Jonathan Aird

But is it Americana? – Santana

September 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

And so we ask the question for the last time in this current series – But is it Americana? Deputy Editor, Jonathan Aird, throws his rhinestone-encrusted Stetson into the ring with a well argued case for […]

Bill Callahan “Coyotes” – dreams of love

September 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

This is not Joni’s ‘Coyote‘, nowhere near it in fact as Bill Callahan sings of a coyote of a very different stripe. Touching on the dreams of old dogs, a new child, and an open declaration […]

The Watersons “John Barleycorn” – Frost and Fire Revisited

September 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

The Watersons – Norma, Mike and Lal Waterson and their cousin, John Harrison – put out ‘Frost And Fire: A Calendar of Ritual and Magical Songs’ in 1965 after going through a particularly arduous audition process […]

Sara Rachele “Sad Song” – sorrow is my constant companion

September 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Sara Rachele is not kidding when she says this is a ‘Sad Song‘, it oozes a relentlessly downbeat mood, like a spiral down into a depressive state, but laced with an attractive melancholic indulgence. Or as […]

Storm The Palace “She Knows” – stylish murder ballad ahoy

September 15, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

You may already be thinking that Storm The Palace are probably not a hardcore Americana band, and they probably lean towards the folkier end of the spectrum of coverage for your favourite music site. And you’d […]