Jonathan Aird

The First Time: Jonathan Aird – Ralph McTell, somewhere in London, maybe 1982

May 30, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

This has been a strange series – seems like very few of the Americana UK writers started their gig life with anything even remotely resembling a genre artist. And there’s been a disturbing amount of prog-rock. […]

Track Premiere: Leroy From The North “Push”

May 30, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

There is, of course, no-one in the band called Leroy, and the band are based in California where they have honed a mix of country-rock and Seventies style Southern rock. So what’s this all about? The […]

M. Ward “New Kerrang” – let’s make a new noise, it’s a metaphor

May 26, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Kerrang? What that heavy metal mag’? Wow, that’s a blast from the past! What’s that? It’s still going? Wow – good for them, that’s an achievement in the modern print media world. So M. Ward has […]

A Circle Of Friends “Not Alone On The Floor” – not about dancing

May 25, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

A Circle Of Friends is a Danish Americana/Indie-Folk band whose members have notched up a few years experience in previous bands and musical ventures. They aim to bring a Danish twist to their take on Americana, […]

Pixie & The Partygrass Boys “Gimme Shelter” – Stones covered

May 25, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Here’s a theory for you to disregard completely, the real difference between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones was not that one was the clean-cut crew and the other the bad boys of rock. It’s simpler […]