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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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Track Premiere: Kimberly Morgan York “Fallen”

July 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Fallen‘ is country with a bit of rock thrown in, and showcases the gritty and powerful vocals of Kimberly Morgan York as she describes her tussles with the devil “and now I’m fallen, the Devils’ playing […]
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Track Premiere: Stella Prince “Eighteen”

July 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Stella Prince sings of the fears that can be induced by the imminent arrival of adulthood.  For the seventeen-year-old Stella Prince there’s the added angst of having missed out on a big part of those transition […]
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B. Hamilton “Good Foot” – keepin’ on

July 19, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
A solid rocker from B. Hamilton – who hail out of Oakland.  This is one of two digital singles that the band are releasing in the wake of their fourth album ‘Nothing and Nowhere‘ which came […]
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Matt McManamon “Out Of The Cold” – things are looking up

July 19, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
In a previous musical life Matt McManamon was frontman of Dead 60s – with which band he scored 5 UK top 40 hits, toured with Morrisey, Kasabian and The Coral.  Dead 60s were seen on Top […]
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Track Premiere: Lara Taubman “Silver Linings”

July 18, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Lara Taubman’s second album ‘Ol’ Kentucky Light‘, is out on September 16th on Atomic Sound Record Company,and it sees the New York-based country-soul singer/songwriter address mortality, mental health, spirituality, survival, and the finding of hope in […]

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The gorgeous Summer Rain is the latest single from folk duo Jo Bartlett and Neil Haydock. There is the perfect confluence of three elements: wistful, yearning music; sensitive, narrative lyrics; and a visual, which is steeped […]

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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

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Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

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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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Australian Emily Soon wrote ‘Love is the Loneliest Place‘ a few years ago in response to the emotional break-up of a couple she was friends with.  It was a way, she says, “to comprehend the situation […]
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A lifetime searching for life’s sweet spot and honouring his Louisiana heritage. “The In-Between” is Kevin Gordon’s most distinctive release so far. It is not beholden to the sweet slide guitar and blues rock of 2018’s […]

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