Jonathan Aird

Afton Wolfe “Truck Drivin Man” – death, pointless, death

October 7, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Truck Drivin Man‘ is one side of Afton Wolfe’s new 2-song e-cassingle (as he calls it) and it finds the baritoned singer deep in a particularly dark murder ballad, telling as it does of a murderous […]

The Cactus Blossoms “If Not For You, Bob Dylan Songs Vol. 1”

October 6, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Four Country tunes from the pen of Dylan. The Cactus Blossoms are the duo of brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum (in case you’re wondering, Jack has explained that his real name is something of a […]

Julian Taylor “Opening The Sky” – Pulling your heritage through to the future

October 6, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

We’re so glad we discovered Julian Taylor a couple of years ago, not that he was new to the music scene but it has only been with the last couple of his solo albums – the […]

Track Premiere: Rosina Bullen “Candle”

October 5, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Rosina Bullen brings us a slice of folk that drifts into the kind of jazz tinged music that one might associate with Joni Mitchell. ‘Candle‘ is taken from her forthcoming EP ‘Painting a Picture‘ and was, […]

Deniz Cuylan “Clouds Over Sintra” – Hypnotic finger-picked guitar

October 5, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

So, ‘Clouds Over Sintra‘ is the second single from Deniz Cuylan’s new album ‘Rings of Juniper‘ which is – instrumental fans take note – all guitar based. In this case it’s nylon stringed for that really […]