Jonathan Aird

River Drivers “Everlasting Faint (The Tale of the Greenbrier Ghost)” true tales that sadly continue

October 25, 2022 Jonathan Aird 1

River Drivers are a Celtic influenced folk band from Phildelphia. They are a four piece consisting of Mindy Murray (vocals, guitar, banjo, bass), Kevin McCloskey(vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass), Marian Moran (tin whistle, low whistle, concertina) […]

Glen Phillips “Stone Throat” – letting you down, again

October 24, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

This is the second single from the new album ‘There Is So Much Here‘ by Glen Phillips of Toad The Wet Socket fame. It’s a song which features some self-doubt and recrimination “I want the wild […]

Bob Dylan “Going, Going, Gone” – well, this seems apt

October 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 1

One of our occasional thought-for-the-day songs – and history is happening all around us with a new pub quiz answer having arrived in the shape of a resignation announced yesterday. And, as ever, Dylan has an […]

Veronica Stanton “Quick Fix” – no such thing, but you can keep trying

October 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

As we write this we can’t help but wonder how much more appropriate to our times the words “Maybe tomorrow I’ll get to go and do what I’m supposed to do” and, even more so, “But […]

The Foxgloves “Mama Was A Bandit” – lets go…rob a train

October 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Foxglove – genus Digitalis – is a plant with a dual nature: it has been useful medicinally but it’s also highly toxic. It’s also an incredibly attractive plant. Beautiful, healing and deadly in large doses – […]