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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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Suzanne Vega “Alley” – or allies?

April 28, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Continuing our theme from last week of Big Names, and few stand higher than Suzanne Vega (she’s the same height as Bob Dylan, and if 1.69m is good enough for Bob, then it’s good enough for […]

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Something for the weekend: Jack O’Connell, Brian Dunphy and Darren Holden “Rocky Road To Dublin”

April 25, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

What?  Him?  Again?  That’s right, sorry.  But don’t worry, it’s not a permanent annexation of the week’s last posting, and the Editor will return…soon.  Honest. So, what excitement will the weekend bring?  As a music website, […]

I'm With Her
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I’m With Her “Standing On The Fault Line” – is now the time to leave?

April 25, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Continuing our new theme of Big Names that matter – and this time it’s I’m With Her who are tapping into something of a Crosby-Nash vibe on their new song ‘Standing On The Fault Line‘ which […]

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Track Premiere: Jim Kweskin & The Berlin Hall Saturday Night Revue “Casey ‘n’ Bill”

April 24, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Another single available for a listen –  ‘Casey ‘n’ Bill‘ is taken from the new album “Doing Things Right” by Jim Kweskin & The Berlin Hall Saturday Night Revue which will be released on April 25th via […]

Tracks

Bruce Springsteen “Blind Spot” – what I choose not to see

April 24, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

And here we are at the start of a run of Tracks that we considered sweeping up into a track feature called “Bag of Big Hitters.”  It’s that time of year – the big names are […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Here’s the latest video from musician and songwriter Cole Stacey. Over a light, bright acoustic strum, high on the frets, Stacey delivers a powerfully emotional vocal. In this atmospheric version of the song, recorded live in […]

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Karen Matheson “Still Time”

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A  smooth-voiced Celtic offering amid the ghost of Robert Burns Karen Matheson is well known as the long term voice of Capercaillie though she has also produced 4 solo albums and now 5 with her most […]

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