Jonathan Aird

Track Premiere: Dar Williams “Tu Sais Le Printemps”

August 4, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

Dar Williams needs no introduction here, a consummate songwriter with a slew of critically acclaimed albums behind her and the new album “Hummingbird Highway” ahead of her. Williams’ 13th album is out September 12th on Righteous […]

Track Premiere: Sara Rachele “I Can’t Relate to You”

August 1, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s been a few years since we last featured Sara Rachele. We hear she’s spent some time teaching but is now getting back into recording some new music. Both things are good news in their own […]

Kashena Sampson “Rearview Mirror” – mirror, signal, manouevre

July 31, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

The new album from Kashena Sampson “Ghost Of Me” sees the powerhouse country singer taking a new direction, moving into something of a Fleetwood Mac territory. It’s something that Sampson wanted to do – as she […]

Murry Hammond “Drying Tear” – recording in a whirlwind

July 30, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

From that opening whistle, it’s clear that Murry Hammond has got something somewhat different going on, and as ‘Drying Tear‘ expands, it’ll become clear that what we’re doing is following Lee Hazlewood’s footprints through the dust. […]

Live Review: Ann Liu Cannon + Esme White, The Lexington, London – 11th July 2025

July 29, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

So, here we are in The Lexington with a stage decorated with tarot cards and naïve art angel dolls, and with Ann Liu Cannon who is no mean keyboard and guitar player, who writes literate and […]

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Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts Now
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@joe-nathan A much overlooked album
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Jesse Malin at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis 10th November 2019

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jesse Malin

April 29, 2026 0

New Yorker Jesse Malin began his performing career in the New York hardcore band Heart Attack, before assuming the role of vocalist of glam punk band D Generation. Between 1994 and 1999 D Generation released three […]

Mildred “Fenceline”

April 29, 2026 0

Sensitive sounds carry poetic lyrics and encourage deeper reflections on meaning. Mildred is a four-piece band from Oakland, CA, with members: Henry Easton Koehler (vocals, guitar), Jack Schrott (vocals, guitar), Matt Palmquist (vocals, bass, woodwinds) or […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – April 2026

April 29, 2026 0

We’re heading towards the Summer now, May Day falls this week, and the obvious thing would be to offer you, valued reader, a swathe of music that touches on those themes of rebirth and the explosion […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Track Premiere: Dar Williams “Tu Sais Le Printemps”

Track Premiere: Sara Rachele “I Can’t Relate to You”

Kashena Sampson “Rearview Mirror” – mirror, signal, manouevre

Murry Hammond “Drying Tear” – recording in a whirlwind

Live Review: Ann Liu Cannon + Esme White, The Lexington, London – 11th July 2025

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jesse Malin

Mildred “Fenceline”

Folk Tracks Roundup – April 2026

Rock legend Lenny Kaye to release debut solo album at 79

Natalie Jane Hill “Hopeful Woman”