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About Jonathan Aird
Sure, I could climb high in a tree, or go to Skye on my holiday. I could be happy. All I really want is the excitement of first hearing The Byrds, the amazement of decades of Dylan's music, or the thrill of seeing a band like The Long Ryders live. That's not much to ask, is it?
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Nikolaj Grandjean “Seven Wild Horses“ – Listen

January 9, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Nikolaj Grandjean says of his music “I used to say the recorded works were songwriting, love songs, intimate, or lo-fi, with a twist of reggae. Today I would say that we do love songs with a […]
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Track Premiere: Alan Barnosky “Ain’t It A Shame”

January 8, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Flatpicker Alan Barnosky picked up some nice reviews for his first release,  ‘Old Freight‘, and his upcoming follow-up ‘Lonesome Road‘ from which today’s premiere is taken, is likely to do the same.  Barnosky’s music is Bluegrass […]
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Ralph McTell, Royal Festival Hall, London, 13th December 2019

January 7, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1
Ending the year with a concert to celebrate his 75th birthday, it was Ralph McTell plus a lot of friends at the prestigious Royal Festival Hall for an event that was definitely not your usual Ralph […]
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Robert Vincent “Conundrum” – Listen

January 7, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Robert Vincent is two things for sure – prolific, thanks be, and one of the leading producers that Americana that is definitely UK.  ‘Conundrum‘ is the new single from Robert Vincent’s upcoming third album ‘In This […]
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Crisco Dreams “Skater On The Lake” – Listen

January 6, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
It could have gone one of two ways – that hydrogenated cottonseed oil could have been the basis for a whole line of vegetable fat based soaps – but fate intervened with her fickle finger and […]

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Stone Thieves “Church of the Medicine Man” (EP) (Independent, 2020)

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Transatlantic Sessions, Royal Festival Hall, London, 6th February 2020

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