Jonathan Aird

Live Review: Gretchen Peters, Kings Place, London – 2nd September 2022

September 15, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

A glorious early September evening with the recently developed and gentrified streets between the back of the railway lines and down by the canal doing their best to entice the avid music fan away from Kings […]

Track Premiere: Nicholas Mudd “A Lover And A Drunkard”

September 15, 2022 Jonathan Aird 1

“I got a whisky in my hand I got you on my mind” sings Nicholas Mudd on this rootsy piece of Outlaw leaning country, adding “I’d love to sleep with you tonight and I’d love to […]

Spafford & Campbell “Adson’s” – Playford reimagined

September 14, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Well done everyone – half way through the week, and so as a reward akin to a gentle hand across the brow here is the Americana UK Instrumental Chill Out and Unwind zone in which for […]

The Stubborn Lovers “Counting Feathers On A Sparrow’s Wing” – Fewer than you might think

September 14, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s been four long years since we’ve heard from The Stubborn Lovers, but here they are again wiht a new album ‘Come A Reckoning‘ due out November 8th. It see’s the Portland, Oregon band further building […]

Amanda Cook “Look Me Up By The Ocean Door” – we’re parting, but here’s where I’ll be

September 13, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Amanda Cook holds out the olive branch of reconciliation on today’s song, singing the goodbye of “The only thing that helped me in your world / Was you and that’s not enough” before offering the glimmer […]

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks

June 30, 2026 0

A band renowned for the power of their performances, Rose’s Pawn Shop, described by some as the hottest roots music show to come out of Los Angeles, has just announced a UK summer tour which starts […]

Jonathon Penn “It Took A Long Time To Get Young”

June 30, 2026 0

Gentle indie-folk ruminations on life’s purpose and direction. This album of Jonathon Penn’s is, as signified from its title, an artistic and life-influenced bildungsroman, and presumably a cathartic way of dealing with change and discovery. Having […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – June 2026

June 30, 2026 0

It’s the middle of the year, as I write, it’s the weekend of the solstice. A great time for a theme of Summerland and Wicker Man-inspired songs. Would we take a Blood On Satan’s Claw tribute? […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Live Review: Gretchen Peters, Kings Place, London – 2nd September 2022

Track Premiere: Nicholas Mudd “A Lover And A Drunkard”

Spafford & Campbell “Adson’s” – Playford reimagined

The Stubborn Lovers “Counting Feathers On A Sparrow’s Wing” – Fewer than you might think

Amanda Cook “Look Me Up By The Ocean Door” – we’re parting, but here’s where I’ll be

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks

Jonathon Penn “It Took A Long Time To Get Young”

Folk Tracks Roundup – June 2026

Video Premiere: Logan Staats “Rainwater and Whiskey”

“Doggone” it … Jeffrey Silverstein announces a new album