Jonathan Aird

Judy Collins, Town Hall Concert Revisited, 16th – 18th April 2021

April 28, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Judy Collins first revisited her 1964 live recorded first New York solo concert, on the same stage some fifty seven years later in February of this year. This special weekend was an “encore” performance – another […]

Katie Jo “Pawn Shop Queen” – Listen

April 28, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

This is the title track from Katie Jo’s new album – and it is glorious. Some songs are so perfect you can’t help but wonder how they happened. Luckily in this case we know, the album […]

Ida Mae “Road To Avalon” – Listen

April 27, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s, if anything, the road back home for Ida Mae, as Ida Mae explained: “We wanted this song and production to be a cinematic, slow pan across a vignette of the towns and cities we’ve travelled […]

Bandits On The Run “Hurricane” – Listen

April 27, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Coming from the big choruses division of American Indie-Folk bands, Bandits on the Run also have a great “it was fate” backstory: a young cellist catching the late train home happens upon a busker singing and […]

The Mountain Goats “Mobile” – Listen

April 26, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

This new song from the Mountain Goats is taken from the upcoming album ‘Dark in Here‘, which is due out 25th June and was recorded at the legendary FAME studios. ‘Mobile’ features both Spooner Oldham on […]

Fairport Convention announce extensive 2026 Autumn tour

August 27, 2026 0

Following four weeks on the road for their packed Spring 2026 Tour, Fairport Convention have announced an Autumn 2026 Tour, ahead of a very special Diamond Anniversary celebrating the band’s formation. This year’s Autumn Tour is […]

Mr Plow “At One With Nature”

August 27, 2026 1

Mr Plow return with a magnificent gothic adventure from the heart of Leicestershire. Mr Plow may hail from Leicestershire, but the heart of their music is steeped in gothic New Orleans with a pinch- no, a ladle […]

Dawn Landes at The Golden Hinde August 2026

Live Review: Dawn Landes at The Golden Hinde, Bankside, London – 17th August 2026

August 27, 2026 0

At the end of a short European tour, appearing at Festivals and supporting Bonnie Prince Billy, Dawn Landes entertained us below deck on the Golden Hinde (a reproduction ship, sitting in dry dock behind Southwark Cathedral) […]

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