Album Reviews
Graham Nash “Now”
New collection of songs shows Nash’s songwriting is undimmed. There was a time when the ambition of a rock and roll band was to do as well as they could for their brief period in the […]
Articles by Jonathan Aird
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Duke & Goldie “Rocky Mountain Feeling” – Tuning in, tuning out
There’s a rich Seventies feel to ‘Rocky Mountain Feeling‘ that’s as classic as the duo’s look. It finds Duke & Goldie (that’s Eric “The Duke“ Duquette & Jena “Goldie“ Gogo by the way) trying to tune […]
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Beth Bombara “Lonely Walls” – let’s get together, right now, oh yeah
This is the great Beth Bombara – so this song will be great, right? Yes, indeed, right is the correct answer to that question that need not have been asked. Beth Bombara brings us ‘Lonely Walls‘, […]
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Meris Gantt “Fine” – it’s ok to carry on
Meris Gantt didn’t realise it, but writing ‘Fine‘ was a way to process the grief and pain from the death of her father, it was whilst out hiking and reflecting on the lyrics that would become […]
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Dennis Ellsworth “Hold You Close” – we’ll be holding on forever
Dennis Ellsworth claims that his latest album, ‘Modern Hope‘, is inspired by English folk-rock. He certainly replicated some of the speed of the early contributors to that genre, the Charlottetown-based artist worked with his old friend […]