AmericanA to Z
AmericanA to Z – Suzanne Vega
Last week was Tom Petty and so AmericanA to Z reaches the letter U. And since Uncle Tupelo have been covered already, skips directly to V. It was that or The Upsetters, and really that was […]
Articles by Jonathan Aird
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Track Premiere: Zach Aaron “Fill Dirt Wanted”
Texas singer-songwriter Zach Aaron captures that classic casual folk-country sound on ‘Fill Dirt Wanted‘ which captures him “running from my family, running from my fear, running from anything that gets too near” before wearily admitting that […]
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Grace Gillespie “Goodbye” – Listen
‘Goodbye‘ opens with an apocalyptic vision – “Maybe now it’s time to sell all my guitars” – as Grace Gillespie contemplates giving up the struggle – the struggle of trying to make an impact in the […]
Album Reviews
Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton “Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton” (Smithsonian Folkways, 2020)
The New York folk scene of the early 1960s is one of those legendary moments in the history of popular music where an explosion of new talent mixed freely with the previously neglected talent of a […]
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Track Premiere: Couvo “If You Know Your Party’s Extension, Please Dial It”
Couvo is Josh Couvares a Brooklyn based singer-songwriter who will release his tales of coming-of-age album ‘When This All Ends’ on the 24th of this month. Today’s premiere ‘If You Know Your Party’s Extension, Please Dial […]