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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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Casper Skulls “Yards” – don’t play with fire

December 8, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
The important thing to note about this song is that it is a true tale drawn from life, as Melanie St-Pierre of the band explains: “‘Yards’ is a song I wrote about my childhood house burning […]
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Trevor Beales “Then I’ll Take You Home” – lost folk rediscovered

December 7, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
This is like music from another time, and there’s a simple reason for this as it comes from a cache of recently rediscovered recordings by a teenager called Trevor Beales, who recorded his music in an […]
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Live Review: Mary Gauthier + Jaimee Harris + Michele Gazich, Union Chapel, London – 26th November 2022

December 6, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Mary Gauthier took to the celebrated stage of the Union Chapel with Jaimee Harris and Michele Gazich (who would provide throughout the set another dimension to the music with his violin and piano playing) and started […]
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Peter Stone “Cogs” – a spectrum of love

December 6, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Of course when you’re asked “are we in Love?” the reply “yes my Darling, I’m in love with everyone” may not get the pleased response that you’re hoping for.  But, if anyone can ever pull it […]
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The Weber Brothers “Wild Side” – let’s go wild baby…

December 5, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Today’s song is taken from the new record by The Weber Brothers –  guitarist/vocalist Sam Weber, bassist/vocalist Ryan Weber, Marcus Bowne on drums, Emily Burgess on guitar and multi-instrumentalist Ryan “Rico” Browne.  The album is called […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Adam Klein with Adam Poulin “Live at Leesta Vall Sound Recordings”

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Intimate, personal songs, recorded live and elevated by expressive fiddle playing. Adam Klein’s Live at Leesta Vall Sound Recordings originates from a raw, intimate 2019 in‑studio session with violinist Adam Poulin, recorded at Leesta Vall in […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Blue Water Highway

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Blue Water Highway is an Austin-based Americana/folk rock band. Their signature is considered songwriting across a variety of styles, but always melodic, with fantastic harmony singing. Musically timeless, there are elements of Laurel Canyon songwriting, focussing […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

April 28, 2026 0
Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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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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Which is you have to admit an amazing name for a band. Have a good weekend dear reader – we leave you with news that Drive-By Truckers have announced the long-awaited arrival of ‘Town Burned Down’, the first-ever official release […]
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Jingle Bells Friday – surely it’s a bit late for stir-up Sunday?

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And now we’re less than two weeks away from the big celebration and all the signs confirm this – the weather is taking an upturn and if that means no White Christmas then it also means […]
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Lizzie No “Hard Won” (Independent 2017)

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With Hard Won, Brooklyn’s Lizzie No has picked up the musical baton of greats like Linda Thompson and Sandy Denny, spread it thick with a shadowy relevance born of her New York background, and unleashed what […]

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