Jonathan Aird

The Third Mind “East/West” – Listen

March 24, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

As we have already established (see the many ‘What is this Americana….‘ articles) the genre that we call Americana is quite broad. Some songs feature twang and depressing songs about break-ups, and some songs have no […]

Chuck Prophet in pretentiousness accusation

March 23, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

Now normally we’d be the first leaping to Chuck Prophet’s defence from this terrible accusation that he is in some way pretentious. Trouble is we’re in a quandary since the accusation comes from well known Chuck […]

Emily Soon “Love is the Loneliest Place” – Listen

March 23, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Australian Emily Soon wrote ‘Love is the Loneliest Place‘ a few years ago in response to the emotional break-up of a couple she was friends with. It was a way, she says, “to comprehend the situation […]

William Prince “Reliever” (Glassnote, 2020)

March 20, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Following up his 2018 debut release with the Dave Cobb and Scott Nolan produced ‘Reliever‘, First Nations Canadian William Prince brings his not-so-secret weapon to bear on a set of songs that muse on the brevity […]

Siv Jakobsen “Island” – Listen

March 20, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Norway’s Siv Jakobsen has released her new single ‘Island’ taken from her forthcoming second studio album ‘A Temporary Soothing‘ which is out on April 27th via U OK? It’s an album that covers an eclectic range 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 4

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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