Jonathan Aird

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 […]

Ryan Wayne “Wherever You Land” – a tribute to John Prine

December 23, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Canadian Ryan Wayne was born and raised in the blue collar town of Oshawa, just east of Toronto. Ryan grew up surrounded by music – his father is a songwriting truck driver, and Ryan spent countless […]

Jill Barber “Beautiful Life” – is not experienced virtually

December 23, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Songs about computers and odes to the cell phone are pretty much anathema to this feature, so it’s something of a surprise to find that Jill Barber’s ‘Beautiful Life‘ has made the cut. There’s a reason […]

There’ll be Music Everywhere: 2022 in the Rear View Mirror

December 22, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

And it has become a cliché now – this has been a weird year. But if you say that at the end of every year for five or six years in a row then has it […]

Real Ones “Breathe” – in-out, that’s the way

December 22, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Norway’s folk band Real Ones formed in 1994, originally as a pure folk band but over the years have expanded their sound incorporating sensibilities from pop and rock, with clear inspiration from world music and from […]