Jonathan Aird

Pond Diver “Look Around” – Listen

February 12, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Pond Diver add another taste of their ‘Flashbacks‘ EP, today’s track a slower and more meditative song than the previously featured ‘Over the Hill‘. It’s a sad reflection on a relationship that has come to an […]

Bonny Light Horseman + Sam Airey, The Lexington, London, 1st February 2020

February 11, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Remember when Mary Travers told Peter and Paul, “To hell with this, I’m through with this crap. Jerry gave me a call and I’m going to go sing with the Grateful Dead“? Bonny Light Horseman surely […]

The Coo “Low Country Girl” – Listen

February 11, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Matt Arthur and Jara Holdert met by chance at an open-mic in Amsterdam and found that their two-part harmonies worked so well together that they continued on until they found that they had evolved both a […]

Cambridge Folk Festival announce first artists

February 10, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

With the tickets for this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival having gone on sale on the 10th of December last year it’s too late to say “this seems to come around earlier every year”. And anyway, who […]

Chatham County Line “Station To Station” – Listen

February 10, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

No, this isn’t a cover of the Bowie song – we’d quite like to hear that, but it won’t be this time. But things are being all shaken up in the Chatham County Line camp. Firstly […]

Live Review: Tift Merritt, The Lower Third, London – 28th June 2026

July 9, 2026 0

And, at last, the temperature had begun to dip, so the only concern could be would the three record days in a row of June heat have caused the rail line any trouble; maybe there’d be […]

Benjamin Miller “So What” – to just care not

July 9, 2026 0

The frontman of The Federales, Benjamin Miller, is about to release a solo EP which celebrates his love for the Grateful Dead, and we have here the title track. These are Grateful Dead covers, and nor […]

Video Premiere: Kye Alfred Hillig “On Small Wings”

July 9, 2026 0

The latest single from Tacoma songwriter Kye Alfred Hillig is a brilliantly crafted reflection on love, vulnerability and patience. On Small Wings unfolds beautifully, opening with just Hillig’s voice before the instrumentation begins to swell beneath. […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Pond Diver “Look Around” – Listen

Bonny Light Horseman + Sam Airey, The Lexington, London, 1st February 2020

The Coo “Low Country Girl” – Listen

Cambridge Folk Festival announce first artists

Chatham County Line “Station To Station” – Listen

Live Review: Tift Merritt, The Lower Third, London – 28th June 2026

Benjamin Miller “So What” – to just care not

Video Premiere: Kye Alfred Hillig “On Small Wings”

Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”

The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage