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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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Stephen Stills “49 Bye-Byes / For What It’s Worth” – Live!

March 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1
Another preview of the new live album release from Stephen Stills. ‘Stephen Stills Live At Berkeley 1971′ is released on April 28th as a CD or 2LP set.  You can “deluxe” the LP release – there’s […]
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Josh Ritter “Honey I Do” – You Are Not Alone

March 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1
‘Honey I Do‘ is the latest single to be released in advance of the the new album ‘Spectral Lines‘ which will be released on April 28th via Thirty Tigers.  ‘Honey I Do‘ is full of all […]
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Eilen Jewell “Lethal Love” – you or nobody

March 24, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Eilen Jewell could be forgiven for reflecting that life can throw you a curve ball or two, and she does say that “They say things have to get worse before they can get better and for […]
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Track Premiere: C.M. Talkington “Greenlight”

March 24, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Greenlight‘ is taken from the new album ‘Texas Radio‘ that is released today by C.M. Talkington on Birs Recordings.  It’s an album that in part mirrors another part of his life – Carty Talkington is perhaps […]
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Eamon McGrath “Fireworks” – explosions in the sky

March 23, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Eamon McGrath finds himself tongue-tied on his most recent single, taken from the album ‘A Dizzying Lust’ which is released on March 31st.  It’s a paradoxical situation though as he describes having “most of the English […]

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Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

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As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

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In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Here’s the latest release from Toronto’s David James Allen.  There are gorgeous layers and textures that give ‘Another Day Older’ captivating depth, especially the string arrangement from Jillian Sauerteig.  Over the rich and rhythmic instrumentation, Allen’s […]

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