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Damien Jurado “Birds Tricked Into The Trees” – Listen

March 19, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Birds Tricked into the Trees‘ is taken from Damien Jurado’s new album ‘What’s New, Tomboy?’ which is out on Loose on May 1st. It’s the album opener and sees Jurado groping through strands of reality to […]

Track Premiere: Glenn Thomas “Catherine Ames”

March 19, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Catherine Ames is not a nice girl – and she doesn’t improve much as an adult. A betrayer, a deceiver, something of a sadist. However New Englander Glenn Thomas’ has been inspired to write a gently […]

Lewin “Sorrow” – Listen

March 18, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Some might say that Lewin, the recording name of Jara Holdert, brought ‘Sorrow‘ on herself, as in a rather prophetic way today’s song describes how her love might leave her; the small signs that point to […]

Track Premiere: Julie Amici & Dean Mueller “Frame It On The Wall”

March 18, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

What can one say about Julie Amici and Dean Mueller? Well Julie’s the sweet one of the duo. Hey, don’t take my word for it, listen to Dean comparing their new album ‘I Loved You So‘ […]

Seth Anderson “Take Away The Sad” – Listen

March 17, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

A second single from Canadian Seth Anderson, taken from his recently released album ‘We Could Be.‘ The album’s a mix of full band numbers and songs that are just Seth and his guitar. ‘Take Away the […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

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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

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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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