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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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Paul Metsa & Alan Sparhawk “No Kings (No Crown)” – wasn’t this meant to be a Democracy

February 5, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

We’re bringing you some timely music from Minneapolis today, as musician, author, radio broadcaster Paul Metsa teams with Alan Sparhawk of Low for a song that was recorded last year but just gets to feel more […]

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Vanessa Lively “Ready To Find You” – let’s see what we can discover

February 4, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Vanessa Lively is a bilingual songwriter and non-profit founder – starting in 2017 a music-based non-profit in Austin called Home Street Music. The program holds music circles with people who have experienced chronic homelessness. In addition to […]

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P.J.M Bond “Coyote (King Of The Island)” – this land is my land

February 3, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s been a while since we heard from Dutch singer-songwriter  P.J.M Bond, who’s Hemingway inspired debut album “In Our Time” so impressed back in early 2024 as did his earlier EPs.  In the past we’ve made […]

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The Sky Chiefs “Engines” – start me up

February 2, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

The Sky Chiefs are setting up to release their self-titled debut album, which will be out on February 13th.  They are, though, more than worthy of attention because they consist of a duo already known in […]

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Something For The Weekend: Bruce Springsteen “Streets Of Minneapolis”

January 30, 2026 Jonathan Aird 1

We’ve reached the end of the week, and as you may have picked up from recent posts the majority of the Editorial team and a good chunk of the Writers are heading off to a semi-rural […]

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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The best country/americana programme on national UK radio hits BBC Radio 2 tonight at 7pm as usual, where Bob Harris is joined by Steve Earle in the studio for a special live session celebrating the release […]

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