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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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Cole Quest And The City Pickers “Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key”- Listen

April 30, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s one of Woody Guthrie’s unset songs that were rescued by Billy Bragg and Wilco, but if anyone has a right to cover it then I guess that person would be Cole Quest who is Woody’s […]
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Damien Jurado “Tom” – Listen

April 30, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Tom‘ is the second single off  Damien Jurado’s 17th album ‘The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania‘, the first release from his own Maraqopa Records.  The album is a collection of ten stories of people determined not to […]
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Track Premiere: Graber Gryass “River Vow”

April 30, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Having established their Bluegrass credentials on their debut album ‘Late Bloom‘, Graber Gryass return on May 21st with their new release ‘Spaceman’s Wonderbox.’  It takes the band in a wider direction capturing sounds beyond that Bluegrass […]
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Side Pony “Lucky Break” – Listen

April 29, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
“What’s a few months or a year to fix what’s really broken here ?” ask Side Pony – who are Alice Wallace and Caitlin Cannon on their new single ‘Lucky Break’, and it’s hard to see […]
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Lucas Ebert “Dream Within A Dream” – Listen

April 29, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Dream Within a Dream‘ is the new single, out today, taken from Lucas Ebert’s new EP ‘Nobody.’  It’s a haunting song that muses on the dreamlike feel that the world can have sometimes – when reality […]

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Here’s the latest single from Portland, Oregon–based Brooklyn Del & The Revelators. You and I is a high-energy sonic blast that grabs your attention from the opening notes and doesn’t let go. There’s a wild sense […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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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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