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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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David Berkeley “Oh My America” – when the dream gets tarnished

October 15, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
David Berkeley’s latest song takes a fairly bleak look at his homeland – a land which is riven with distrust and hatred, where the old ideas of working together for a better world have given way […]
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Gus White “After So Long” – this is the end

October 14, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Here’s a song with a double meaning, at the least – ‘After So Long‘ is a heartbroken break-up song which finds Gus White coming to terms with the finality of the split. It’s been a while, […]
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Track Premiere: Birds Flying Backwards “My Friends”

October 13, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Today’s Track Premiere is from Bird Flying Backwards, a London based folk-rock ensemble who are building a name for themselves through touring with The Hanging Stars and appearing at storied London venues like MOTH Club and […]
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Midlake “The Calling ” – called to the struggle of life

October 13, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
It is a bare three weeks until the release of the new album from one of our favourite Americana bands – the majestic Midlake.  A band that it is just too easy to gush over, so […]
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Track Premiere: Kate Gregory and Brendan Hearn “Little Bird”

October 10, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Kate Gregory and Brendan Hearn are gearing up to release their debut album, “One Year Since“, which was recorded last year in what we now have to refer to as “wartorn Portland”, and will be released […]

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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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Adam Klein with Adam Poulin “Live at Leesta Vall Sound Recordings”

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Intimate, personal songs, recorded live and elevated by expressive fiddle playing. Adam Klein’s Live at Leesta Vall Sound Recordings originates from a raw, intimate 2019 in‑studio session with violinist Adam Poulin, recorded at Leesta Vall in […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Blue Water Highway

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Blue Water Highway is an Austin-based Americana/folk rock band. Their signature is considered songwriting across a variety of styles, but always melodic, with fantastic harmony singing. Musically timeless, there are elements of Laurel Canyon songwriting, focussing […]

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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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There are a number of albums that can claim to have kicked off Americana, Flying Burrito Brothers, Dylan, or CSN, but the one that really embodied the American spirit and turned it into a new sort […]
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Video: Jonathan Hultén “The Mountain”

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This is a beautifully animated video, which perfectly complements Jonathan Hultén’s delicate new song.  His debut album, ‘Chants From Another Place’,  is due to be released on 13th March and, judging from ‘The Mountain’, it is […]
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Mallory Johnson “Over The Party”

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Nine excellent, note-perfect songs with a folky feel. A Canadian now based in Nashville, Mallory Johnson’s nine-track second album will please fans of Kacey Musgraves, whose vocal and lyrical sensibilities Johnson shares. The title track, with […]

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