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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 […]
Articles by Jonathan Aird
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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 […]
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Track Premiere: The Waymores “You Got Gold”
The Waymores are Willie Heath Neal and Kira Annalise, a married couple from Atlanta who have a couple of albums to their name and a new one ‘Greener Pastures’ upcoming. The singing, songwriting and guitar-playing duo […]
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Bella White “The Way I Oughta Go” – choosing my own direction
Bella White’s made quite a splash with her debut album ‘Just Like Leaving‘ which marked out the teenage White as a distinctive new talent in bluegrass and adjacent folk. For her follow up ‘Among Other Things‘ […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: Aldous Harding + H. Hawkline, The Barbican, London, 28th April 2023
There was a moment in the closing encore ‘Swell Does the Skull’, when Aldous Harding sings “I don’t want to be a sinner,” that the brain, ever alert for double meanings and enigmatic obliquities, decides that […]