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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: Audrey Spillman “Summertime”

September 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Audrey Spillman has had a lot of things to do recently – get married, check; starting a family, check; record an album in Nashville produced by husband Neilson Hubbard, check and…yes, check.  The album is called […]

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Samantha Crain “Pick Apart” – grabbing life by the lapels

September 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Mindfulness, that’s a word that’s quite in vogue these days. Living in the moment.  Or, instead, you could live and relive every moment of your life, endlessly.  Samantha Crain makes something of that suggestion on her […]

What Should I Do...

What should I do, Americana UK?

September 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1

It was starting to seem that, against all expectations, we’d actually managed to solve all the problems of the world through music.  The tumbleweeds were blowing gently past the door to the advice office, and a […]

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Track Premiere: Chris Beall “Nothing Good Ever Came Around”

September 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1

Austin, Texas singer-songwriter Chris Beall is the son of a motorcycle racer from a small town in west Texas, but doesn’t regard his own craft as a test of speed.  Beall considers himself an equal-opportunity song […]

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Caroline Marie Brooks “Night Drive” – Too beautiful for words

September 8, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

But don’t worry, we’ll try anyway.  Caroline Marie Brooks has released a new single, ‘Night Drive‘ which paints a picture of a solo night-time journey, with reflections on the immenseness of creation “Night drive under endless […]

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  • Video Premiere: Mountaintop Junkshop “Meet Me At the Light Switch On”
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  • I Was A King “Until the End”
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Digital Live Albums in 2025
  • Emma Tricca announces tour dates in support of “Prisms Of Winter”
  • Maggie May Treanor is the winner of Twang Factor 4
  • Live Review: Skinny Lister + Vandoliers + Claudia Kate, The Sugarmill Stoke-on-Trent – 11th December 2025
  • Folk Roundup – Anna Ling, Sinéad Willox, The Haar, Winter WonderBand and a various artists collection from Stafell Sbâr Sain (Sain’s Spare Room)
  • Video Premiere: Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham “We’ll Never Get Out Of Love Alive”
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  • Jonathan Smith: Cheers Andy! Glad to find a fellow believer!
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  • Martin Johnson: Yes, Caroline, very sad. We are losing a whole generation of artists I fear.

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Interview: Mikel Jollett of the Airborne Toxic Event on struggles, joys and the journey

December 12, 2025 0

Hard times, no, unusually hard times served to bring the Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett a sense of purpose in life as a singer, songwriter, band leader, author and speaker about childhood trauma. As he […]

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Interview: Ian Gomm on Brinsley Schwarz, Nashville, Jeb Loy Nichols and football records

December 11, 2025 0

The Brinsley’s “Silver Pistol” was the album that perfected their Band obsession and, at the same time, showed that there was a lot more to them than being simple wannabes. Coincidentally, it was the first time […]

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Interview: Brian Dunne asks is it so bad to want a good life?

December 9, 2025 0

While patiently waiting for Brian Dunne to get his due from those who listen to and hopefully buy physical media, it is worthwhile to linger in the brilliance of his fourth album, “Clams Casino” (Missing Piece, […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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