Jonathan Aird

Casey James Prestwood “Wine Drunk” – set ’em up barkeep

June 2, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Casey James Prestwood has been a nominee for Honky-Tonker of the year at the Ameripolitan Awards (nope, us neither, but we probably should have – sounds like a great event and we literally cannot wait for […]

Track Premiere: Michelle Billingsley “Champagne Toast”

June 1, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Ah, the Champagne toast – the universal affirmation of happiness and approval and all good wishes. Well, perhaps not for Michelle Billingsley who is in a much more ironic mood as she makes the traditional gesture […]

Golden Oak “Geese” – Our pastoral perfection, imagined

May 31, 2023 Jonathan Aird 2

Golden Oak is an indie/folk band based out of Portland, Maine, and fronted by siblings Zak and Lena Kendall, with up-right bassist Mike Knowles and Drummer Jackson Cromwell completing the line-up. On ‘Geese‘ they contemplate the […]

Lucinda Williams “Where The Song Will Find Me” – Waiting for the muse to turn up

May 30, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Lucinda Williams is a legend, and never more so than in her resilient majesty on recent tours and here with a song from the new album ‘Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart’ (out June 30th via […]

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. […]