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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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Matt Paxton & The Pintos “Southside Of The West Town” – are we doing it?

May 19, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Southside of the West Town‘, the new song from Matt Paxton & The Pintos, inhabits a mood of encroaching hopelessness – in a darkened town, with the neon shining through the rain, the narrator questions themself […]

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Deer Tick “Once In A Lifetime” – not a cover, far from it

May 19, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Sometimes it’s good to confess – and sometimes it’s embarrassing.  Well, here goes – you know how it can be, you know how it can go down and you just don’t listen to a band for […]

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Alasdair Roberts “The Bonny Moorhen” – that’s the bird for me…

May 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Alasdair Roberts has what is simply one of the finest of folk voices, an unaffected delivery which is totally in the service of whatever song he is singing.  And ‘The Bonny Moorhen‘ from his latest album […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Kassi Valazza + Ann Liu Cannon, The Slaughtered Lamb, London – 27th April 2023

May 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

God but The Slaughtered Lamb was busy – upstairs was rammed and the beats of the music being played by the DJ easily penetrated into the basement music venue, a small space, similarly at capacity for […]

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Anna Tivel “The Good Fight” – if this is all there is then this is what I wanted to do

May 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Anna Tivel, we will never cease to tell you, is one of the finest songwriters of her generation.  It can be that a lot of songs one hears are nice enough, they amuse for a few […]

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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?

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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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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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