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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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Band Of Horses “Lights”

January 26, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s kick-ass time with the latest single from Band of Horses, ‘Lights‘ is taken from the band’s latest album ‘Things Are Great’ which is out March 4th via BMG.  It’s a song that’s drawn from life […]
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Altameda “Nightmare Town” – lay the gun down

January 25, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Canadian duo Altameda have released this single in advance of their album ‘Born Losers‘ which is out April 15th, and the protagonists of ‘Nightmare Town‘ have that loser quality about them.  It’s a classic song of […]
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M Ross Perkins “Wrong Wrong Wrong” – you are so not right

January 24, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
You may think, somewhere around 1 minute 20 seconds, that M Ross Perkins marches to a different drum.  He’s certainly out of step with most of those who surround him “everything I see  is wrong” he […]
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Amythyst Kiah “Love Will Tear Us Apart” – heading for a blues friday…

January 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
One of the features of a great song is that it is malleable, can be reformed and reworked and still stand up as a great song.  And ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ is one such, June […]
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The Dead South “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” – never break the chain…

January 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Canadian bluegrass band The Dead South have recorded this version of the folk standard for their upcoming EP ‘Easy Listening for Jerks Part I’ which will be released on March 4th alongside a second EP called […]

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Honey and The Bear “A Wish & A Tide”

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Combining personal songs with others rooted in their home brings an engaging and entertaining album. Spread around the country, there are a surprising number of couples quietly working on music, playing gigs within easy reach of […]
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Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck “My Epitaph” – remember me this way

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The Fiddle And The Drum is the new collaborative album from Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck, and My Epitaph is the latest single from it. Originally written and recorded by Appalachian folk artist Ola Belle Reed, […]
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Video Premiere: Florence Dore “Twelve Great Minds (Department Meeting)”

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The new single from Florence Dore is a rocking, insistent anthem for a problem that many of us will associate with: meetings at work that manage to be both boring and pointless. With Will Rigby’s restless […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0
David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Having kicked off the AUK columns for November with a 4000+ word interview, it’s fair to say that this website clearly has plenty of time for Ian Prowse, and indeed vice versa. Pitching up in North […]
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Classic Clips: Geraint Watkins Akkurat Bar, Southside Pub, Stockholm on 3rd January 2013

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Those in the know can’t understand why Geraint Watkins isn’t a bigger solo music star. The Welsh piano and accordion wizard is one of the best UK session and touring musicians, having played with the likes […]
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Guitar music in the most literal sense – File alongside John Ford & Sergio Leone. A son of the wild west (Texas and Arizona) now living in California, Cameron Knowler plays guitar.  Or, more accurately, Cameron […]

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