Jonathan Aird

Karima Walker & Katy Kirby “Right By You” – Listen

June 19, 2020 Jonathan Aird 2

‘Right By You‘ is taken from the fifth Among Horses recording – cunningly entitled ‘Among Horses V‘. It’s an original idea – what happens if you drop a pair of songwriters into a Spanish retirement home […]

Bessie Jones “Get In Union” (Alan Lomax Archives/Association For Cultural Equity, 2020)

June 18, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

This album is a vast collection of songs by Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers – captured on tape by Alan Lomax in 1959, when he returned to the island of St. Simons where […]

Kory Quinn & Co “Blue Mountain Blues” – Listen

June 18, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

Kory Quinn had his latest release ‘The Blueroom‘ a couple of weeks back, and it features Kory (obviously) and the splendid harmonica playing of David Lipkind. The album has a song called ‘Bound for Glory‘, so […]

Jerry Joseph “Full Body Echo” – Listen

June 17, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s time for Jerry Joseph’s second single from his new album ‘The Beautiful Madness‘ which will be released on August 21st on Décor Records. Produced by Patterson Hood, Jerry Joseph also has the benefit of being […]

Laurel Canyon Night at AmericanaFest 2020, Paper Dress Vintage, London, 29th January 2020

June 16, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Remember those January nights drifting from one venue to another crammed venue? Glorious Hackney alive with music and good feelings. Seems like another world now, but it was really only a few short months ago. Of […]

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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