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About Jonathan Aird
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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Essentials: The Top 10 Richie Havens Albums

January 5, 2023 Jonathan Aird 5
Richie Havens was the real deal, a singer with a great voice, a distinctive guitar player with a truly destructive power – rare would be the gig that passed without at least one busted string, a […]
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Zach Harjo “Cemetery Dreams” – we’re on a road to nowhere

January 5, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Laying out some Powerpop credentials on his new album ‘Black Moon‘ is Seattle based songwriter, painter, and sculptor Zach Harjo.  It’s no surprise that his music should move in that direction as Zach Harjo was a […]
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Sarah King “Blame It On The Booze” – it is no excuse

January 4, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Sarah King’s recent A/B sider release featured as the A-side ‘Blame it on the Booze‘ a song that the New England Music Awards Songwriter of the Year for 2021 explains is drawn from life.  As she […]
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Track Premiere: Barrel Flash “Between The Lines”

January 3, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
We’re starting a new year of Tracks with a premiere from Barrel Flash who are a Minneapolis/St. Paul-based trio consisting of Julia Brown on vocals and piano, Ross Johnson on vocals, acoustic/electric guitar, harmonica and Priscilla […]
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Jingle Bells Friday – just two more sleeps…

December 23, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Yes, just two more sleeps which is either really really exciting or far too little time.  Or both.  What will be coming under the tree/in the stocking/by Parcelforce a few days late?  Well, hopefully something musical […]

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Video Premiere: Ben Musser “Downtown Tree”

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Video Premiere: Ben Musser “Downtown Tree”

April 28, 2026 0
The new single from singer-songwriter Ben Musser is a heartfelt tribute to those who lost their lives in the tragic events of 11th September 2001. It’s also dedicated to the first responders, whose unimaginable courage was […]
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The Milk Carton Kids to tour UK and Ireland in January 2027

April 27, 2026 0
The Milk Carton Kids will return to the UK and Ireland for a run of headline dates in January 2027, including London’s Barbican Centre, Bristol Beacon, Manchester’s Albert Hall, Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre and Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre. […]
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Little Sparta “The Telling of the Truth”

April 27, 2026 0
The new release by Little Sparta takes Mekons collaboration in directions old and new. After 26 years at work and 20 years since their first release, veteran Alan D. Boyd’s project Little Sparta just put out […]

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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0
David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

April 23, 2026 0
At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]
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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0
Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]

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