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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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Our Atlantic Roots “Under The Sun” – no time for regrets

November 8, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Under the Sun‘ is taken from the new EP ‘Hold Every Moment‘ by wife and husband duo Mac and Laura Johnston who are Our Atlantic Roots.  They are based in Cornwall and have played regularly around […]
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Darling West “Oh Love” – Not something to run from

November 7, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s always great to hear a new track from the awesome Darling West, and what better time to share it than Monday morning?  On ‘Oh Love‘ we find our favourite Norwegian Book Worms boring through a […]
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Jim Basnight “Last Night” – Not such a good night…

November 4, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Here to end the week is the latest single from the ridiculously prolific Jim Basnight.  Taken from his latest release, his sixth, on Power Popaholic, entitled ‘Early Years‘ which, as you may already have guessed, covers […]
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Lydia Ramsey “Like A Dream”

November 3, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Lydia Ramsey makes great music, again. On her third album Seattle’s Lydia Ramsey shows her mastery of the upbeat Americana song – with songs that are so catchy that one may at first not pick up […]
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Track Premiere: Sarah Lee Langford and Will Stewart “Staring At The Sun”

November 3, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
The album ‘Bad Luck and Love‘ sees Birmingham Alabama singer-songwriters Sarah Lee Langford and Will Stewart join forces to produce music that is redolent of the whisky-soaked honkytonk and the downtone rough and ready blues bar.  […]

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Austin singer-songwriter Alex Amen announces debut album for June

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Alex Amen, the 26-year-old indie folk-country singer-songwriter from Texas, has announced his debut album, Sun of Amen, which will be out on 12th June 2026 via ATO Records. Newly signed to the label, Amen’s full-length debut […]
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Benjamin Tod “Vengeance and Grace”

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An experienced and honest songwriter explores both sides of his stylistic background, performing the same songs twice. In a career of around 20 years, this appears to be Tod’s 21st album, either primarily with the Lost […]
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Steep Canyon Rangers “Roll Of The Dice” – let the bones roll where they will

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Gearing up for the release of their fifteenth studio album; not counting the collaborations with renowned bluegrass banjoist Steve Martin, the Steep Canyon Rangers: Graham Sharp (banjo, vocals), Mike Guggino (mandolin/mandola, vocals), Aaron Burdett (guitar, vocals), […]

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Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]
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