Jonathan Aird

Kate Rusby “Hand Me Down” (Pure Records, 2020)

September 2, 2020 Jonathan Aird 4

Kate Rusby became known predominantly as one of the “exciting young voices of folk“, some twenty five or so years back and now has a string of well received albums to her name, has duetted with […]

Ryan Hamilton & The Harlequin Ghosts “Jesus & John Lennon” – Listen

September 2, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Ryan Hamilton & The Harlequin Ghosts have a new album ‘Nowhere To Go But Everywhere‘ out on September 18th. It’s inspired but travels across the USA, and features some special artwork, as Ryan Hamilton explains “I […]

Elvis Costello “Phonographic Memory” – Listen

September 1, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Elvis Costello is….oh, we all know who Elvis Costello is (god damn it!). What we have here is a new track – the B side to the recently released ‘We Are All Cowards Now‘. ‘Phonographic Memory‘ […]

Dan Atta “Life Beyond Life” – Listen

September 1, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Los Angeles singer-songwriter Dan Atta taught himself guitar whilst studying Literature and Creative Writing at Brown University, and there’s a Mercury Rev dreamlike feel to ‘Life Beyond Life‘, and lyrics which match that feel perfectly with […]

Wonky Tonk “Wonk On” – Listen

August 28, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

We’re not going to pretend that a band with a name like Wonky Tonk singing a song called ‘Wonk On‘ isn’t likely to provoke thoughts of whimsy and quirkiness – maybe it’ll sound something like Lavender […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

August 28, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0

A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

August 28, 2026 3

On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]

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