Jonathan Aird

Van Plating “New York” – it’s her kind of town

November 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

What’s a girl to do when she’s majored in violin and voice at Florida Southern College and spent several years in a band named for Fitzwilliam Darcy’s pad? Especially when said band, Pemberley, breaks up. Go […]

Del McCoury “Running Wild” – lost control, running wild, mighty bold

November 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1

Speaking of people who need no introduction – entranced by Earl Scruggs’ playing, took up the banjo and joined Bill Monroe in 1963 and the rest really is Bluegrass History. This is not only the purest […]

Aoife O’Donovan “Prodigal Daughter” – you can go home, maybe

November 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1

Some singers are their own guarantee of excellence – so I really shouldn’t need to try and persuade anyone to listen to ‘Prodigal Daughter‘. It’s Aoife O’Donovan, and it’s beautifully played and sung and the lyrics […]

Jamestown Revival “Young Man” – aye, youth, you were so fleeting

November 8, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Taking Simon & Garfunkel, Dylan and CSN as touchstones for your folky Americana (and we hear strands of The Band and The Felice Brothers too) is never going to be a bad idea. And on this […]

Do you like free Grateful Dead music?

November 8, 2021 Jonathan Aird 2

Well, then, you’re in luck – it’s 30 Days of November time once again. Which means that for every day of this oh so special month the Grateful Dead will offer you – yes you potential […]

Two Runner “Porchlight”

August 27, 2026 0

Old-time instruments meet new-world issues. Two Runner is the musical nom de plume of Paige Anderson (although until this record, the band had been a long-term collaborative relationship with fiddler Emilie Rose). Anderson has now taken […]

Vox Continental: August 2026

August 27, 2026 0

Winter is Coming! This is a fascinating time in mainland Europe, with summer scheduled to come to an abrupt stop on the 31st August, regardless of what the weather might be. Holidays are over and everyone […]

Album art for Sanctuary Park by The Jayhawks

The Jayhawks “Sanctuary Park”

August 27, 2026 0

Gary Louris celebrates love and the past on Jayhawks’ latest. Forty years on from their debut, a quarter century from the release of Smile and 6 years after their last record XOXO, The Jayhawks return with […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Van Plating “New York” – it’s her kind of town

Del McCoury “Running Wild” – lost control, running wild, mighty bold

Aoife O’Donovan “Prodigal Daughter” – you can go home, maybe

Jamestown Revival “Young Man” – aye, youth, you were so fleeting

Do you like free Grateful Dead music?

Two Runner “Porchlight”

Vox Continental: August 2026

The Jayhawks “Sanctuary Park”

Video: Oh Pray Tell “Poor Black Woman Blues”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Okkervil River