Jonathan Aird

Casey Penn “We Go Together Like A Guitar And A Fiddle” – matched in love

January 12, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Casey Penn takes a Bluegrass slant on love with ‘We Go Together Like A Guitar And A Fiddle‘, where others might suggest a horse and carriage Penn offers the suggestion that the perfect combination is a […]

Aoife O’Donovan “Drover” – into a wild wild country

January 11, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

The wonderful Aoife O’Donovan, of whom we cannot stop saying nice things, has a deluxe version of the ‘Apathy Sessions‘ coming out which has been renamed ‘The Apathy Sessions’ and features, amongst other things, this cover […]

Just Because…

January 11, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Not an Essentials, well, maybe a little bit essential. We’d love to stop posting songs like these (sorry Billy), other than as historical curiosities. Not yet though, not yet.

Matt Lenny & The Breakdown “In The Garden” – got to get back to the garden

January 11, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Michigan based Matt Lenny released his latest single just before Christmas, and it acts as a taster for the album ‘For the Birds‘ which will be out in Spring this year. Lenny recorded it with his […]

Calista Garcia “Kalamazoo” – exuberant rock and roll influences

January 10, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Now Calista Garcia does mention in this song that she’d like to run all the way to Kalamazoo. Which sounds like a long way – and might be if it’s measured from New York where Calista […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

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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