Radio” – Turn it up, they’re playing our song

March 19, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
This latest song from banjo maestro Alison Brown and johnny-come-lately upstart picker Steve Martin* is a follow up to the pair’s 2023 hit ‘Foggy Morning Breaking.’  It was the success of that which inspired Steve Martin […]

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Thea Gilmore is one of the most remarkable voices in contemporary British songwriting. Her work is often experimental, thrillingly so at times, and she moves effortlessly between genres without ever being defined by them. Elements of […]
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Emerging Georgia singer/songwriter Clover County, whose debut album, Finer Things, was released in September 2025 via her own label Undercover Lover Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers, has announced a short series of tour dates in […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Here’s the premiere of the latest video from acclaimed singer-songwriter Joe Nolan, who won a Canadian Folk Music Award last year for his 2023 release “Lost Verses”. ‘Half a Tear, Half a Grin’ is a heartfelt […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Paul Brady “Nothing But the Same Old Story”

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“We knew we had something special here” Paul Brady’s words from his autobiography ‘Crazy Dreams’ (Merrion Press 2022) describing the closing song on his album ‘Hard Station’ (1981). Paul Brady is now 76 and very much […]
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